Gary Slusser
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It may be low pressure or a restriction but, the estimated 50 psi by the water company guy will be static pressure not dynamic which will substantially reduce the 50 psi when all these washers are filling from a 2" line. His 50 psi is probably some CYA guess anyway.You have verified a city water supply @ 50 psi, a 2" meter and a 2" supply line. I don't know the numbers myself, but I do know that you can get one heck of alot of water through this system. I do not know how many gpm all of you washers would require is all of them were filling at the same time, but I have to believe should have plenty of flow. For at least the 3rd time I will tell you that you problem is not low pressure. You have 50 psi regardless of the size of the pipe or meter and that is plenty of pressure. Much more pressure would be damaging to you equipment. Somewhere your supply is being restricted. If all of the valves are open, perhaps it is your water heaters.
All of us agree that he needs more gpm, at say a dynamic pressure not less than like 30 lbs..
These meters may be blocked if there are any screens in them.
Stevelee, get a pressure gauge at a hardware store that screws on a faucet tip or outside faucet and see what the pressure is when you are using your peak demand or when the problem starts. You can get one with a finger that records the highest psi, or not, for like $15.