Hello I am experienceing low toilet pressure with my second floor toilet, I
have ok pressure every where else to includeing the down stairs bathroom.
ATB
28 Nov 2007, 07:30
Install a new fill valve in the tank.
june erick guiner
29 Nov 2007, 05:03
hi im june erick a. guiner from sapilang. for me, i can only say about this
page is you can really learned about water pipes. its good that there is a
site like this because it helps people know about water pipes. this is only
i can say
i fixed my upstairs sink bathroom but when i opened the main water valve
there is not water pressure in the upper sin and upper toilet ,but there
is pressure everywhere else can somebody help me with ?
ATB
02 Dec 2007, 11:12
Juan,
I cover this in a few other articles on this website. Bottom line is you
dislodged pieces of sediment in the pipes when you turned the water back
on. The faucet aerators are clogged as is the toilet fill valve. Read my
past articles to discover how easy it is to solve the issues you have.
Jessica Underwood
02 Dec 2007, 12:39
I live in an older home and for about
the last 6 weeks the water pressure in
my face bowl has been low. All other
faucets in the house are fine.
Any suggestions?
ATB
02 Dec 2007, 15:41
Jessica,
Please read my response to the comment just above yours...........
neil timbers
05 Dec 2007, 15:43
I have a 'remeha avanta plus' boiler showing zero on the pressure meter.
What do i need to do to sort this out? i think the meter should show about
'2' or '1.5'. My toilet has also started to make a loud noise when its
flushed. is this related to the same problem?
danny
05 Dec 2007, 17:11
at times my pressure will just about knock the shower head off and other
times it barely trickles out and it is at all outlets not just one or two
could the pressure switch itself be going bad or maybe the bladder tank?
the system is 7 yrs old and i have the pressure switch set at 50 i dont
think the pump is the culprit but i could be wrong but i can go turn it on
and its great strong pressure and turn around and turn it on again and it
just about stops any ideas ? thanks Dan
AsktheBuilder
05 Dec 2007, 17:11
Neil,
Time to call a boiler pro. Trace exactly where the toilet noise is
originating from.
Peter Robinson
05 Dec 2007, 17:14
When the toilets are flushed or faucets are turned on I lose only cold
water pressure. The hot water continues to work fine. What could cause
this?
AsktheBuilder
05 Dec 2007, 17:22
Dan,
None other than to check to make sure that sediment is not the culprit.
AsktheBuilder
05 Dec 2007, 17:25
Peter,
Your pressure is dropping because the supply lines are fed by a branch line
that is too small. Read all of my columns about water-pressure problems.
alice
20 Dec 2007, 13:29
I am in a 2 flat and the kitchen sink and the shower have low water
pressure but hte sink int eh bath room is fine - it is only the hot water?
We have changed the faulcet - any ideas?
AsktheBuilder
20 Dec 2007, 13:41
Alice,
The problem is in the faucet cartridge. There is a small blockage.
Geri
29 Dec 2007, 12:58
My husband passed aWAY 1 YEAR AGO. low & behold the water tank began to
leak. My husband was a jack of all trade and my son 21 did not quite learn
everything he knew. He did wonderful at replacing the water tank. But since
thenI've had problems with rust in which he changes 2 water filters a week
and we have never had such poor water puessure the whol 20 years we lived
here. what are we doing wrong
AsktheBuilder
29 Dec 2007, 14:19
Geri,
The mistake you are making is not noticing you are in over your head. Call
in a pro.
kathleen
30 Dec 2007, 16:48
hi i have a wierd situation the hot water for my kitchen sink suddenly lost
all pressure it just comes out in a trickle i have check for leaks took
appart fauset disconnected water supply the cold blastes out but the hot
justs trickles have any ideas this just started about a month ago
kathleen
30 Dec 2007, 17:24
HI I FIXED THE PROBLEM there was a rock of sediment blocking the hot water
feed line were it come in under the sink hope this helps other people
AsktheBuilder
30 Dec 2007, 18:02
Kathleen,
The hot side of the cartridge is clogged. Get a new cartridge.
Angie
03 Jan 2008, 09:39
This morning I got up brushed my teeth and everything was fine. Approx
15-20 minutes later my husband went to get in the shower and there was a
VERY visable drop in water pressure. I checked all of the valves downstairs
and outside and don't see anything that would be causing the problem. Any
ideas of what I should do or check to determine why the sudden drop in
water pressure. Thanks so much for your help.
AsktheBuilder
03 Jan 2008, 19:03
Angie,
The evidence you present points to sediment blocking the valve or the
shower head.
tlynn
09 Jan 2008, 14:33
My shower head leaks, I have replaced the head and I have put the white
tape around the grooves and also installed the rings nothing has helped...
AsktheBuilder
09 Jan 2008, 15:03
TLynn,
Try pipe thread compound. I feel it works much better than teflon tape.
C Reed
09 Jan 2008, 19:37
Just recently, after we turn a any water faucet, the pressure is fine at
the start. But after a few seconds (20), the pressure drops to less than
half of the initial start. What should I be looking for?
Thanks
AsktheBuilder
10 Jan 2008, 07:39
C Reed,
You should be looking for things that are clogging the faucet cartridges
and aerators.
Unkaged
16 Jan 2008, 20:52
My entire neighborhood has low water pressure, and at peak usage times,
several of our homes have almost no water pressure at all! The city claims
there's nothing that can be done, is there some device I can set up to
alleviate this problem?
AsktheBuilder
18 Jan 2008, 06:10
Unkaged,
You bet there is. Call the top person at your local Board of Health. This
situation is against the law. If you get no relief, then call the news
director of every TV station in your city. Be sure to keep a journal of all
conversations with all government officials.
Hap McDaniel
20 Jan 2008, 12:42
what is a reasonable water pressure in my house? With no water users on I
have 52 psig at my deep sink. With one shower running the water pressure
drops to 21 psig. With one shower and one sink running it drops to 14
psig. So what pressure at what load is the question. Thanks for any help.
Hap
AsktheBuilder
20 Jan 2008, 14:07
Hap,
You should not be below 30 psi. If you have all or many fixtures demanding
water, it would drop below that. I have 85 psi at my own home if that is of
interest to you.
Ted
25 Jan 2008, 15:54
i replaced my hot water heater and had to turn off the water to the house
so that i could take the old heater out and install the new one. anyway
after it was installed and i turned the water back on to the house and
filled the tank and lit it up after i thought the water would be warm i
tried it out in the house and it was warm but ,and heres the problem:all
the faucets worked although hot side sputtering ,except the shower wont
work. no water atall.
AsktheBuilder
25 Jan 2008, 16:39
Ted,
Read all of the comments. I have answered this no less than five times.
I have an 11 year old house with well water. For the last week or so,
whenever I run one fixture, the water pressure in all the others is greatly
reduced. If the washer is running, the kitchen faucet is a trickle. This is
a very new problem. Any suggestions?
AsktheBuilder
26 Jan 2008, 10:58
Kim,
I think it might be a problem with your pressure tank.
I have great water pressure until I use hot water and this problem only
occurs with my sinks upstairs and down. I am LOST could someone help me
please!!
AsktheBuilder
28 Jan 2008, 11:12
Yasha,
Read all of the comments...... This has already been discussed.
Brian
31 Jan 2008, 15:21
Pressure to new sink low. Shut off water at valves under sink for 1-2
days. Ripped out old. Put in new sink, now trickle out of both lines (hot
worse). Rest of house fine. Someone said debris in line only supplying
the kitchen. How common is that? Any other ideas? Thanks.
AsktheBuilder
31 Jan 2008, 16:02
Brian,
Go watch this video and watch about halfway into it how I flush the lines
of debris:
So go do that with the supply lines disconnected from the faucet. If you
get great flow, this tells you that you clogged the faucet cartridge and/or
aerator with debris.
Shawn
31 Jan 2008, 17:46
I have a shallow well,I installed a new 3/4hp pump 1 yr ago an have a 20
gallon blue pressure tank..the pressure dail went down to 25 before the
pump kicks on .We are gettin 1/2 pressure out of every fixture,sometimes we
will get a good pressure for a little bit then it goes back down. Is there
something to check with that blue tank? thanks shawn
AsktheBuilder
31 Jan 2008, 18:02
Shawn,
Try to figure out how to reset the pressure up to 45 psi.
case
12 Feb 2008, 01:46
Thanks much for this site/your time! Very educational and helpful.
Our toilet started to lose pressure with every other flush yesterday (one
flush fine, next flush weak/non-effective, next flush good, next weak
again). This happened after the flap became disconnected and the toilet ran
for a few hours before we discovered it. (Possibly related/unrelated: our
kitchen sink is directly on the other side of the wall, and the drain pipes
off one side of that sink keeps coming uncaulked/unconnected. It was
unconnected yesterday when this started. I haven't reset it yet. Perhaps
it's throwing the pressure off?)
What's going on? Will this eventually correct itself or is there something
I can/should do to get it back on track?
Thanks for whatever you can suggest.
AsktheBuilder
12 Feb 2008, 06:13
Case,
Flushing issues are not a water-pressure problem *if* the toilet has a
traditional gravity-flow tank. If you have a pressure-assist unit, then
maybe a piece of sediment is in the fill valve.
Justin
16 Feb 2008, 11:23
I live in a split level house that is 40 years old. The previous owner
built the house mainly out of concrete (above, at and below grade is
concrete). This makes it a challenge with repairs. The only line that does
not have good pressure is the hot water line running to my dishwasher and
kitchen sick (same line). Every other line in the house is great. I have
replaced the faucet recently and it did not help.
AsktheBuilder
16 Feb 2008, 11:39
Justin,
Perhaps the shut-off valve is blocked or not open all of the way.
D3 Rum
18 Feb 2008, 19:16
I read in earlier comments that a normal range for water PSI in the home
plumbing system is 40-60psi. I also read that your house has 85 psi. What
is the maximum that on could go to before you have pipe/system issues (i.e.
leaking joints or value leaks)?
