Hi all,
About 5 years ago I learned that many homes have a pressure reducing valve (PRV) to control the water pressure to the home. At that time I also discovered that my home's PRV was not operating correctly and needed to be replaced. I replaced it without issue.
I am now doing some maintenance on my water heater and installing a new thermal expansion tank and am setting the tank's PSI to match the water supply's PSI.
But first, I decided to increase the water pressure to the home and went to the street to adjust my pressure reducing valve. Upon opening the water meter hatch on the front lawn, I was surprised to see that the PRV was no longer there. My guess is that the city, unbeknownst to me, did some maintenance on the water supply and removed my PRV.
Two questions:
1) Can a municipality manage water pressure to homes without the need for each individual home to have a PRV? I'm wondering if my PRV has not actually disappeared, but is now buried under the ground rather than accessible via the water meter access hatch on my front lawn.
2) Do you think it is right for the municipality to remove a valve that I paid for? They cost about $100. This seems very strange to me!
About 5 years ago I learned that many homes have a pressure reducing valve (PRV) to control the water pressure to the home. At that time I also discovered that my home's PRV was not operating correctly and needed to be replaced. I replaced it without issue.
I am now doing some maintenance on my water heater and installing a new thermal expansion tank and am setting the tank's PSI to match the water supply's PSI.
But first, I decided to increase the water pressure to the home and went to the street to adjust my pressure reducing valve. Upon opening the water meter hatch on the front lawn, I was surprised to see that the PRV was no longer there. My guess is that the city, unbeknownst to me, did some maintenance on the water supply and removed my PRV.
Two questions:
1) Can a municipality manage water pressure to homes without the need for each individual home to have a PRV? I'm wondering if my PRV has not actually disappeared, but is now buried under the ground rather than accessible via the water meter access hatch on my front lawn.
2) Do you think it is right for the municipality to remove a valve that I paid for? They cost about $100. This seems very strange to me!