New to the site...hopefully I am not repeating something already answered...any help would be appreciated.
My house is about 35 years old. It is a split-level home. We had the water pressure regulator replaced about 5 years ago by a professional plumber. Recently (about the last month) we have noticed the water pressure slowly decrease.
My local hardware store let me borrow a water pressure gauge. I hooked it up to the stationary tub in the laundry room and the outside hose and it read 100psi. Which seems a bit high from what I have read.
But the water pressure for our upstairs shower and sinks is much lower than it used to be. Also, it takes forever for the two toilets upstairs to refill after flushing. And they don't even seem to flush with much "force" anymore.
Is there something else I can test or do to increase the pressure upstairs?
The only running water we have downstairs is for the stationary tub and the washer.
I also called the water company and they said there were no issues with the lines and no one else in the area has reported low water pressure.
I am trying to do whatever I can before I call a plumber.
Thanks
My house is about 35 years old. It is a split-level home. We had the water pressure regulator replaced about 5 years ago by a professional plumber. Recently (about the last month) we have noticed the water pressure slowly decrease.
My local hardware store let me borrow a water pressure gauge. I hooked it up to the stationary tub in the laundry room and the outside hose and it read 100psi. Which seems a bit high from what I have read.
But the water pressure for our upstairs shower and sinks is much lower than it used to be. Also, it takes forever for the two toilets upstairs to refill after flushing. And they don't even seem to flush with much "force" anymore.
Is there something else I can test or do to increase the pressure upstairs?
The only running water we have downstairs is for the stationary tub and the washer.
I also called the water company and they said there were no issues with the lines and no one else in the area has reported low water pressure.
I am trying to do whatever I can before I call a plumber.
Thanks