Adjusting Water Pressure Valve In House

How to adjust the psi on a water pressure reducing valve.

Adjusting water pressure valve in house. Change the water pressure in your home by adjusting the water pressure reducing valve to recommended house water pressure. Once you have found the water meter locate the valve. Adjusting the water pressure valve in a home provides more or less pressure to the entire house. Make sure that your supply line has sufficient pressure before adjusting the pressure valve itself.

Water pressure regulators. If adjusting the water pressure regulating valve still does not provide enough water flow. If you didn t have a pressure reducing valve installed between the municipal water system and your house the water pressure would break. This can lead to a small stream of water in the shower that you may not like.

The screw is the adjuster. It usually has an adjustment screw on top. The low flow faucets have a reducer in them to allow the water to flow only at a certain rate. The valve is made of brass and has a bell shaped midsection with a medium sized screw at the tip.

Step 3 adjust the screw. The line and valve may be in the basement crawlspace or the water meter box. To get your pressure to the recommended levels you will need a water pressure regulator. If a small adjustment to the pressure reducing valve does not produce the desired water pressure and flow rate in the building it s not a good idea to set the control to the extremes of its adjustment range.

Inside a water pressure regulator has a variable spring loaded diaphragm that automatically widens and narrows depending on the amount of. Locate the supply line coming into your house. If you already have one installed and you still have high pressure chances are it needs to be repaired or replaced. Depending on your location and distance from the municipal water source incoming pressure can range from 80 pounds per square inch psi to 150 psi.

Find the pressure reducing valve. Step 2 find the valve. This is a common plumbing valve installed right after the water meter enters the house. A water pressure regulator is a dome shaped brass fitting that generally is found just past the main shutoff valve where the main water line enters the house.