I am working on a home remodel project. Currently, our water pressure if only one fixture is running is adequate but let's say a shower is running and someone flushes a toilet- the shower goes to literally a trickle. The home was built in the 1970s and we sit in the forest about 900 feet linear distance and 30 feet of elevation gain from the water main at the road. We have a 3/4" meter and currently a 3/4" supply line. I am told by our water company that I have 105 psi at the meter. I measured 3 gpm flow rate right as the water service enters our home currently. I have a psi meter coming later today so no current psi measurement at the house- can add that later.
The water company says the main we receive service from is a 2" main and they cannot provide a larger meter size without significant cost on our end to upgrade their water main.
Our contractor has given us two potential solutions:
The water company says the main we receive service from is a 2" main and they cannot provide a larger meter size without significant cost on our end to upgrade their water main.
Our contractor has given us two potential solutions:
- Use directional boring to run a new 2 or 3" supply line to the home from the current 3/4" meter and eventually the whole home will be replumbed with whatever best current practices are for plumbing a home of our size.
- Pay for a second 3/4" meter and then join those two services (the meters would be about 10 feet apart) together into a single new 2-3" supply line running to our home and then replumb the home.