The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2
General Category => Totally Off-Topic Discussions, Rants, Tire & Oil Threads, Etc. => Topic started by: Bob_Roller on July 12, 2011, 01:55:35 PM
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There's been about 7 homes damaged on my block and one block each side of me in the last 5 years by failing plumbing inside the home .
The latest one had a failure on the upper level, while the owners were away on vacation for 2 weeks .
Early damage estimate is $100,000 to 130,000US !!!!!!
I don't know about any other areas other than my own, but the city supplied water pressure is averaging 85-95 psi, don't know what that works out to in kg/cm, or Kpa, but in my estimation it's quite high .
It's been as high as 115 psi at times .
I installed a water pressure regulator on the incoming pipe before it gets inside my home ( I don't have to worry about freezing temperatures) .
All of these failures were plastic and rubber hoses, typical cheap type that are used today in new construction .
I turn the water supply off to my home if I am gone overnight or longer .
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My mother livs in a vacation community which had a small private water system. The town water system expanded, ran a high pressure main down the street to a new development and plugged everybody in. 110 PSI. Fixtures and washing machine hoses blowing all over the place. They didn't even MENTION buying a regulator. Ever seen a garden hose nozzle at 100 PSI? Dances like a snake. A solid 50 PSI is PLENTY. We use a submersible pump at 100 feet. Cutoff at 40 PSI. When my son was a kid he loved to bring our sprinklers to "Grammy"s" house and spin the bleep out of them. SHe has a 50 PSI regulator now, BTW.