The reason I ask is that my system is set at 60psi, but when one faucet is
turned on it drops 30 psi and with a 2nd faucet on it drops to 20 psi. The
only other factor is that the pressure coming into the house is only 70
psi. Isn't pressure from the street normally higher than this?
Sean
20 Feb 2008, 19:00
Hello, I am using a jet pump on a drilled well. My supply lines are 1/2 to
all fixtures. I don't have alot of pressure in my shower upstairs. I'm
wondering, if I was to run new 3/4 inch to the bathroom, will I increase my
pressure?
Thanks.
wils
24 Feb 2008, 12:57
I have a stone built terrace house built in 1890 with a shared water supply
between 4 houses. the water pressure can be low at certain times of the
day. I currently have one of the oldest boilers known to man with a header
tank in the loft and cylinder in the bathroom. i would like to get rid of
these, however fear that a combi may not work with the low pressure. Any
suggestions? would it work if i put a pump on the mains before boiler?
regards
AsktheBuilder
26 Feb 2008, 19:44
D3,
I would not go above 90 psi in any situation. You could have pressure
issues directly related to pipe sizing.
AsktheBuilder
28 Feb 2008, 07:30
Sean,
You have nothing to loose.... If you read my column, you should know that
pipe sizing is critical.
AsktheBuilder
01 Mar 2008, 15:04
Wils,
Get three bids from boiler installers and see what each one says about the
low pressure.
jordan
14 Mar 2008, 13:18
I have low water pressure in the upstairs showers. one shower has two
heads mounted one on each wall. one of them works fabulously. The other
shower on the same second floor has weak pressure as well. What could be
the problem?
Keith
14 Mar 2008, 23:46
When i select either hot or cold on the kitchen sink faucet, water pressure
starts out fine, then slow or stops all together. Turning knobs towards off
then back to on, pressure is fine, then drops off agian. Could this be the
cartridges?
Thanks
AsktheBuilder
15 Mar 2008, 08:50
Jordan,
You need to read the replies to all of the comments at the end of this
column.
AsktheBuilder
15 Mar 2008, 14:20
Keith,
Yes.
Nina
19 Mar 2008, 10:33
For the past month, we have had very low HOT water pressure in all showers
and sinks in the house. cold water pressure is great everywhere. the
local water authority said we have 80psi of pressure coming into the house.
called a plumber who said we have very hard water (17g)and need a water
softner to improve the water pressure. is that right? could calcium and
other deposits in hot water tank and pipes cause hot water pressure
problems? thanks.
AsktheBuilder
21 Mar 2008, 08:27
Nina,
There could be a sediment blockage at the hot-water outlet at the top of
the heater. It could also be at a valve location if you have one on the
hot-water line as it leaves the heater. The blockage could also be on the
cold-water line leading into the heater.
rn
22 Mar 2008, 08:48
The hot water pressure in my upstairs tub is really weak. It's ok in the
rest of the house. This started just a couple of weeks ago. The cold
water pressure in the tub is good. What can I do to fix this problem?
AsktheBuilder
22 Mar 2008, 10:45
RN,
I would start by reading all of my columns on this topic - there are
several - as well as the hundreds of comments I have answered......
Jen
11 Apr 2008, 10:21
Hi, i am experiencing really bad cold water pressure on my ground floor
bathroom, the hot water pressure is good, but the cold is very bad. This
means i have really poor pressured warm showers or scoulding hot pressured
showers.....Please help
Nelson
11 Apr 2008, 17:45
Greetings,
I've got a problem with low water pressure in my entire house, which is
about 25 years old. I have the water valve that looks like the blue
hand-turned one in the first pic of this article and it's turned all the
way.
However, there's metal 5-inch cone-like thing with a nut and square bolt at
the "point" of the cone, a few inches below the blue valve on the water
pipe. I hear that this may be another pressure valve but don't want to
touch it because I'm not sure.
There's also a valve in a very small pit in my front yard and that's turned
all the way on as well. To make things more strange, I notice that the
water pressure improves greatly in the winter.
Any advise is greatly appreciated.
AsktheBuilder
14 Apr 2008, 23:43
Jen,
There is sediment in the valve cartridge.
Mario
16 Apr 2008, 16:48
Hi, we are living on a farm with scheme water supply and a well. On the
scheme water, the pressure in the day time would be fantastic strong, but
from about 9 in the evening till 8 in the morning there is about no
pressure at all. On the well the pressure at the ground floor of the house
would not be good but okey, but upstair would be only a drip out of the
tap. Can you help me please?
mike knight
22 Apr 2008, 15:17
my bathroom sink has no cold water pressure, only the hot,I ve turned the
main valve underneath, but still nothing please help. THANKS
AsktheBuilder
29 Apr 2008, 08:13
Nelson,
You should probably call a plumber. It sounds like you have a
pressure-reducing valve that is malfunctioning.
Lori
01 May 2008, 16:36
My house is 3 1/2 years old. Ever since we moved in I have low water
pressure. I can't run the washer and try to take a shower at the same time
because the pressure is low so I have to shut off the washer for awhile.
It's like that through my whole house. When my husband and I moved in two
pressure switches broke and my husband replaced it and it's been working
since then but no change in the water pressure. When I read the gauge it
says 68. Should I call the person who installed this?
shanyun
02 May 2008, 13:46
We just finished our bathroom remodel. However the new tub & shower faucet
(Pegasus) doesn't work well -- when we lift the knob on the spout for
shower, we have to wait for 1-2 minutes for the water out from the head;
meanwhile the spout still has water pouring out until the shower head works
fully. We called the factory, but they said it is caused by the low water
pressure in our house. But our previous faucet had worked fine before the
remodeling. Anyway can solve this problem? Many thanks!
taylor
04 May 2008, 20:05
our water pressure is very low to the point where you no longer can take a
shower. this hasn't always been the case. could the sump pump have anything
to do with this? what else could be the culprit?
Margaret Dent
07 May 2008, 12:51
I recently had my water shut off due to repairs that had to be made by the
city. Once it was turned back on I have extreamly low pressure only in my
bathroom. Is there anything specific i should look for??
dayne
08 May 2008, 01:35
i too am having a water pressure or air in the line...im having trouble
locating the valves (to check pressure), i know where the water comes in
at...but not sure where the valves, and/or meter is. i have a brand new
home and the left most of the house has a water main pipe going in from
there (kinda like your "thing of beauty" picture set up above) what should
i do from there?
Nerissa
09 May 2008, 10:36
I have low water pressure only for my hot water. It is really dramatic in
the master bath and has been this way since I moved in the house last
August. The water valves are both fully open and the cold water comes out
strong. With the hot you have to get it just right for a reasonable amount
of water pressure to come in. However, at times the hot water will
disappear completely with the knob complete turned on causing a cold
shower.
The kitchen sink is similar, but to a much, much lesser degree. The hot
water never disappears. the pressure is just lower than the cold water.
liz
13 May 2008, 06:53
I recently moved into a 2nd floor conversion flat which is on a hill, the
hot water pressure is virtually non existent. I have a pump for the shower
(its a brand new bathroom)but even that is very unpredictable. A plumber
has several times used an industrial hoover to pull out any airlocks in the
system but the hot water "fell back" after 2 days. Downstairs everyone
else's water is perfect. Please what can I do?
brian
13 May 2008, 07:43
water pressure fluctuate in my home. some faucets work fine and then others
are tricklings. neighbor says need air in the tank-for a well. could this
be the problem and if so how do i determine how much air pressure needs to
be in the tank?
jim
13 May 2008, 21:05
Hello: My problem is with my hot water. For about a year now the hot water
pressure is very low although it does come and go. It is at a point now
that the pressure is mostly low. This goes for all the hot water outlets in
the house. Cold water pressure is fine. Can you help. Thanks
Eileen Gregory
16 May 2008, 14:23
Dear Tim, my bathroom shower and washing machine have very low pressure and
volume on the hot water side. My shower head removed and my tub filler
spigot are not the problem. My kitchen sink faucet and outdoor hose has
good volume and pressure. I want to cut into the sheetrock and expose the
pipes, call a plumber and have them tear it out or run away from home. What
direction should I go? Thank you. EG
Dawn
18 May 2008, 14:14
Every sink and toilet in the house have great water pressure except one
bathroom. Every faucet in that room is very slow. It is always the same
in each room, including the slow bathroom. Are there individual water
mains in each room?
Karen
21 May 2008, 14:47
I have a problem with my hot water pressure. I have hot water but it takes
45 min. or longer to fill my tub just a few inches. When I turn on any tap
the water is hot but only trickles out. Do I need to replace the hot water
tank?
Paul
02 Jun 2008, 21:54
Would you respond the same to low pressure where a private well is
concerned? Like the original question, I can have an outdoor hose running
for 10 minutes while doing laundry and quickly lose pressure everywhere
else in the house. Thanks
will
03 Jun 2008, 21:11
I have low water pressure in my bathroom. My toilet loses complete presure
occassionaly. When i go outside an close the shut off valve at the meter
and then open it the toilet gets pressure again. Can someone tell me what's
going on?
Chrissy
08 Jun 2008, 20:00
Water pressure if fine everywhere in my house and outside the front of my
house; however, the water pressure on the outside of my house in the back
is extremely low. I believe it's been about 2 maybe 3 years now that I've
had this problem. Don't know where to begin to look for a solution. Any
suggestions?
Home is 20 years old; all of a sudden water pressure is low; turn water on
in kitchen, washing machine is a trickel; flush commode, water in bathroom
sink is a trickel; flush commode, shower is a trickel, etc. throughout the
house. Water company replaced value outside house - said pressure is 100
to 105 psi - very good; still low pressure in house however. HELP.
