Can I regulate the water pressure (the PSI) for my entire house?

Question

House slopes down from street but levels off from garage to backyard. The water pressure at the front of the house is powerful BUT is half of the power in the backyard -- is there a way to regulate the power of the pressure?

Answer 1

Your local utilities that supply your water to your house usually sends about 150- 200 lbs pressure to the house, your fixtures cannot handle this kind of pressure. Standard house pressure should be between 50 and 70 lbs. This is done with a device called a pressure reducing valve, found close to where your water supply comes into the house, usually right beside the water meter. It is a device that resembles a bell when you look at it. Usually there is an adjustment on it.What I use is a Gage hooked to the boiler drain on your water heater to monitor and adjust the pressure. This Gage should be available at home depot or a plumbing supply house

Answer 2

Without pressure regulator water pressure at my house was 100 PSI at miday and may be 120 PSI at night. In two years I paid for change of two toilet assemblies.Change Two kitchen faucits.Leaking washer valves and water damage due to kitchen osmosis water system filter body crack. Last things was water heater tank leak. Plumber checked the pressure and instaled water pressure regulator. And set it on 50 PSI, I also replaced my water meater from 1 inch to 3/4 inch free of cost from Suburban water district. Net saving of $15 a month on Meater and $ 6.00 on water usage as high pressure waist more water in kitchen sink and shower. No problem with water low pressure, leakage faucet or squeaking pipes from two years.

Answer 3

The question is what is you flow rate ( gallons per minute ) in each of the loctions.
The problem most likely will lay in a restriction in the lines. You most likely have a pipe that sizes down or a blockage in the pipe that will cause what you are asking about.
The length of run that the water goes through will not make much of any difference in a house only the size of the pipe will change the pressure or flow.

Answer 4

to boost it, you will need a boost pump. they actually make them