Both hot and cold H2O are barely trickling out of the tap/faucets. I opened the main water valve fully and checked to see if the faucets themselves were clogged, but still no change. Will the local H2O dept help? Does it have anything to do with the pipes?
PLEASE help as my dishes AND my hair could use a strong hosing!
THANK YOU!!! : )
2007-07-24 09:16:44 · 5 answers · asked by bringthepayne82 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Two possibilities:
1) The problem is at the meter. Easy to check. Call the water company, they will test it for free.
2) The problem is on 'your side of the curb'. In my case, the water main was old and had ruptured. I determined this by shutting off the water at the main, opening up the line where it came into the house and turning the water back on. My pressure was barely a trickle.
If you determine that the pressure is YOUR problem, be very careful who you get to fix it for you. Bids on replacing my water main ranged for $1800 to $6000. Amazingly enough, the $1800 procedure was just as good as the $6000 and saved me from having my lawn dug up. Everyone else wanted to "trench" my yard. This other guy showed up with a small tunneling machine. It drilled a hole down, then 60 feet across my lawn and inches from my basement wall. It was very quick, my lawn didn't get dug up , and I saved thousands! I hope you don't need an expensive repair like this, but if you do, don't get taken for a ride. Get alot of estimates.
Good luck.
2007-07-24 09:33:05 · answer #1 · answered by Bruce J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can call your local water supplier for a test of the pressure in the main line. You can also buy (cheaply) a gauge that attaches to an outside faucet to see what the house pressure is. Your hot water will be the same pressure as the cold because it is the cold water that supplies the "pressure" to push the water out of the tank.
2007-07-24 16:22:57 · answer #2 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would call your municipal water department. Ours flushes the valves quarterly and it causes our pressure to drop dramatically. Since the valve is right in front of my house, I actually see them do it, but a lot of the neighbor's don't and are left wondering what caused their pressure to drop. If nothing is going on with the city to cause it, it could be your pressure control valve where the main enters the house. Ours went and had to be replaced, it is a $60 part but the plumber will charge you $150.
2007-07-24 16:19:44 · answer #3 · answered by eskie lover 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Having read through numerous articles relating to plumbing, i cant believe our complex your( U.S.)
systems have become, to say that they are over-engineered would be an understatement, this is not intended as a derogatory remark, but just as a point of interest.
Although we in the U.K. still have quite a few victorian systems, they are gradually being phased out and replaced with systems that are easily managable by the trained plumber, however i digress.
Could you guys tell me wether or not, the introduction of combination boilers,as opposed to conventional boilers, has brought on even more qualifications and certificates needed by the plumber? as here in the uk, it seems every time they bring out a new bye law, we have to go back to school again, after all, i only did a 7 year apprenticeship.
2007-07-25 11:37:03 · answer #4 · answered by dann_501 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not quite sure how to answer, but it might depend on a couple of things, are you on well water or a city supplied water source. If you are on well water, you might have tree roots that have started to restrict your water flow into your house, if it is city water it might be a supply problem from a different grid that supplies your grid in the water supply system, call your utility company and tell them your problem, and ask them if there is any construction going on around you or if there are any water "Mains" being worked on in your area.
2007-07-24 16:24:05 · answer #5 · answered by Luby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