Donna L Kalberer
16 Jun 2008, 08:06
Dear Tim, I live in a manufactured home and recently we have had water
pressure problems. The water coming into the house is great but if we use
the water any where in the house the pressure goes way down at another
faucet . If the washer is going the pressure at the faucets is low, if we
flush the toilets the pressure goes low until the toilet tank fills. Any
ideas on whats going on here? Thanks Donna
Katie
17 Jun 2008, 20:14
My husband and I are shopping for houses currently. The one that has
caught our eye has low water pressure and that is a big problem for us.
Could it turn into a very expensive project to fix this, and if so how
likely is it?
Ron Denton
26 Jun 2008, 14:43
All my faucets, toilets, etc. are experiencing pulsating water when in use.
It is not air in the pulsations. I am on well water. My question is; is
the problem the result of a lower water level in the well, the submersable
pump, the pressure (bladder) tank or perhaps something else?
Dave Pleasant
27 Jun 2008, 19:18
This is weird. The pressure throughout my house id fine except the kitchen
sink. It's OK and then drops off until almost ziltch. You start the
dishwasher and it comes back again to full force. It's a moen faucet... I
thought it could be the cartridge and replaced it. Plumbing is all 4 years
old (new house 4 years ago). It's a one piece sprayer/faucet unit.
I'vetaken the faicet off and soaked in CLR to get rid of any gunk. I'm
confused.
Thanks... Dave
Anthony
28 Jun 2008, 08:16
I recently changed out my electric water heater for a natural gas one.
Both of the water heaters ae the same size, but now that I have changed out
the water heaer my water pressure has changed. Now when I try and shower
in the basement shower I lose all hot water pressure throughtout the entire
house. Also, my cold water pressure is much lower as well. This all
changed when I switched out my water heater. The pressure i fine in the
first floor as long a I don't have anything on in the basement, but when I
turn on the basement water everyhing changes. Is there a device I can
attach to my water line, both hot and cold individually or directly after
my water meter, to increase the waer pressure thoughout my entire house? I
just don't know what changed when I switched waterheaters, but it's very
frustrating.
ro
04 Jul 2008, 22:21
I have no pressure from the point of where my water softner is hooked-up
the one hose that is by passed from the water softner has pressure so I
know the problem is not from the meter. I bypassed the softner and I still
don't have pressure in my house. when you open a faucet it starts with
full pressure but goes down to a trickel.
Help!!!
Jim
06 Jul 2008, 13:07
I have a 3rd floor unit in a 3 story condo. This is a vacation home. My
water pressure is ok for a few seconds when I first turn on a faucet, and
then decreases to just more than a drip. I checked with owners of the 2
units below me and their pressure is fine. I did not have this problem the
last time I was here a month ago. It does not seem the problem is inside
my unit but I want to make sure. What do I need to check, and what do you
think the problme may be. Thank you for your help.
darlene
17 Jul 2008, 22:35
I have low water pressure in kitchen sink hot and cold but hot is terrible.
in master bath same issue. in basement sink the same issue. most of the
other faucets have acceptable pressure. Issue has been going on for 10
years and we replaced the hot water heater last year. House was build in
1996. Any ideas?
steve
28 Jul 2008, 23:08
i changed the valve stems in the shower for the hot and cold, they were the
same as the previous. The water pressure is lower, can you give me some
advice?
Chris Urner
29 Jul 2008, 21:46
I too am having low water pressure everywhere in the house. The water will
start off very good, but within about 1 or 2 minutes it drops to about 1/4
the pressure. If I am using a hose (single) in the backyard, its almost
impossible to take a shower or use water anywhere else because the pressure
is so low. If I turn off the hose, it will stay low everywhere else until
all water is turned off for about 15 or 20 minutes - then water pressure
will seem normal again when you turn on the water and repeat this pattern.
I do not think its a block in the line, as the pressure would not be
high/normal then drop off like that. I do not think its the water softener
as the lines outside are not run through that (they are outside that loop)
and have the same issue. The main water valve into the house is fully
turned on, so I am not sure what the issue could be and was thinking of
calling the water company but thought you might have an idea.
Thanks for any help
Chris
Kevin
03 Aug 2008, 00:21
I recently installed a new water heater in my mother-in-law's double-wide.
It's been about 3 months since. Everything was good until about 4 days ago.
The kitchen has lost all water pressure to the sink and dishwasher. The
water from the faucet dribbles out and the dishwasher gets no water
whatsoever. I have checked for blockages and leaks and found neither. All
the valves are completely open. The bathroom at the back of the house has
excellent pressure, but the the guest bathroom has about 50% pressure. The
house is about 20 years old and has never had prssure issues before. What
could cause such a drastic change?
I have recently moved into a new flat. The water pressure is low and there
is a pump which increases it when the taps/dishwasher are turned on. The
problem is that when turning on the shower the pump does not kick in at
all. Also the pump will only kick in when the taps are turned on fully in
a certain position (the hot and cold both run into one tap). Don't know
alot about this so any comments would be appreciated.
Bruce
07 Aug 2008, 20:46
Our family just went on a 10 day vacation. When we returned we notice that
our water pressure had dropped noticeable. We have never experienced this
before. What is casuing the problem?
My kitchen sink has very low water pressure . Everything else in
house works great . We checked for broken facets and nothing seems
to be broken .
Olaf Jorek
23 Aug 2008, 10:43
Tim,
I live in a 20 year old house and have had great water pressure until about
8 weeks ago. Here is what is happening: when water is fist turned on (ex.
sink) the pressure will be very high and within seconds will severely drop
off. I had the water company come out to check pressure at the meter which
they measured to be 120psi. I do not know the psi in the house. I do not
have a pressure regulator in the house, it must be buried. Could it be air
in the line or my regulator is going bad?
Thx...Olaf
Oni
24 Aug 2008, 08:01
I live on the first floor of a two-story condominium. The valve that
connects both pipes belonging to my upstairs neighbor and mine is outside
my front unit. Approximately 4-5 months ago, I had my kitchen remodeled
and my sink replaced. I turned off the valve once, for about 5 minutes,
during this remodeling. Yesterday, my neighbor said he has very low
pressure in his unit and is blaming it on the remodeling and me turning the
valve on and off. There is nothing wrong with my pressure. A plumber said
there is dirt in the pipes. Could I have caused this or be responsible for
his low water pressure?
Elaine
02 Sep 2008, 14:02
We have 2 full bathrooms. One bathroom has great water pressure and the
other has barely a trickle. Toilet works fine but tub and sink have almost
no pressure. It's barely a trickle. What can we do to fix this? Hate to pay
a plumber as my husband is a great handy man.
SJM
13 Sep 2008, 10:05
I have just installed a new bath and I have made the connection with the
flexi pipes you can buy.
When I turned the water back on, the pipes started to rattle and the water
was reduced to a trickle in the kitchen only. Please help.
Blocked drains
09 Oct 2008, 09:10
We live in a old house and often face this problem and dont know how to
solve it. Thanks for sharing.
http://www.highlanderplumbing.com.au/
Jose Yustman
14 Oct 2008, 18:28
Right before we started an addition to our home (2 new bdrooms and 1 bath)
we found out we had two leaks in our existing house. We had to repipe the
whole house, before the repipe; our old shower did not have any hot
pressure problem. We were using the old shower even though it didn't have a
lot of pressure. This old shower was going to be remodeled so the fix was
not postponed. Now that the remodeled is finished, new faucet was
installed, everything new; but we still had no hot water pressure, is only
in the shower, the hot water in the sink in the same bathroom has pressure,
the kitchen sink behind this bathroom has good pressure the new bathroom
that was added has no problem. What could have cause this low pressure
problem and only in the shower? My next step is to replace the heater;
whichi is very old and needs to be replaced but I don't think this will
solve the problem. Any ideas will be appreciated. Thanks!
Vicente
27 Oct 2008, 01:12
I have a problem about three days ago I started to notice low water
preassure in some areas in my house I called the water service for my area
they came and told me that it was the water pressure valve outside my
house. well today i changed that valve and I still have low pressure in the
downstairs restoom. but no in the kitchen which is almost next to the
restroom. I also drain the water heater because, mainly is the hotwater.
and I still have that problem.
Chris
27 Oct 2008, 09:54
We just built a new house low water pressure when we turn on the Dish
Washer, Children Shower, washer, Hot Tub, the volume is low. We install a
frost free fouce 3 feet from the meter turn on all of the above the water
pressure at frost free fouce is 21 lbs with all of the above turn of we
have 70 pound of pressure. The Utility Distict main line is a 4 inch from
the main line to the water meter the utility ran a 1 (one) inch. 2000 feet
service line to the water meter. Could the problem be the 1 (one) service
line
I just recently moved into a home, we have had some great water pressure,
and continue to have good pressure everywhere except the kitchen sink, the
spray hose on the sink has to be utelized to get the pressure desired...any
idea why? thanks Gilbert
bilbobaggins
18 Nov 2008, 15:13
I checked my shut off valves,so I thought it might be sediment blocking my
pipes. Turns out I get water pressure at 4am because my neighborhood grew
too big for the cities mainline to support. I urge you to test your
pressure at 4am before you attempt anything.
bryan
23 Nov 2008, 19:43
I live way up on a hill. I am hooked up on city water, but i have a pump
under the house to get the water into th ehouse pipe system. For about th
elast month and a half we have been without water. I have rebuilt the
pump, it appears to be fine. I have put in a new pressure tank. I have
checked all of the valves (they are all fully open). But, still no water.
the pump used to run for a bit and then kick off, then start running again
when more water was needed. Occasionally we would loose "prime" and i
would have to go under the house and manually "prime" the pump again. Now
it seems to work as long as i manually prime the pump but if i stop and let
it go on "automatic" then it will work for a few minutes and then cut
off...then we loose water shortly after that. I had thought about a pump
that just constatly works 100% of the time, but i am afraid taht it may
burn out if we loose water pressure. Is there anything that could cause
the pump to not work currently? Thanks!
