Recently I did some major pipe work with home plumbing and I noticed that when I open the outdoor faucet (it's a full-flow 3/4'' port), the pressure at the water main (I installed a pressure gauge right at where the city water comes in to my house through 3/4'' pipe) drops to 6 psi. Normal static pressure is 50 psi and I am getting 8 GPM from the faucet, it's decent but not great. Between the water meter and this faucet there is not much restriction, and I used 1'' pipe to further minimize any potential pressure loss.
If the vast majority pressure is already dropped at the main, does this mean the main restriction to flow happens outside of my house?
If the vast majority pressure is already dropped at the main, does this mean the main restriction to flow happens outside of my house?