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Who is responsible for the water pressure coming in to a house?
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∙ 13y ago
the water company - if you look on their website it should tell you what the minimum water pressure you should expect is. You can test this by timing how long it takes to fill a certain size bucket. This is only cold water. The hot water pressure will depend on your boiler and should not be reported to the water company.
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Yes the water company states what the min pressure should be in some cases as low as 8 PSI but before you start doing the bucket measurement one has to know the size of their pipe as each diameter will give a different flow rate and also what material your water main is as many ferrous mains do have a severe build up of mineral deposits which also affects flow rates .
Also some mains do get "crushed" over the years if proper compacting is not used to insure the main is not bearing to much weight
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== == Two possible problems............... The main shut off valve in the house is closed from the in-coming city water supply line, or the city supply line is shut off at the street .