Jay Gardner
03 Dec 2008, 05:04
Hello, I have been getting very low water pressure more often. Several
months ago it would just be low once every now and then, but not every day
I take a shower I have hardly no water pressure, Im basically standing
right below the shower faucet and it barely get me wet. It seems to get
worse and worse.
valeria
07 Dec 2008, 11:02
no one has lived in my home for about 2 years and there is low pressure
water. I called the water dep and they check the water pressure they said
it's fine. the issue is that when I open the water in one sink the water
will be really low in the other or in the shower. I can not open two things
at a time cos the pressure will be low. as long as I open one at a time,
that is the only way it will have normal pressure. can someone help me
pls
Pete
11 Dec 2008, 06:40
This article was informative but I am not sure what my issue is. I have had
fine water pressure for a few years. My home is about 4yrs old and I am the
original owner. All of a sudden about a week or so ago my pressure went
extremely low. My valve inside are like the one pictured above and seem to
be in the open position.The pipes are running from my waterheater and also
I hear a sound as if water is runinng when everything is off also. I live
in a condo so I have no idea where to even fine my outside tank. Would I
just needeport this to my water company? Any help and information would be
appreciated. Thanks
April Schmidt
18 Dec 2008, 10:18
I just moved into a house in the country with a well. The water pressure is
extremely bad. Although, there are times when it decides to kick on. Is
there anything I can do? Are there different ways of resolving water
pressure issues if you have a well vs. city water?
Abid Dar
18 Dec 2008, 11:57
Dear Sir,
I have 2 showers in the house which now both have low pressure lights
showing. Both showers have stopped working. The pressure in the kitchen
tap is fine and Thames Water advised if this tap is okay then the pressure
in the house is wrong and needs to be adjusted. They advised a plumber but
I have asked them to do it. What do you advise I do to maximise the
pressure.
Thanks.
Tyler
23 Dec 2008, 18:48
i just moved in to my new house and my guest bathroom shower has no hot
water pressure now if i turn it to cold water and it works fine but the
sink next to the shower has great hot water
Sean Covert
31 Dec 2008, 14:18
I have just bought my fifth home but my first to be on well water.It has an
older water softner also which I have never had before. The water pressure
is so bad only one unit (facet, shower, toilet, etc...) can be on at one
time. I know I will not have the same pressure as my city water houses in
the past but I have 3 full baths and it does me no good because you can
only use one at a time. When only using one unit, water will flows with
very little pressure but it will flow. If the toilet is flushed at the same
time water flow almost stops. Please let me know what my options are? I
don't mind spending some money as long as I will get significant return on
the monetary investment.
Thank you for your time,
Sean
Billmac
02 Jan 2009, 17:23
House built 1952 builder got away with having 3/4" water pipe coming
into house, then reducing it to 1/2"
inside. After years of use pipes have probably reduced in size. The
pressure is really bad. Is there any way to clean out these pipes and
restore the pressure?
Roger
04 Jan 2009, 10:58
I have a different water pressure question. When I first turn on my water
I get better pressure then after it runs for say 5 seconds. It then gets
less pressure?
This happens everywhere in my house.
Thanks,
Rog
Mark Rittenour
09 Jan 2009, 17:14
I have good water pressure in my house except the hot water pressure on my
second floor. Could you help me and let me know what would cause a problem
like this? The hot water pressure downstairs is just fine.
Jasper
12 Jan 2009, 13:24
Is there a device that can be installed at the water main as it enters your
property to increase low water pressure?
jean johnson
18 Jan 2009, 12:00
Hello The hot water in my bathroom sink runs slow.But the cold water runs
fine. Could it be stopped up somewere in the hot water side. thankyou.
Michelle
18 Jan 2009, 12:59
I have lived in the same house for two years and there is dirt in the water
and the hot water is sometimes yellow/orange the landlords had a new well
put in about three years ago and said the dirt will eventually go away and
so should the yellow/orange water is this true?
Louise Evans
19 Jan 2009, 21:05
I have just had my water presure
value replaced but I am still haveing a problem it makes a loud
sound at times just like it did before the value was replaced.
What should I do?
charles bennett
22 Jan 2009, 18:55
for a couple months my water pressure on the cold side of (all) my faucets
have droped to a trickel, I cut the water lines to check for blockage and
they were clean, all the hot sides work fine. checked all the airators and
found alittle sand , cleaned but still no pressure on cold, i live in town
could the meter be the problem? but the hot side works fine. had some water
heater problems awhile back so are there any way it could affect the cold
pressure? please give me some ideas or solutions charlescrb@verizon.net
I have a spa with 8 pedicure chairs which have hot and cold water coming
in, 6 months ago all water coming out had great pressure, now 1 specific
chair in the middle has very low pressure. I remove the head and screens
but pressure's still low. Could that just be a case of settlement?
Dave
03 Feb 2009, 15:25
We have low hot water pressure. Plenty of hot water. 12 yr old house. Cold
cool or tepid water has plenty of pressure.
Scott Saltmarsh
05 Feb 2009, 11:07
I have a loss of water pressure after having a tankless water heater
installed.What could have cause this?
Terry Donnelly
06 Feb 2009, 11:45
Speaking of water pressure issues, the pressure throughout my house is good
except at my kitchen sink. It barely comes out and I cannot seem to locate
the problem. Is it odd to have a problem so specific to one faucet?
Tracy
07 Feb 2009, 08:15
I just did a bathroom remodel of my condo and the shower water pressure
suddenly has become very low (and the water is not getting hot) after the
remodel. The thing that is really strange is it was only a little worse at
first and it had gradually gotten worse. The shower used to be extremely
temperature sensitive, if I turned the handle a tiny bit too much it would
be scalding water, but I could at least always get it to the right
temperature before, and the pressure was good. Now it feels like the handle
is just possibly too tight and doesn't turn as far as is necessary (when I
run the faucet for the tub the pressure is much better and if I try to turn
the handle as far as I can it gets hot but only while I'm putting pressure
on the handle.) Any thoughts?
In addition to excellent article above:
In my city over 90% of these problems are caused by inline filtration and
water softener systems usually near the meter. If you have one of these
units, try switching to bypass mode to check street-representative pressure
and also check if filter cartridge is due for replacement. By the time
water pushes though filter medium, you end up losing most of the pressure.
Check sink aerator screens. As for meter problems, screens inside them can
sometime get clogged, that's rare but not impossible. Among other causes
are many 90 degree bends in the plumbing in your house. Waterflow loses
velocity to each of these bends. Note if there are any kinks in the pipe by
the meter from accidental tamper leaving the pipe partially pinched. A
brief drop in water volume could indicate nearby hydrant flow test or
maintenance, possible water main break in the area or a fire requiring
heavy water demand. There are other factors, and I doubt we can list them
all.
I own a dueplex and have low water pressure on the lower level. I spoke
with a contractor and he gave me several options. The first was to do the
"release valve" on my water heater and let it run til the water was clear.
The second was to check the filter by the water meter.
Very low water pressure to both showers, flow is good at first but after 15
seconds it drops,turn water off wait just a bit water flow is good then
slows, seems like the pipes fill up then empty. The house is on a community
well for 30 years. The water has very high mineral content, if it is a
mineral build up is there anything on the market to clean it out?
Dan Bond
20 Feb 2009, 19:53
My house is 30yrs old. I currently experience intermittent water pressure
throughout my house, especially with hot water. Is this a sign that my
water heater is going bad? Thanks in advance.
Dan
Robert
06 Mar 2009, 08:32
Hi, My house was built in th mid 80's. I've been in it for about five
years. We are on a well system and this morning we lost water pressure.
Water still runs and I can still hear the pump kick on. Any suggestions?
amy
12 Mar 2009, 16:41
My house is only one year and we are experiencing low water pressure. But
only in the faucets and showers we used the most. The shower we hardly use
and the sink we hardly use work great. Could you please enlighten us. We
were wondering if the ones we used a lot were getting gunky. Thank you.
jason
15 Mar 2009, 12:33
I have great pressure in all of my water outlets except for my kitchen
tap.I'm guessing it is either the kitchen faucet itself or the shutoff
valves that are located below the sink.What do you think?
Jim
19 Mar 2009, 16:09
My water pressure is fine until I run more than one thing at a time. For
instance, my shower pressure is fine until I turn on the washing machine or
dishwasher. Once a 2nd item is running the pressure is terrible whether it
is the washing machine, dishwasher, or even just a faucet at one of the
sinks.
DAVID
19 Mar 2009, 16:45
in my kitchen sink i have very little hot water pressure,we have change all
the hoses the faucet and flushed out the water heater,we have no idea what
to do next
Hunt Ozmer
20 Mar 2009, 10:44
Tim
We had great water pressure but after a house below us in our subdivision
had a water main break our pressure has never come back to it's original
level. The water dept. came out and said we had great pressure and to check
filters on our faucets to make sure they weren't clogged but that was not
the issue. Most areas of our house still have normal water pressure but our
kitchen and downstairs bathroom have weak pressure. Oddly enough the
downstairs bathroom has a 2 sink vanity side by side....on the left is
great pressure but the right is very weak? Help!
Kristin
07 Apr 2009, 15:54
My water pressure on cold water is fine. However, my hot water just barely
trickles out at all spots in the house. We have installed a new water
heater and about 2 months later started having this problem. Anything I
can check?
san
13 Apr 2009, 19:51
I RECENTLY PURCHASHED A OLD HOUSE IT ALSO IS OUR FRIST HOUSE IN NEW YORK
VERY LOW WATER PRESURE.GOT IT CHECKED BY 4 PLUMBER.ONE PUT THE WATER GUAGE
SAID WHEN HE MEASURE THE PRESSURE IT IS LIKE 50 MP PUT THE MOMENT WE OPEN
ANY WATER IN HOUSE THE PRESSURE DROPS TO 0. IS THE PROBLEM IN THE HOUSE
PIPES OR DO WE NEED TO CHANGE OUTSIDE WATER PIPES THE COST OF OUTSIDE IS $
5000 PLEASE HELP
The water main pressure seems to vary between 50 and 75 psig. 75 good, 50
bad! Can I put a booster pump in the house to keep the internal pressure
at 75 or 80 psig?
