Posted by hj on September 29, 1999 at 13:23:00:

In Reply to: Home Water Pressure posted by Jim Creighton on September 29, 1999 at 12:57:49:

65-75# is adequate. The cost depends on the size and the complexity of installing it. It can go into the pipe in the basement, assuming there is no lawn watering system connected to the pipe before it enters the basement.

: We've just moved back into an older home we've owned for some years (but been away for 12+), and find the water pressure (small municipality, city service) to be much higher than I've ever seen. Specifically, hoses swollen so hard they're difficult to pull in the yard, can't turn on hose nozzles because there's too much pressure in them.

: I talked to one of the operations guys at the utility - he says they're putting out 65-70 lbs standard, and (he lives a couple blocks away) he hasn't noticed anything unusual.

: I don't mind having plenty of pressure, but I really don't want to blow the flowers out of the ground when I water them, and I'm concerned this might be damaging to appliances (washer, dishwasher, etc.)

: Should I be concerned? How much pressure is too much - how can I check exactly what I've got easily? How much does a pressure regulator cost, and must they be inside (we're in pretty serious freezing weather in the winter), or must they be mounted outside? (Our main feeds underground directly into the basement).

: thanks for comments & opinions - Jim

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