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A city water hookup should be around 60psi.

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What is Average home water pressure?

Depending where you live in the world, in South Africa, the average water pressure is between 400 to 600 kpa.


How can you get water to boil at 170 degrees c?

Water at ambient atmospheric pressure boils at 100C. One way of raising the boiling point is to raise the surrounding pressure. If you raise the pressure surrounding the water to about 93 psi above atmospheric, it will boil at about 170C. Do not try this at home! Boiling water at this pressure is extremely dangerous and can severely burn you.


What would cause the water level in toilet bowl to decrease slightly with no flush?

It can happen several ways; Left alone the water will evaporate, The weather outside maybe windy causing a vacuum across the roof vent pipe, using a sink or toilet on a lower level of your home may cause some reduction of the water level... etc.


Why are you losing pressure on the hot water side through out your home you have no leaks?

Check pipe size for hot water or if galvanized pipe used, pipe could be clogged inside with rust and scale.


When you want to a set up a water tank why do you put it higher than the house?

Think of it as water flowing down a hill, but instead of on the ground it is in a pipe. For a typical "Petticoat Junction" type rain-water reservoir that will supply the home with running water, it is the difference in height between the faucet and tank that provides the water pressure to push the water through the pipes. The higher the tank, the greater the pressure at the faucet-- which means higher flow. If the tank was not higher than the house, nothing would come out of the faucet. A city water supply supposed to be around 60psi but can vary greatly depending on the terrain. Since most water is gravity fed from elevated tanks, a home at the bottom of a hill will have higher water pressure than one at the top of a hill. Cities with big ranges in elevation have pumps to boost pressure at higher areas and regulators to reduce pressure in lower ones. The elevated tanks are closed at the top and do not collect rain water. Water is pumped up to the tank overnight while people are using the least amount. During the day, the full tank supplies all the water the city needs. High-rise buildings are fed with the same water supply as the rest of the city, but have booster pumps every so many floors to maintain a reasonably constant pressure over the full height of the building.

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What does water pressure mean?

Water pressure refers to the pressure of water in a system. In a home it will be 30-50 psi typically and this is governed by the municipal pressure or by a well tank.


How does water come out of taps?

It is pumped into your home water system by the city water supply, or if you have a well, it's pumped into a pressure tank and then into your home. Either way when you open a faucet (essentially a valve) the water will come out.


What causes pressure in the front of your head while exercising?

A raise in blood pressure causes this. U should get an at-home blood pressure moniter and check your levels after you excercise, to ensure that they aren't in the danger zones. It's normal for blood pressure to rise, but there's still an unhealthy level that should be watched out for.


Can a water pressure regulator in a mobile home go bad. I have no pressure?

Yes


What happen when you increase the temperature of a liquid?

This depends upon how high the temperature is increased. To make food cook quicker, when water is placed in a pressure cooker it is allowed to heat up to a much higher temperature than its normal boiling point of 212 degrees Fahrenheit at sea-level. But, at a certain preset pressure, the pressure relief valve will open and release steam. Without this valve the cooker would explode. The same is true for a water heater in your home.


What water pressure mean?

What pressure per square inch water is. -In a typical home on city water you have a PRV set to 50-70 psi


Is 75 lbs home water pressure too high?

No!


Is the amount of pressure in a gas powered pressure washer dependent on home water pressure?

No, it most cases it it the GPM demand


What are the normal pressure of your home ac unit?

300psi high side and 80psi low side


When your water softener cycled why did water come out of your upstairs toilet?

While I have never hears of this situation actually occurring, here is a possible explanation. When a water softener is installed, it creates a small pressure drop in the plumbing. typically a loss of 5-15 psi in water pressure to the home (higher pressure loss when the water is flowing more quickly). When a water softener is cycling (regenerating) it goes into a bypass mode where the pressure loss is removed so during regeneration the water pressure in the home is slightly higher. This slight increase in pressure *might* exlain possible differences in performance of a toilet in the home.


What is Average home water pressure?

Depending where you live in the world, in South Africa, the average water pressure is between 400 to 600 kpa.


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