Randall Wright
17 Apr 2009, 05:33
We live in a rural area and our water comes from a drilled well. It has
hard water. We replaced the footvalve about 10 years ago. Our water
pressure has continued to decrease over the last couple of years. Do you
have any suggestions?
jim
17 Apr 2009, 10:04
I have an interesting problem. I am loosing HOT water pressure when i turn
on the COLD water . This has been getting steadily worse.I checked all
shutoffs to make sure they were fully open I think there must be some sort
of restriction in the hot water tank. Cold water pressure in the house is
fine at all faucet locations. Any thoughts on what it might be.
Beth
22 Apr 2009, 16:56
Hi, I'm having problems with my hot water in the kitchen. When I'm running
the hot water in the bathroom the hot water just about stops running in the
kitchen also the temperature is not steady. We have well water and our
water is heated by our oil burner. The problem is only with the hot water.
The lines have been bled and the distance between the kitchen and the baths
are not that great. The furnace and hot water heater are in the bathroom.
Any ideas.
Marvarie F. McArthur
28 Apr 2009, 22:07
My bathroom sink lost pressure as I was useing it. The tub and toilet is
working fine. The sink is barely
running. What do I need to do. Thanks.
carol
03 May 2009, 01:39
I have good water pressure in my bathroom, but, the kitchen sink has lost
volume. None of the valves has been turned off or down. I live in a condo
on the 1st floor. What could be causing the water slow down?
Trevor
10 May 2009, 13:57
My kitchen faucet's (hot and cold on same line) water pressure starts out
fine, but when you push the knob up, I hear a low thud from the stem of the
faucet and the pressure drops to a trickle. I can turn the faucet on very
slowly to get to full pressure, but after a while the little thud comes
back and the pressure drops again. Any suggestions? It only happens to
the kitchen sink.
Our house in 4 years old. No problem with water pressure until 3 weeks ago.
Only one side of the house is experiencing low pressure. Outside Faucet,
Kitchen Sink and Dishwasher are the only outlets thathave ow pressure.
Village Water dept came in said that everyting was fine from their
connection to the house and there were no leaks. Please advise
John Criddle
16 May 2009, 06:45
Hi,
I have installed a 10.5kw electric shower and discovered the water pressure
is not adequate for it to work properly - the water comes out fairly slowly
and very hot and the low water pressure light is on constantly.
Is there anything I can do?
Thanks
ivy414
19 May 2009, 12:58
My community at Black Mountain NC has water controlled by gravity. I have
23 PSI in kitchen and a trickle upstairs shower. Meter pressure is 23 to
25 PSI. How do I get more pressure in my mountain home when pressure is
controlled by gravity?
jim
20 May 2009, 15:29
i have low water pressure i have galvanized pipe and copper pipe everywhere
right off the bat when my black water pipe comes in under my crawl space it
turns to half inch galvinized pipe is that the reason my water prsure is so
bad ???
JANE
21 May 2009, 10:23
I HAVE VERY LOW HOT WATER PRESSURE IN A 2ND FLOOR APT AN IMERSION HEATER
SUPPLIES THE HOT WATER.
WHAT CAN I DO TO IMPROVE THE HEAD OF PRESSURE?
I am thinking of using a Bosch 1600H tankless water heater for an off-grid
home. I selected the 1600 because it does not require electricity. However,
my water supply is a tank in the attic and I am not sure if I can get
enough water pressure to activate the heater. I fill the tank every day
with a gasoline pump. What do you think I might do?
Jean
02 Jun 2009, 06:50
Wow! This site is fantastic! Just saved me a costly visit by a plumber to
fix a faucet with really low water pressure. I'm clueless when it comes to
the inner workings of any and all plumbing fixtures in my house and it was
soooooo easy to stop by this website, find a fix, and make it work. Within
seconds, pressure was back (I cleaned the little screen filter...it was
caked with white, chalky residue). Thank you, thank you, thank you!
jonathan
02 Jun 2009, 13:05
I just installed a dishwasher in a 60 year old house that previously did
not have one. I removed a section of iron pipe and replaced it with a
coupling and a tee to connect the water line to the dishwasher. Everything
with the dishwasher works great - no leaks - but I have a drop in hot water
pressure in the shower on the opposite side of the house. The cold side
works great, and the sink in the bathroom works perfectly. But the hot side
of the shower just trickles. Any idea?
Anabel
15 Jun 2009, 10:27
We have a similar problem with water pressure except that only the hot
water pressure is low. Cold water is fine and this started a few weeks ago.
I don't know if that would be a water heater problem or something to do
with the pipes. Help!!!!!!!!
mary
19 Jun 2009, 21:56
My kitchen sink faucet used to have NORMAL water pressure. The last year
the pressure has decreased considerably.
Water pressure elsewhere in the house is normal, i.e., toilets, showers,
bathtubs, bathroom sinks, lawn sprinklers, etc.
What is the cause of my kitchen sink water pressure and how can I remedy
the problem. Thank you!
Jo
23 Jun 2009, 14:44
The water pressure across my bathroom taps is quite low, builder says
there's a pump I can have installed that will combat it, does such a thing
exist? Where would I get one? Is there a better brand?
Lisa
26 Jun 2009, 12:27
Hi,
I have a kitchen faucet that when opened, has a good flow. Within 30
seconds the flow decreases to more than half the volume. How can this be
remedied?
Allen
29 Jun 2009, 21:38
Water pressure at the sink faucet in one of my bathrooms has very low water
pressure. The pressure is fine at all other places. Please help.
Thank you
John
30 Jun 2009, 11:40
I just replaced my old galvanized pipe to the kitchen with pex pipe. My
water pressure was low in the kitchen and I thought it was do to the
galvanized rusting out (the house was abandoned for a long time). I am
still having presure problems with the pex and am wonding if I kinked the
lines making too sharp of turns. I checked the lines and cannot find kinks.
I also disconnected the faucet and tested to see if the faucet was
clogged, but it is definately some where in the line. Also, are they any
tips on using compression taps on pex to run to the refrigerator?
denise
03 Jul 2009, 01:00
I just bought a fixer-upper in rural Texas. It hasn't been occupied in
about 8-10 years. I am on community water...and they say there is no shut
off valve at the meter (hence if I or any of my neighbors didn't pay our
water bills, they couldn't shut us off - so strange). Anyway, upon
entering the house, we found the water turns on (only in the kitchen),
however, it slows down within seconds, then stops altogether until we turn
if off again for about 30 minutes, then try again...and it repeats said
above. My toilet flushes, but it takes about 4 hours for the toilet tank
to refill. I haven't been able to locate the cutoff point at the house
either. What can the issue be?
julie
08 Jul 2009, 05:02
Hi
I have low water pressure at peak times of the day my shower will not work
I even struggle to fill the kettle. It has not always been like this. Any
ideas? Thanks
Frank
16 Jul 2009, 14:48
I contacted the water company today regarding water pressure in my house.
The pressure was 37 pounds. When I flushed the toilet, it dropped to 6
pounds. (We all agreed this is a problem)
What is sufficient water pressure required for a new home? Is 37 pounds
good or below average? I heard 55 pounds was good, the water company told
me 20 pounds is sufficient
Thanks
Frank
Will
16 Jul 2009, 17:50
I am on a well system with a pressure tank. Is there any way to diagnose a
bad pressure tank without just replacing it?
Sue
23 Jul 2009, 18:33
We live in the country and live up on a ridge. Our water pressure is
horrible no two items will operate at the same time. We've replaced all
pipes since this an older home and had galvanized pipes, no help. We are
on city water, but they say there is nothing they can do, since we are
higer than the water tower that supplies our water. Would a water pressure
booster help us and do we have to notify our watet company? A plumber
checked our water pressure at the meter and it was 22 Lbs.
Thanks, we have got to do something,
Sue
Thanks,
Richard Braden
25 Jul 2009, 10:21
I have low water pressure. I called the water company and they came out and
look and tested the presure. I had around 6 gallens a min. They said I
should have 14 plus a min. Said the problem would be on my side of the line
not theirs. Should I call a plummer ??
My husband installed new tap in my kitchen where I already had low water
pressure. This new tap made it far worse. It is one that you can pull out
the hose to use as a sprayer. The hose itself was a bit too long so he
looped it smaller than the palm of my hand where it attaches to the water
supply. He says that should not be causing my problem. Is this correct?
PLEASE ADVISE.
David
27 Jul 2009, 21:28
Great web site. Did some water line repairs to outside faucets and water
pressure low at bathroom sink and shower in master bed room. After reading
your advice, Wow situation solved. Thanks. There were obstructions in
filters. Dirt. Thanks again.
Eric
11 Aug 2009, 09:03
I have fine water pressure except for in my kitchen and the upstairs
bathroom faucet. Also the water takes at least ten minutes just to get luke
warn and never gets hot. But it gets hot everywhere else in the house. What
do you think?
tyler
13 Aug 2009, 17:08
i have a well at my house and recently have lost pressure if the washer
machine is running i have no water through the whole house or flush the
toilet and no water at the sink.the house was not like this when i bought
it. what could be the problem.
Cindy
16 Aug 2009, 13:46
Hi , just asking my pressure in my sink is low and my shower water run low
of hot water and washer has low pressure to but the other get good pressure
we look at the line there no cracks .
Nancy
19 Aug 2009, 19:24
I've been told by a home improvement store representative that this is
caused by a water conservation act that was recently instated. the aerator
is clean is a clean as a whistle. when i run cold water full blast and add
hot water full blast ( without aerator) pressure is so low-- it doesn't
even splash to the counter.
