Any plumbers around? My water pressure is terrible in part of the house,didn't start till town system came why

Question

upstairs kitchen and full bath are bad, 1/2 bath pressure is good, downstairs, 1/2 bath is good, washer is bad, they're on opposite sides of a wall, filters are clear, no drainage problems. what gives?

Answer 1

not enough water pressure, have the town check it

Answer 2

Here's the deal. Pressure is an very misused term. What you are talking about is volume! Water pressure always reaches equilibrium in any closed system unless it is designed not to. If water came into your house through a pin hole, it would eventually have the same pressure on both sides of the pin hole. Yet the minute you open a faucet, the volume demand makes it drop off to nothing. if you're on a city system, make sure the angle valve or shut-off valve on your water meter is completely open! All city utilities are commited to providing water service up to and through your water meter(they charge you for every ounce that goes through it!). Start there! Secondly, contact the city and have them come out. They will conduct a standard water pressure test (which actually tests volume), its easy, they place a pressure gauge on an outside faucet (garden faucet) get a readying and open a second faucet or hydrant somewhere in the house. If the pressure drops dramatically then you have a clogged line. Thats not uncommon for new lines that are not installed with care(dirt, mud, trash) can get into the new line. But your problem sounds like its inside your house. If your able to shut-off your water supply and have a compressor, you might be able to backflush(with air) your lines individually. Good Luck.

Answer 3

lol drainage is the oposite of the equation. you must have some blockage in your pipes. try running water into a bucket for the washer side and see if there is any pressure that way. a plumber will check same thing and look for a blockage somewhere. if no blockage at washer, namely before it goes into washer then it is the washer. sometimes the blockage is before filter but falls back when filter taken off. trial and experimentation is what a plumber will do to find the reason. run the water with filter off as well. check and see if there is a filter or blockage in the washing machine too and keep looking til you find it then fix it. good luck