As a plumber and owning my own business for 40 years i can count on one hand how many homes have pressure regulators. Most homes i deal with complain about pressure thats two low and i have to install a pressure boosting pump. Count yourself lucky if its this easy to increase you water pressure
thank you for pointing me to this video from your other one. Question: when you open the outside spigot to drain the water in your house, do you use the outdoor regulated spigot or the unregulated spigot? I guess it doesn't matter but wanted to confirm.
I've watch too many videos in regards to low water pressure and they all talk about adjusting it through a PRV. I have an older home in California and there is no PRV. How do you increase pressure if you don't have a PRV?????
I may have watched more videos than you. LOL I read somewhere that the minimum required by law is 20psi. If you're sure that you don't have a PRV, then measure the pressure at an outside garden bib. If it's below 20psi, call your city. But then again, your neighbors would also have low pressure... If it's only your home, they make water pump that will increase the pressure. But then again, you may not want to increase pressure too much due to old pipes may not be able to handle it.
Since you are so careful about the right and wrong way to install things. Your expansion tank installation won't pass the inspection at least in the area where I live. In my house the inspector told me that I can't use the pipe as the only support for the expansion tank weight and that I needed to use a bracket ($15) to be supported by the wall.
My expansion tank doesn't have any way to check the pressure. Just a big grey tank with a drain with a yellow handled shutoff on the bottom. I drain the rust out of it 1x a year at that location. Why don't I have a fitting to check psi?
Got a new PRV installed a few weeks ago. It now makes a lot of noise when I'm running a shower or the washing machine, like, it now sounds like a damn fog horn. I checked my pressure on a bib and it's at 40psi. I know that I need to increase the pressure in the PRV but by doing that will it also help reduce, or hopefully eliminate, the noise that it's making? If I can fix this myself without calling the plumber back it would be great.
To drain the water before I check the bladder do I just turn off the water to the house then open up all the faucets, or do I have to drain the water heater? Thank you for the video.
Just turn off the main waterline and open one hose bib outside. You really just need to relieve the pressure. You’re not trying to drain all of the water from the system.
That’s what my research said was best practice. Otherwise you could get a false reading based on water pressure. Draining it allows you to accurately inflate the bladder to the correct PSI.
@@TightWadDIY Thanks. I guess you could reattach water pressure gauge after draining to verify lack of pressure in home before adjusting air pressure. Great video
@@LuckyLindy39 That is exactly what I did. Seems to me these tanks are like car tires. Literally, down to the inflation valve. They need to be checked and inflated on a regular basis as air escapes.
My pressure in my house drop it come on full then drop and won’t go back up for a while or even at all .I try flushing water heater but don’t know how long should I do that for
@@TightWadDIY I'm no plumber, but here's what I'm thinking: to determine if the bladder is working, turn off the main valve to the house; open a faucet to relieve the pressure in the system; pump air in the bladder tank; wait for a while and measure the pressure in the tank. If the bladder or tank is leaking, the pressure would be lower than what you put in. If it remains about the same, then the tank (and bladder) is OK. Is that correct?
@TightWadDIY my bathroom closer to the water heater shower head is leaking, thought it was just the head so I stuck my finger up the tube added pressure and then I released it air blew thru, do I have air trapped?
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Re-Upload? Still one of the best vids on the net!
Yes. I found a mistake so I took it down and uploaded it again. I appreciate it.
Thanks for the useful information
My pleasure!
As a plumber and owning my own business for 40 years i can count on one hand how many homes have pressure regulators. Most homes i deal with complain about pressure thats two low and i have to install a pressure boosting pump. Count yourself lucky if its this easy to increase you water pressure
Thanks. I guess I’m lucky!
Lucky
thank you for pointing me to this video from your other one. Question: when you open the outside spigot to drain the water in your house, do you use the outdoor regulated spigot or the unregulated spigot? I guess it doesn't matter but wanted to confirm.
The lowest elevation spigot.
Thank you right to the point u show what exactly u need to do. Great video guy. God bless.😂
Glad to help
@@TightWadDIY Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much for the detailed instructions.
When adding air to expansion tank, do you keep faucets in the ON position and main valve still closed
Thank u sir!
It’s my pleasure!
Thks for your video
My pleasure
I've watch too many videos in regards to low water pressure and they all talk about adjusting it through a PRV. I have an older home in California and there is no PRV. How do you increase pressure if you don't have a PRV?????
I assumed all home had one. Sorry, I’m not sure.
I may have watched more videos than you. LOL
I read somewhere that the minimum required by law is 20psi. If you're sure that you don't have a PRV, then measure the pressure at an outside garden bib. If it's below 20psi, call your city. But then again, your neighbors would also have low pressure...