Ricky
25 Aug 2009, 09:24
Hello ATB, I've just had a very interesting problem. Yesterday, my shower
head's water pressure just became lower than before. And rest of shower
heads still have good pressure, I've checked it hasn't been blocked and
valves are fully opened. Could u please help. Thanks
Kevin Sterner
26 Aug 2009, 07:34
Hello,
I'm having low water pressure problems with our upstairs shower. The sink
in that same bathroom seems to be fine, as well as all other locations
throughout the house. The water pressure in the shower was working fine ...
it just all of a sudden dropped.
Please READ my question... Do not forward me your answers to other because
I have read them all.
My problem is HOT WATER PRESSURE going to zero in the 3rd floor when the
shower in the basement is open.
I need to know if there is a gadget to install in the water heater or what
else to do. Thank you
Ed
10 Sep 2009, 07:37
We just moved into a rental home and the shower has the worst water
pressure ive ever seen how can i fix this?????
I just bought a house and the water pressure is great on the cold side.
But, the hot water has no pressure at all. Can you tell me why this might
be?
Tara
22 Sep 2009, 08:46
Hi. We have had fine water pressure until yesterday. Came home and now the
pressure is low everywhere. Why would it have all of sudden done that?
ray Wallace
24 Sep 2009, 12:36
I have a second floor tub that has low pressure even though the sink and
toilet are fine w/ pressure. Please advise at site above or
raywallace1@yahoo.com. Thanks, Ray
j.decker
05 Oct 2009, 18:59
The hot water pressure in my shower is very poor. Cold water pressure is
fine. What could be the cause.
Binoy
08 Oct 2009, 19:56
Hi. I had an issue with my main pressure valve in that it had gotten
corroded. After a panicked phone call I got a plumber over and he was able
to stop the leak and replaced the pressure valve. Since then the water
pressure through all fixtures in the house has significantly decreased. I
know it is related to something that was done in replacing the valve, but I
don't know what to check.
MICHELE
14 Oct 2009, 10:48
My water pressue is only low in my main bath tub and my kitchen faucet. It
is only effected the hot water in these area.
james wooten
24 Oct 2009, 15:03
i seem to have low water pressure coming from the hot water pipes
only???????
margaret fitzsimmons
25 Oct 2009, 10:57
our water lost pressure in the entire house we can not do two things at
once like laundry and shower because we dont have enough water it seems.
When you first turn the water on the pressure is ok but it slows down fast.
Now we cant gat more than a drizzle what could it be?
Desire
27 Oct 2009, 10:52
I live in a mobile home. The community I live in recently had the city come
in & replace much of piping & water meters in the ground. However, since
then our meter slowing steadily moves even when no water is on in the
house. We have been trying to get the city to fix this problem. However,
for the past couple days we have all of a sudden had a problem with the
water pressure throughout our home. The water pressure remains low after a
few seconds of being on, but will be fine when we first turn the water on.
The pressure isn't as bad in the bathroom sink as it is in the tub &
shower. If I have water running in the kitchen, it turns to practically no
pressure if a toilet is flushed. We have not been able to find any kind of
leak in or under our home. What are the things we need to look at and do,
especially if we cannot afford a plumber?
ellswowrth
28 Oct 2009, 09:11
I am experiencing low water pressure thoughout my home. The home is 14
years old, and is on a well system. My lawn sprinklers seem to have
sufficient pressure, but inside the home does not. If the bath tub is
filling, there is very low pressure/flow anywhere else, and particularly in
the upstairs bath shower, toilet, and sinks. The pressure gage in the
basement (located just inside the wall where the main line enters,
indicates 49 psi, and when the pump kicks on, there is still no increase in
pressure & flow). Can you suggest any probably areas I can look at to
diagnose this problem?
Your time and consideration is appreciated.
Respectfully,
Ellsworth
Steve Shookman
04 Nov 2009, 14:04
I have very low pressure after my regulator. At the front hose bid I have
145lbs ( this pre regulator) and after it drops to 35lbs. I can not use any
two fixtures at the same time. Also if shower is running and toilet is
flushed the flow is only hot at shower. Would adjusting or replacing my
regulator help or just a waste of time and money? Are they adjustable? Do
they have a life span and if so what is it? Thank you, Steve
Robert
06 Nov 2009, 13:57
The hot water in my shower has low water pressure. Every other facete is
fine, plenty of pressure. Even the cold water in the shower comes out fine,
its just the hot water. why? Please help.
john
20 Nov 2009, 18:58
we have hard water and lately our water pressure is getter worse we think
that maybe the hard water is blocking up our pipes is their a way to clean
them and if we start to change them what is the best size to install
Carla Love
27 Nov 2009, 12:26
We have a well with a pump about 180 feet deep. Our kitchen faucet just
started "spitting" yesterday and when it quit, we had rusty brown water.
All other faucets are fine, water pressure is fine. Any suggestions?
Jack Knight-Scott
30 Nov 2009, 06:57
My water heater is in the basement and the water comes into the house at
the basement level. We have had the pressure regulator replaced, and the
pressure at the outdoor hose outlets are fine. In addition, as long as we
are running only one thing, the water pressure is fine. But as soon as we
try to run more than one thing, the water pressure drops significantly. I
wonder if we are having such a big problem because the water must be pushed
against gravity to all parts of the house? Is so, is there a solution,
something like an additional regulator that is placed intermediate in the
system?
carlos
05 Dec 2009, 13:41
When water is turned on in house the water pressure slows in other parts of
house while in use like the shower. I'm on a community well and when only
use one faucet in the house the pressure is fine.
Faran
06 Dec 2009, 21:15
We have good water pressure throughout the house except two out of four
shower heads in the bathrooms. What could be the reason?
Tom
11 Dec 2009, 11:23
My water pressure is normal till a toilet is flushed, then drops way down.
This never used to happen. What has changed?
Lindsay
12 Dec 2009, 00:10
Tim,
My shower/tub water pressure is terrible, it also takes fifteen minutes for
it to heat up. the hot water tank is up all the way. My other shower has
extremely high water pressure and hot water. I cannot take a bath it is too
slow. NO WHERE else in my house has this problem. The house is 5 years old,
we just moved in. should I call a plumber?
kelly
13 Dec 2009, 02:46
Bathroom sink is barely pushing any water out. Shower and toilet are fine
and so is every other faucet in house. Just 4 days ago, water company had
a break in line and we were on boil alert but I don't see how that would do
anything.
Roger
14 Dec 2009, 10:12
Kelly,
If there was a water link break, it is possible some dirt got into the
line. The strainer on your faucet might have become clogged. Unscrew it and
check it for sediment.
nrails
30 Dec 2009, 19:24
I have been having low water pressure in my house. My house is a small log
cabin. I use well water. I recently, in the summer, replaced my pressure
tank and I had good pressure. Lately, my water pressure has decreased. Any
reasons for this? Does my switch maybe need to be adjusted? The pressure is
currently set at 50 PSI. Thanks.
Belinda
31 Dec 2009, 12:09
For the last 2 days, I have had low water pressure in both of the upstairs
bathroom tubs. When I first turn on the water it has good flow of water
then it slowly dies down. When we do this the gas hot water heater
downstairs starts knocking. Any suggestions?
Thanks, Belinda
My water keeps going out in my home.It may come on for about two minutes
and that back off.Can you tell me what is going on.
FRED
05 Jan 2010, 14:38
ih need help. at my dads house
his hot water work good on one side of the house.but the other side of the
house the hot water runs vary slow. this is not all the time it will run
slow for a few days the run fine for a few months. no one lives in his
house we do our wash.
the washer is the part of the house that run slow. what can make the water
run slow?
Chris
06 Jan 2010, 16:44
We have great pressure in all faucets and toilets downstairs but upstairs
we have very poor pressure. This is a problem that has started recently and
has never been a problem before. What possibly can be wrong? We've checked
all valves and checked all screens and neither one seems to be the problem.
Amanda
10 Jan 2010, 18:54
We recently replaced our Water heater 40 gal. to a 50 gal. And we are
getting pressure in tha house except the sink in the bathroom and the sink
in the kitchen. shower is fine.Whats the problem?
J. Tocco
11 Jan 2010, 12:47
If I flush more than one toilet at the same time I will have near zero
pressure anywhere else. My toilet and washing machine share a common wall
and if one is use the other will not work including the kitchen dish washer
which is approx. 30' away. I have noticed if water is used inside the house
the rear outside hose will hardly omit any water. I replaced a new water
tank and because it split open I also replaced the main water line into the
house. All these problems started approx. three after these replacements.
P.S. When this started I noticed what look like sand or diet in the toilet
holding tank????????????????????????
I have well water, and lately we have no real water pressure. I is so low
that if you run water in the kitchen sink, you cannot run it in the
bathroom.
Any ideas?
Amie
14 Jan 2010, 22:45
My home is about 60 years old, but was gutted & remodeled before I
purchased it. All the plumbing is original - but new trims, bathtub, etc.
were installed.
Several months ago, the pressure of the hot water ONLY in the shower ONLY
dropped for no apparent reason. Recently, it has dropped again, so low that
I can't even shower any more in my home. I have checked the house's main
shut-off valves and the ball valve on the hot water heater. All fine. The
cold is normal in the shower, and the hot is normal everywhere else in the
house. -???????
mike clements
16 Jan 2010, 11:02
having problem with water pressure on a delta 470 faucet...low pressure
coming out of wand assembly...cleaned both screens and still low
pressure..detached wand and good pressure coming from hose but when
reattached no pressure
Deborah Melvin
18 Jan 2010, 13:44
I have lived at my current location for 17 years. About 6 months ago there
was a leak in the water line on the city's side. They came out and fixed it
but, ever since then I have had horrible water pressure. They have came out
several times and checked the pressure at the water meter and things
checked okay. They could not check at my house due to I do not have an
outside faucet. It will also sound like air in the lines when you turn them
on and while using it. Is there something I can do?
hi i hope you can help me. i have low water pressure in my showers
now.....let me explain i drilled a hole in my main water line by accident
and had it repaired with shark bite sleeves..2 to be exact they cut out a
pc about 3 ft long and used the shark bite to replace the pc..now i have
low water pressure up staires in the showers only..????? can you help.
