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Old 09/08/07, 11:00 PM
 
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Water Question

I live in a 97 MH , i have penty of water presure on the outside faucets ( 50 PSI well presure )But the inside as in all the taps hot and cold seem low on presure , is there a regulator or restrictor hidden somewhere ? if so what would it look like ? the feed pipe comes up out of the ground and dissapears into the insulation bag and from there who knows where it goes ? , i dont want to hack my way into the insulation untill i am fairly sure there is a restrictor in the system somewhere ..
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Old 09/08/07, 11:24 PM
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Have you checked to see if the screens are clogged?
The outside faucet probably doesnt have one, but all the inside ones should.
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Old 09/09/07, 08:30 AM
 
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Well water or municipal water? Are the outside faucets the hydrant type and tapped into the line before it gets to the home or are they part of the home?

I have a pressure regulator installed just before the pipe goes to up to my home. Some plumbers install them right next to the meter and some even bury them a few feet from the meter.
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Old 09/09/07, 11:12 AM
 
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we are on our own well , the outside faucets are tapped off before the house , there are new faucets fitted inside and the flow is still low , so i am stumped , unless there is a regulator somewhere i see no reason for the poor flow .
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Old 09/09/07, 11:16 AM
 
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What makes me think there is a regulator is that i can turn all eight taps on in the master bathroom and the flow stays the same , its that the presure of the flow is low .
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Old 09/09/07, 11:19 AM
 
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I'd check the screens also.
It could be the plastic dip tube in the water heater has dissolved and is clogging the screens.

Unscrew the end of the kitchen faucet and look at the screen.
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