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Quote:i found it. its under the house wrapped in insulation by my water shut off. looking to borrow a pressure gauge but for now i cranked it up some and its bearable.
Congrats on finding it. Mine is located near the shut-ff valve too.
i found it. its under the house wrapped in insulation by my water shut off. looking to borrow a pressure gauge but for now i cranked it up some and its bearable.
My house was built in 1977 and its regulator was at the street. Well buried about 1 foot from the meter towards the house. I think they put it there so they wouldn't blow out the cheap pipe.
60psi is too high for some appliances such as dishwashers, icemakers so before you crank yours all the way open check some of your installation guides.
update – CCWD called today. they went out and checked the pressure. they said at the meter its 63psi and at the house its 30psi. so obviously something is amiss!
i'll check the pressure when we get up there. not sure when that will be. depends on the smoke. i know the house is copper not galvanized. i talked to the previous owner and he didn't know about one but i have a couple places to check. i'll also check in the meter box itself!
thanks for all the help!
Quote:My cabin had its final inspection in 2000. I did not have a pressure reducer and the inspector made no comment about it and I passed. I installed one the next year on the house side of the meter by the street following CCWD instructions that CCWD gave me when I bought my cabin.Carl
Sounds like a regulator isn't required. ndamico, I would check the water pressure and see what it is just out of curiosity. I guess you could have some kind of blockage in your water line but I don't have any ideas what it might be.
My cabin had its final inspection in 2000. I did not have a pressure reducer and the inspector made no comment about it and I passed. I installed one the next year on the house side of the meter by the street following CCWD instructions that CCWD gave me when I bought my cabin.
Carl
Quote:my water pipes coming into the house are ABS. under the house where i do the winterizing there are just 2 ball valves, one is the low point drain and the other the on/off for suppy. its right where it comes out of the ground. i haven't seen a regulator of any kind and i've followed the pipes around but i'll do some more looking.thanks
Interesting. I haven't seen a place up here without a regulator before. I always assumed it was code but maybe not. I couldn't find a guage online at Ace, but True Value has them or you can get one at Amazon:
With either one of those kind of gauges you can connect it to any of your standard water faucets and check your water pressure. I think under 40 pounds is getting on the low side.
my water pipes coming into the house are ABS. under the house where i do the winterizing there are just 2 ball valves, one is the low point drain and the other the on/off for suppy. its right where it comes out of the ground. i haven't seen a regulator of any kind and i've followed the pipes around but i'll do some more looking.
thanks
Quote:thanks. i only have 1 ball valve that i operate when i winterize the house. pretty easy to tell when its open. i've winterized the house probably 15 times and this condition has always been the same. i don't know where a pressure regulator would be. all i have found is the actual meter itself down by the street. does that mean there will be something else that is going to be buried somewhere that i will have to dig up?I'm pretty sure your regulator would be in the "basement" part of your place. Our place has two valves plus a regulator. One valve is near the main water valve and the other is under the main floor of the cabin, and the regulator is there too. It will likely look "similar" to the attached photo. I'm sure your cabin was built after ours and ours has copper pipe and some kind of flexible plastic or rubber main (not PVC), so it's very doubtful you have any galvanized pipe.
The PRV at my house is located just on my side of the water meter and is within the meter box. I had it replaced a few years ago and there was an improvement in pressure.
I wonder if you have galvanized pipes? pressure and flow are both required, not pressure alone. 60psi is the same in a 1/2" pipe or 3/4" pipe. But flow is very different. Old galvanized pipes will have pressure but not allow much water to flow.
thanks. i only have 1 ball valve that i operate when i winterize the house. pretty easy to tell when its open. i've winterized the house probably 15 times and this condition has always been the same. i don't know where a pressure regulator would be. all i have found is the actual meter itself down by the street. does that mean there will be something else that is going to be buried somewhere that i will have to dig up?
Water pressure varies quite a bit in BTV depending on where you live. The higher the elevation, the lower the pressure. However, I would agree with joe. Check the regulator first.
Our water comes from the same place as fire hydrants. CCWD came by one day and checked the water pressure at the hydrant. It was about 60 pounds. A friend "down" the street has about 90 pounds before the regulator. Last time I checked my water pressure (several years ago) after the regulator it was about 45 pounds. Regulators are adjustable but make sure they aren't leaking.
CCWD recommends a pressure reducer as close to the street on/off valve as possible. That is where mine is located. I agree with the others above, check all the valves starting at the street. I'm sure you will find it.
If not, ask one of your neighbors if you can check their water pressure for comparison. If they have the same issue, maybe a call to CCWD is in order.
Carl
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