Kathy
29 Jan 2010, 10:47
Rescently our water pressure is lower than it used to be except when the
pump turns on in our well. The system is 30 years old. What do you think
the problem is?
paul
08 Feb 2010, 07:28
Hi, I have s spring water source in my home. It has a pump and a pressure
tank on it. At the pressure tank the gauge says 60PSI, and I have a second
gauge after the filters and before the water heater. This second gauge
drops to 10PSI when a faucet is running or a shower goes on, but fills back
up to 60PSI when they are shut off. I have replaced the pressure switch,
but the problem persists. HELP!
Tim
09 Feb 2010, 20:49
If I use water anywhere in the house, I have great water pressure,but if I
try to use water somewhere else in the house at the same time my water
pressure is very low. If I flush a toilet and the shower is turned on,
there is no water pressure at all in the shower until the toilet tank fills
and the water pressure returns to the shower. Can anyone help. Thanks
My home is 6 years old and has excellent hot water pressure. I woke up one
morning and realized that suddenly there was virtually no hot water
pressure. There seems to be a trickle coming from the water heater because
when you turn on a faucet in the house it flows strong for 5 seconds as the
pipes empty and then nothing but a trickle. The water heater seems to be
working fine, I was thinking that maybe a piece of sludge broke loose
inside it and clogged the out going pipe? What would be the first step in
trouble shooting?
tisha
21 Feb 2010, 16:28
I purchased a home built in the 1950's. I have not had good water pressure
since I moved here. The county water folks came out when I first moved but
supposedly found no problem. I cannot run two water sources at the same
time. ex. I can't wash clothes and do dishes,or flush the toilet and do
something else. If 2 water sources are going at once MY ALREADY LOW WATER
PRESSURE GOES TO ALMOST NONE. 2 days ago i noticed the hose connected to
the washer (hot water) has a bubble in it at the end of the hose nearest
the turn handle on the sink. I went to replace the hose and it will not
come off! I have tried to take it off and so has my father but no luck.
Since I the disconnected the hose from the washer, the water pressure is
very low. I have noticed having to stand almost under the shower head to
get wet while showering, toilet tank seems to fill up slower, the pressure
on the sink in which the hose is connected is low and it used to be the one
place I had some pressure. After the hose was removed of the washer the
pressure went lower to when I bought my home. I did turn off the main
water shut valve but turned it back. This and removing the hose from the
washer without being able to put on the new hose is the ONLY thing I have
done. Please Help I cant figure this out.
Paul
02 Mar 2010, 17:54
Hi,
My shower head has very little pressure but I think it is because half of
the water is coming out of the faucet at the same time the shower is on.
How can I ensure that all the water comes out of the shower head.
Thanks,
Paul
Gary
05 Mar 2010, 23:04
I have a garden tub and a shower in the master bath. The shower operates
fine, but the tub in the master just trickles cold water. We have one
faucet control and it doesn't matter what I do, trickles are all I get.
The pressure and contol is fine everywhere else in the house. Can you
offer help?
ken gill
13 Mar 2010, 09:03
i have a well system, and a fairly new bladder . but when one faucet is
turned on there is little to no pressure in the rest of the house. where do
i start
John Sloca
14 Mar 2010, 20:27
We are having pressure problems with our bathtub/shower. The two taps (hot
and cold) don't provide much pressure, even when first turned on. All other
fixtures in the bathroom don't have pressure problems. This is progressed
to the point we cannot use this shower/tub. I replaced the shower head, but
that's done nothing. It's at the taps, likely, but I don't know what the
check. The rest of the house has good to strong pressure. Please help :(
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27 Nov 2007, 19:02
28 Nov 2007, 07:30
29 Nov 2007, 05:03
02 Dec 2007, 10:34
02 Dec 2007, 11:12
I cover this in a few other articles on this website. Bottom line is you dislodged pieces of sediment in the pipes when you turned the water back on. The faucet aerators are clogged as is the toilet fill valve. Read my past articles to discover how easy it is to solve the issues you have.
02 Dec 2007, 12:39
the last 6 weeks the water pressure in
my face bowl has been low. All other
faucets in the house are fine.
Any suggestions?
02 Dec 2007, 15:41
Please read my response to the comment just above yours...........
05 Dec 2007, 15:43
05 Dec 2007, 17:11
05 Dec 2007, 17:11
Time to call a boiler pro. Trace exactly where the toilet noise is originating from.
05 Dec 2007, 17:14
05 Dec 2007, 17:22
None other than to check to make sure that sediment is not the culprit.
05 Dec 2007, 17:25
Your pressure is dropping because the supply lines are fed by a branch line that is too small. Read all of my columns about water-pressure problems.
20 Dec 2007, 13:29
20 Dec 2007, 13:41
The problem is in the faucet cartridge. There is a small blockage.
29 Dec 2007, 12:58
29 Dec 2007, 14:19
The mistake you are making is not noticing you are in over your head. Call in a pro.
30 Dec 2007, 16:48
30 Dec 2007, 17:24
30 Dec 2007, 18:02
The hot side of the cartridge is clogged. Get a new cartridge.
03 Jan 2008, 09:39
03 Jan 2008, 19:03
The evidence you present points to sediment blocking the valve or the shower head.
09 Jan 2008, 14:33
09 Jan 2008, 15:03
Try pipe thread compound. I feel it works much better than teflon tape.
09 Jan 2008, 19:37
Thanks
10 Jan 2008, 07:39
You should be looking for things that are clogging the faucet cartridges and aerators.
16 Jan 2008, 20:52
18 Jan 2008, 06:10
You bet there is. Call the top person at your local Board of Health. This situation is against the law. If you get no relief, then call the news director of every TV station in your city. Be sure to keep a journal of all conversations with all government officials.
20 Jan 2008, 12:42
20 Jan 2008, 14:07
You should not be below 30 psi. If you have all or many fixtures demanding water, it would drop below that. I have 85 psi at my own home if that is of interest to you.
25 Jan 2008, 15:54
25 Jan 2008, 16:39
Read all of the comments. I have answered this no less than five times.
26 Jan 2008, 10:55
26 Jan 2008, 10:58
I think it might be a problem with your pressure tank.
28 Jan 2008, 08:58
28 Jan 2008, 11:12
Read all of the comments...... This has already been discussed.
31 Jan 2008, 15:21
31 Jan 2008, 16:02
Go watch this video and watch about halfway into it how I flush the lines of debris:
http://www.askthebuilder.com/How_to_Install_a_Kitchen_Faucet_Video.shtml
So go do that with the supply lines disconnected from the faucet. If you get great flow, this tells you that you clogged the faucet cartridge and/or aerator with debris.
31 Jan 2008, 17:46
31 Jan 2008, 18:02
Try to figure out how to reset the pressure up to 45 psi.
12 Feb 2008, 01:46
Our toilet started to lose pressure with every other flush yesterday (one flush fine, next flush weak/non-effective, next flush good, next weak again). This happened after the flap became disconnected and the toilet ran for a few hours before we discovered it. (Possibly related/unrelated: our kitchen sink is directly on the other side of the wall, and the drain pipes off one side of that sink keeps coming uncaulked/unconnected. It was unconnected yesterday when this started. I haven't reset it yet. Perhaps it's throwing the pressure off?)
What's going on? Will this eventually correct itself or is there something I can/should do to get it back on track?
Thanks for whatever you can suggest.
12 Feb 2008, 06:13
Flushing issues are not a water-pressure problem *if* the toilet has a traditional gravity-flow tank. If you have a pressure-assist unit, then maybe a piece of sediment is in the fill valve.
16 Feb 2008, 11:23
16 Feb 2008, 11:39
Perhaps the shut-off valve is blocked or not open all of the way.
18 Feb 2008, 19:16
The reason I ask is that my system is set at 60psi, but when one faucet is turned on it drops 30 psi and with a 2nd faucet on it drops to 20 psi. The only other factor is that the pressure coming into the house is only 70 psi. Isn't pressure from the street normally higher than this?
20 Feb 2008, 19:00
Thanks.
24 Feb 2008, 12:57
regards
26 Feb 2008, 19:44
I would not go above 90 psi in any situation. You could have pressure issues directly related to pipe sizing.
28 Feb 2008, 07:30
You have nothing to loose.... If you read my column, you should know that pipe sizing is critical.
01 Mar 2008, 15:04
Get three bids from boiler installers and see what each one says about the low pressure.
14 Mar 2008, 13:18
14 Mar 2008, 23:46
Thanks
15 Mar 2008, 08:50
You need to read the replies to all of the comments at the end of this column.
15 Mar 2008, 14:20
Yes.
19 Mar 2008, 10:33
21 Mar 2008, 08:27
There could be a sediment blockage at the hot-water outlet at the top of the heater. It could also be at a valve location if you have one on the hot-water line as it leaves the heater. The blockage could also be on the cold-water line leading into the heater.
22 Mar 2008, 08:48
22 Mar 2008, 10:45
I would start by reading all of my columns on this topic - there are several - as well as the hundreds of comments I have answered......
11 Apr 2008, 10:21
11 Apr 2008, 17:45
I've got a problem with low water pressure in my entire house, which is about 25 years old. I have the water valve that looks like the blue hand-turned one in the first pic of this article and it's turned all the way.
However, there's metal 5-inch cone-like thing with a nut and square bolt at the "point" of the cone, a few inches below the blue valve on the water pipe. I hear that this may be another pressure valve but don't want to touch it because I'm not sure.
There's also a valve in a very small pit in my front yard and that's turned all the way on as well. To make things more strange, I notice that the water pressure improves greatly in the winter.
