Hi all, Have a situation I'd like to know if anyone has had experience with and if they were able to get any relief correcting. Have a 5 yr. old home on slab. Have had 2 sprinkler system techs that frequently work in the neighborhood tell me the water pressure from the county is extremely high and has caused some problems for some and eventually will cause problems for many others. They both tell me the county water pressure to the meter is around 250 psi. Which is causing the lines from the meter to the regulator to fail because the contractors installed lines that cannot handle that much pressure. Was told that one man spent 12K having to have this line dug up and replaced with a higher capacity line.
My questions are:
Is 250 psi normal for pressure coming to the meter or am I being blown smoke?
If the pressure is that high, can a regulator be put on the county side of the meter to lower it?
Was told the county has been made aware of the problem and refuse to do anything to lower it.
FYI: I have lowered my pressure at the regulator to 60 psi to help try to head off any problems under the slab. Wife and I both hate the lower pressure but see it as possible insurance.
Does anyone out there have any opinions or feedback that might help me head off a problem before it happens if what I am being told is the truth?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
My questions are:
Is 250 psi normal for pressure coming to the meter or am I being blown smoke?
If the pressure is that high, can a regulator be put on the county side of the meter to lower it?
Was told the county has been made aware of the problem and refuse to do anything to lower it.
FYI: I have lowered my pressure at the regulator to 60 psi to help try to head off any problems under the slab. Wife and I both hate the lower pressure but see it as possible insurance.
Does anyone out there have any opinions or feedback that might help me head off a problem before it happens if what I am being told is the truth?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks