poor water pressure since switching to city water?
For the longest time my mom has had a well and septic tank, about a yr ago the city put in sewer lines and her water pressure droped a good bit. i know her house is old and there is build up in the pipes but there is no way she could ever pay to have them replaced. is there anything else that she could do to clean out the pipes or adjust somthing?
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- Use DrainEx or Drain-O, they work great! And go to HomeDepot and buy a nozzle that helps gain pressure, & it only costs like 20.00, but YOU have to put it together. Its easy though! Good Luck!!
- There are two, I think, different questions being asked. As for the water pressure, whatever the city is providing you with (i.e. 60 psi, 80 psi, etc.) that is all you'll get. The only thing to do is to see if there's a pressure reducing valve installed on the incoming main water line to the house. If there is, you could turn the pressure up. If not, then the only other option would be to install a booster pump and tank. There may also be valves in the partially closed position somewhere in the house, you could try to see that they are all fully open. As for the drain lines, regular use of chemicals is not necessary or recommended. If your house has a chronic problem with drains backing up, then there is something wrong with the installation (an old house trap that has to be removed, pipes pitched the wrong way, for example). Occasionally you may need to have a drain snaked out, but the most important thing to do is to make sure nothing goes down the drains that shouldn't be there in the first place (that is, hair, grease, oil, food, etc.).
- There is a pressure regulator where the city line comes into the house to decrease the city pressure to a manageable pressure for her house pipes. Since the pressure has been low from the city from day one, maybe the pressure could be turned up at the regulator. Contact a professional plumber for this. He will know where the regulator is and how & how much to up the pressure. (don't want to start bursting old pipes with too much pressure)
- Sewer lines will not affect the water pressure..All sewer lines are non pressured lines and have no effect on the incoming water...You did not mention here if they put in new water lines as well..you said sewer only....If the water was put in too..then this will/can effect the pressure..but the sewer will not..it is a non pressurized system