Any advise is greatly appreciated.
14 Apr 2008, 23:43
There is sediment in the valve cartridge.
16 Apr 2008, 16:48
22 Apr 2008, 15:17
29 Apr 2008, 08:13
You should probably call a plumber. It sounds like you have a pressure-reducing valve that is malfunctioning.
01 May 2008, 16:36
02 May 2008, 13:46
04 May 2008, 20:05
07 May 2008, 12:51
08 May 2008, 01:35
09 May 2008, 10:36
The kitchen sink is similar, but to a much, much lesser degree. The hot water never disappears. the pressure is just lower than the cold water.
13 May 2008, 06:53
13 May 2008, 07:43
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Thanks... Dave
28 Jun 2008, 08:16
04 Jul 2008, 22:21
Help!!!
06 Jul 2008, 13:07
17 Jul 2008, 22:35
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29 Jul 2008, 21:46
I do not think its a block in the line, as the pressure would not be high/normal then drop off like that. I do not think its the water softener as the lines outside are not run through that (they are outside that loop) and have the same issue. The main water valve into the house is fully turned on, so I am not sure what the issue could be and was thinking of calling the water company but thought you might have an idea.
Thanks for any help
Chris
03 Aug 2008, 00:21
04 Aug 2008, 04:03
07 Aug 2008, 20:46
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23 Aug 2008, 10:43
I live in a 20 year old house and have had great water pressure until about 8 weeks ago. Here is what is happening: when water is fist turned on (ex. sink) the pressure will be very high and within seconds will severely drop off. I had the water company come out to check pressure at the meter which they measured to be 120psi. I do not know the psi in the house. I do not have a pressure regulator in the house, it must be buried. Could it be air in the line or my regulator is going bad?
Thx...Olaf
24 Aug 2008, 08:01
02 Sep 2008, 14:02
13 Sep 2008, 10:05
When I turned the water back on, the pipes started to rattle and the water was reduced to a trickle in the kitchen only. Please help.
09 Oct 2008, 09:10
http://www.highlanderplumbing.com.au/
14 Oct 2008, 18:28
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18 Dec 2008, 10:18
18 Dec 2008, 11:57
I have 2 showers in the house which now both have low pressure lights showing. Both showers have stopped working. The pressure in the kitchen tap is fine and Thames Water advised if this tap is okay then the pressure in the house is wrong and needs to be adjusted. They advised a plumber but I have asked them to do it. What do you advise I do to maximise the pressure.
Thanks.
23 Dec 2008, 18:48
31 Dec 2008, 14:18
Thank you for your time,
Sean
02 Jan 2009, 17:23
into house, then reducing it to 1/2"
inside. After years of use pipes have probably reduced in size. The pressure is really bad. Is there any way to clean out these pipes and restore the pressure?
04 Jan 2009, 10:58
This happens everywhere in my house.
Thanks,
Rog
09 Jan 2009, 17:14
12 Jan 2009, 13:24
18 Jan 2009, 12:00
18 Jan 2009, 12:59
19 Jan 2009, 21:05
value replaced but I am still haveing a problem it makes a loud
sound at times just like it did before the value was replaced.
What should I do?
22 Jan 2009, 18:55
27 Jan 2009, 12:25
03 Feb 2009, 15:25
05 Feb 2009, 11:07
06 Feb 2009, 11:45
07 Feb 2009, 08:15
08 Feb 2009, 12:37
In my city over 90% of these problems are caused by inline filtration and water softener systems usually near the meter. If you have one of these units, try switching to bypass mode to check street-representative pressure and also check if filter cartridge is due for replacement. By the time water pushes though filter medium, you end up losing most of the pressure. Check sink aerator screens. As for meter problems, screens inside them can sometime get clogged, that's rare but not impossible. Among other causes are many 90 degree bends in the plumbing in your house. Waterflow loses velocity to each of these bends. Note if there are any kinks in the pipe by the meter from accidental tamper leaving the pipe partially pinched. A brief drop in water volume could indicate nearby hydrant flow test or maintenance, possible water main break in the area or a fire requiring heavy water demand. There are other factors, and I doubt we can list them all.
09 Feb 2009, 10:47
Do these sound like viable options to start with?
Thanks
09 Feb 2009, 21:54
20 Feb 2009, 19:53
Dan
06 Mar 2009, 08:32
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20 Mar 2009, 10:44
We had great water pressure but after a house below us in our subdivision had a water main break our pressure has never come back to it's original level. The water dept. came out and said we had great pressure and to check filters on our faucets to make sure they weren't clogged but that was not the issue. Most areas of our house still have normal water pressure but our kitchen and downstairs bathroom have weak pressure. Oddly enough the downstairs bathroom has a 2 sink vanity side by side....on the left is great pressure but the right is very weak? Help!
07 Apr 2009, 15:54
13 Apr 2009, 19:51
I RECENTLY PURCHASHED A OLD HOUSE IT ALSO IS OUR FRIST HOUSE IN NEW YORK VERY LOW WATER PRESURE.GOT IT CHECKED BY 4 PLUMBER.ONE PUT THE WATER GUAGE SAID WHEN HE MEASURE THE PRESSURE IT IS LIKE 50 MP PUT THE MOMENT WE OPEN ANY WATER IN HOUSE THE PRESSURE DROPS TO 0. IS THE PROBLEM IN THE HOUSE PIPES OR DO WE NEED TO CHANGE OUTSIDE WATER PIPES THE COST OF OUTSIDE IS $ 5000 PLEASE HELP
15 Apr 2009, 13:19
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28 Apr 2009, 22:07
running. What do I need to do. Thanks.
03 May 2009, 01:39
10 May 2009, 13:57
15 May 2009, 11:50
Our house in 4 years old. No problem with water pressure until 3 weeks ago. Only one side of the house is experiencing low pressure. Outside Faucet, Kitchen Sink and Dishwasher are the only outlets thathave ow pressure. Village Water dept came in said that everyting was fine from their connection to the house and there were no leaks. Please advise
16 May 2009, 06:45
I have installed a 10.5kw electric shower and discovered the water pressure is not adequate for it to work properly - the water comes out fairly slowly and very hot and the low water pressure light is on constantly.
Is there anything I can do?
Thanks
19 May 2009, 12:58
20 May 2009, 15:29
21 May 2009, 10:23
WHAT CAN I DO TO IMPROVE THE HEAD OF PRESSURE?
29 May 2009, 13:10
02 Jun 2009, 06:50
02 Jun 2009, 13:05
15 Jun 2009, 10:27
19 Jun 2009, 21:56
Water pressure elsewhere in the house is normal, i.e., toilets, showers, bathtubs, bathroom sinks, lawn sprinklers, etc.
What is the cause of my kitchen sink water pressure and how can I remedy the problem. Thank you!
23 Jun 2009, 14:44
26 Jun 2009, 12:27
I have a kitchen faucet that when opened, has a good flow. Within 30 seconds the flow decreases to more than half the volume. How can this be remedied?
29 Jun 2009, 21:38
Thank you
30 Jun 2009, 11:40
03 Jul 2009, 01:00
08 Jul 2009, 05:02
I have low water pressure at peak times of the day my shower will not work I even struggle to fill the kettle. It has not always been like this. Any ideas? Thanks
16 Jul 2009, 14:48
What is sufficient water pressure required for a new home? Is 37 pounds good or below average? I heard 55 pounds was good, the water company told me 20 pounds is sufficient
Thanks
Frank
16 Jul 2009, 17:50
23 Jul 2009, 18:33
Thanks, we have got to do something,
Sue
Thanks,
25 Jul 2009, 10:21
Thanks.
27 Jul 2009, 13:56
27 Jul 2009, 21:28
11 Aug 2009, 09:03
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25 Aug 2009, 09:24
26 Aug 2009, 07:34
I'm having low water pressure problems with our upstairs shower. The sink in that same bathroom seems to be fine, as well as all other locations throughout the house. The water pressure in the shower was working fine ... it just all of a sudden dropped.
Thanks!
30 Aug 2009, 11:50
My problem is HOT WATER PRESSURE going to zero in the 3rd floor when the shower in the basement is open.
I need to know if there is a gadget to install in the water heater or what else to do. Thank you
10 Sep 2009, 07:37
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Your time and consideration is appreciated.
Respectfully,
Ellsworth
04 Nov 2009, 14:04
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05 Dec 2009, 13:41
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12 Dec 2009, 00:10
My shower/tub water pressure is terrible, it also takes fifteen minutes for it to heat up. the hot water tank is up all the way. My other shower has extremely high water pressure and hot water. I cannot take a bath it is too slow. NO WHERE else in my house has this problem. The house is 5 years old, we just moved in. should I call a plumber?
13 Dec 2009, 02:46
14 Dec 2009, 10:12
If there was a water link break, it is possible some dirt got into the line. The strainer on your faucet might have become clogged. Unscrew it and check it for sediment.
30 Dec 2009, 19:24
31 Dec 2009, 12:09
Thanks, Belinda
03 Jan 2010, 13:22
05 Jan 2010, 14:38
his hot water work good on one side of the house.but the other side of the house the hot water runs vary slow. this is not all the time it will run slow for a few days the run fine for a few months. no one lives in his house we do our wash.
the washer is the part of the house that run slow. what can make the water run slow?
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Any ideas?
14 Jan 2010, 22:45
Several months ago, the pressure of the hot water ONLY in the shower ONLY dropped for no apparent reason. Recently, it has dropped again, so low that I can't even shower any more in my home. I have checked the house's main shut-off valves and the ball valve on the hot water heater. All fine. The cold is normal in the shower, and the hot is normal everywhere else in the house. -???????
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02 Mar 2010, 17:54
My shower head has very little pressure but I think it is because half of the water is coming out of the faucet at the same time the shower is on.
How can I ensure that all the water comes out of the shower head.
Thanks,
Paul
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