robphelan
Diamond Member
we have(had) excellent pressure in our house. I never feared running the washer and taking a shower at the same time... until recently.
we were getting estimates for a new sprinkler system when the guy told us our pressure at the rear outside faucet was 124psi! when we moved in 2.5 yrs ago i dialed the pressure regulator to 80.
i went to turn down the pressure while my wife checked the pressure gauge - i turned it many times counter-clockwise and she said it barely fluctuated. i turned it all the way clockwise and the same thing.
the funny thing is, only the initial pressure is high - as soon as i turn on a device, such as an impact yard sprinkler, it shoots out strong then immediately the pressure dies down - it's not even strong enough to rotate the sprinkler head.
our community did recently open a new water tower in the neighborhood. i spoke to a neighbor across the street who told me that they had very recently had to replace their pressure regulator.
i wonder if my problem is the regulator and was damaged by the new influx of pressure? i saw a tag on the regulator which states 25-75 - i wonder if that's the rated pressure it can sustain?
also, i had a water softener installed about 4 months ago, but this problem only has come up in the past 3 weeks or so - i don't think this is the problem because the water softener only controls water inside the house, it wouldn't affect the sprinklers.
thanks for your ideas.
we were getting estimates for a new sprinkler system when the guy told us our pressure at the rear outside faucet was 124psi! when we moved in 2.5 yrs ago i dialed the pressure regulator to 80.
i went to turn down the pressure while my wife checked the pressure gauge - i turned it many times counter-clockwise and she said it barely fluctuated. i turned it all the way clockwise and the same thing.
the funny thing is, only the initial pressure is high - as soon as i turn on a device, such as an impact yard sprinkler, it shoots out strong then immediately the pressure dies down - it's not even strong enough to rotate the sprinkler head.
our community did recently open a new water tower in the neighborhood. i spoke to a neighbor across the street who told me that they had very recently had to replace their pressure regulator.
i wonder if my problem is the regulator and was damaged by the new influx of pressure? i saw a tag on the regulator which states 25-75 - i wonder if that's the rated pressure it can sustain?
also, i had a water softener installed about 4 months ago, but this problem only has come up in the past 3 weeks or so - i don't think this is the problem because the water softener only controls water inside the house, it wouldn't affect the sprinklers.
thanks for your ideas.
