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They are called PRVs pressure reducing valves.Our old house had great water pressure, ran the unit fine. The new house was at 50 psi. After researching turns out the house has a restrictor valve. It was turned down to 50 psi. So turned it all the up now it's at 75 psi. Just hoping this could help someone not have to get a booster pump.
I’d rather have a booster pump then blow the pipes in my walls.. there’s a reason they restricted it. Older houses in my area anyways have copper pipes and don’t do well with high pressure.Our old house had great water pressure, ran the unit fine. The new house was at 50 psi. After researching turns out the house has a restrictor valve. It was turned down to 50 psi. So turned it all the up now it's at 75 psi. Just hoping this could help someone not have to get a booster pump.
yup +1 !!!I’d rather have a booster pump then blow the pipes in my walls.. there’s a reason they restricted it. Older houses in my area anyways have copper pipes and don’t do well with high pressure.
Copper even old copper can handle much more pressure than that. A soldered joint should be somewhere around 400 psi.Just trying to help people. My old house was copper and didn't have a restrictor psi was around 80-85. New house has this. I had the plumber that installed it on the house out, 75 psi will be fine. The house has the new plastic pipes. I was just trying to help.
Higher PSI is not going to hurt your pipes. It's going to maybe hurt your refrigerator water inlet, your dishwasher, your washing machine, anything that has a normally closed powered solenoid. Which will probably fail around 150psi.I’d rather have a booster pump then blow the pipes in my walls.. there’s a reason they restricted it. Older houses in my area anyways have copper pipes and don’t do well with high pressure.
my house has PEX in the bathroom and kitchen and copper in the rest of the house which is not clearly seen by looking at one spot of plumbing.Also the OP has PEX not copper. You can clearly see it in that box.
That's true. But those boxes weren't even invented until the 90s. And that run clearly goes in his wall. Mostly repipes will go through a basement, a crawl space or if they have a slab, even an attic.my house has PEX in the bathroom and kitchen and copper in the rest of the house which is not clearly seen by looking at one spot of plumbing.
no way to know 100% what's going on in the whole house from picture. like you said I'd be worried about my appliances busting loose.That's true. But those boxes weren't even invented until the 90s. And that run clearly goes in his wall. Mostly repipes will go through a basement, a crawl space or if they have a slab, even an attic.
no way to know 100% what's going on in the whole house from picture. like you said I'd be worried about my appliances busting loose.
(of course that only happens when your on vacation or away from the house )
I'm not a plumber but if the only thing in my house im needing more pressure for is the r.o system why increase the whole house when i can get a booster pump designed for the application. I run a booster pump at about 80psi with about 60psi coming into my house.