If it's only your home, they make water pump that will increase the pressure. But then again, you may not want to increase pressure too much due to old pipes may not be able to handle it.
booster pump
Since you are so careful about the right and wrong way to install things. Your expansion tank installation won't pass the inspection at least in the area where I live. In my house the inspector told me that I can't use the pipe as the only support for the expansion tank weight and that I needed to use a bracket ($15) to be supported by the wall.
Thanks for the heads up. What state are you in?
My expansion tank doesn't have any way to check the pressure. Just a big grey tank with a drain with a yellow handled shutoff on the bottom. I drain the rust out of it 1x a year at that location. Why don't I have a fitting to check psi?
Sorry I’m not familiar with that type of expansion tank.
That sounds like your water heater, not expansion tank.
Got a new PRV installed a few weeks ago. It now makes a lot of noise when I'm running a shower or the washing machine, like, it now sounds like a damn fog horn. I checked my pressure on a bib and it's at 40psi. I know that I need to increase the pressure in the PRV but by doing that will it also help reduce, or hopefully eliminate, the noise that it's making? If I can fix this myself without calling the plumber back it would be great.
Mine makes that noise when I leave a hose bib turned on.
Why does it make that noise though?
@@SirPokemonX This article does a good job explaining several possible issues. dorringtonplumbing.com.au/fix-noisy-water-pipes/
@SirPokemonX I can tell you that after I opened up the pressure a bit in the valve the noise has completely gone away, thankfully!
Can u make a video for the side yard meters?
I’m not sure what you mean.
Why can't you adjust the pressure with one of the main shutoff valves like you can do with a hose bib valve?
A hose bib doesn’t adjust pressure, it adjusts flow.
@@TightWadDIY I still get those confused!
Where are you located?
I can't find a PRV in or around my home (built 2015).
It’s wherever the water main enters your home.
@@TightWadDIY You would think. But I can't find it.
To drain the water before I check the bladder do I just turn off the water to the house then open up all the faucets, or do I have to drain the water heater? Thank you for the video.
Just turn off the main waterline and open one hose bib outside. You really just need to relieve the pressure. You’re not trying to drain all of the water from the system.
why did you drain the water in your home before making the pressure adjustment?
That’s what my research said was best practice. Otherwise you could get a false reading based on water pressure. Draining it allows you to accurately inflate the bladder to the correct PSI.
@@TightWadDIY Thanks. I guess you could reattach water pressure gauge after draining to verify lack of pressure in home before adjusting air pressure. Great video
@@LuckyLindy39
That is exactly what I did.
Seems to me these tanks are like car tires. Literally, down to the inflation valve. They need to be checked and inflated on a regular basis as air escapes.
So thr thermal expansion tank no need to installed by the water heater ?
No. Just needs to be on the same line.
Why wouldn't you
@@patrickconger2292
My guess: there is no room nearby the water heater for an expansion tank. Or it's impractical or too hard to install there.
Only issue… the expansion tank is not to code. It must be mounted to something. Cannot be just hanging there.
Code is different in every state. This meets code in most.
My pressure in my house drop it come on full then drop and won’t go back up for a while or even at all .I try flushing water heater but don’t know how long should I do that for
Does it happen in every faucet or just one?
@@TightWadDIY every one and show dishwasher ,washing machine
@@TightWadDIY update it is my water filter system that has a blockage so gotta try to clean that to open values
@@markrush8071 cool I was thinking a faulty prv , for thats how they act, i add filters to my check out list .
My expansion tank has no pressure whatsoever, I shut off the main and Drange the Spicket, empty, checked expansion tank, and there is no pressure
The bladder may have failed or it was never properly installed.
@@TightWadDIY
I'm no plumber, but here's what I'm thinking: to determine if the bladder is working, turn off the main valve to the house; open a faucet to relieve the pressure in the system; pump air in the bladder tank; wait for a while and measure the pressure in the tank. If the bladder or tank is leaking, the pressure would be lower than what you put in. If it remains about the same, then the tank (and bladder) is OK.
Is that correct?
Sounds like a good plan to me! I’m not a plumber either though.
Water pressure gauge .
Is that a question?
Same guy that does grill this smoke that?
Haha. It sure is! This is my original social media channel.
@@TightWadDIY so cool I stumbled across grilling first then now the home diy Good content
@@carterlawless5924Thank you, Carter! I really appreciate your support.
How about too much water pressure?
You can turn it down with the PRV.
@TightWadDIY my bathroom closer to the water heater shower head is leaking, thought it was just the head so I stuck my finger up the tube added pressure and then I released it air blew thru, do I have air trapped?
@TightWadDIY the expansion tank is matching the city pressure, 40. I turned it down 37*
@@joli78363You can’t trap air in water pipes. When they pressurize, they will push any air out.
I don't have a basement
It will typically be in your crawl space or next to the water heater if you are on a slab.
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