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You rely on your home's plumbing system to maintain adequate pressure for you to shower, wash dishes, and get your laundry done. In some cases, you need a pressure regulator or a pressure tank to ensure that your water pressure remains consistent. Fluctuations in your water pressure can cause problems with your plumbing system, so you may want to reach out to a plumbing repair contractor. Here are a few things that you should know.
What types of problems could you have?
Before you can recognize when you need to deal with a plumbing problem, you need to understand the most common issues that you might encounter with your home's water pressure. Most people realize that low water pressure is concerning, and it is. Low water pressure is often insufficient for adequate bathing and washing, and some appliances fail to work correctly when the water pressure feeding them is insufficient.
Similarly, high water pressure is also concerning. When your home's water pressure exceeds the normal levels, you risk damage to your plumbing lines, failed connections, and potential damage to water-using appliances.
Can you confirm the source of your pressure problems?
While you may not be able to track your pressure problems back to the ultimate source, there are things you can do to determine if your pressure issues are isolated to a single fixture or are more widespread. When you notice a change in water pressure, check a few different fixtures. Make sure the problems occur in multiple fixtures. Otherwise, the problem may be isolated to the one in question.
How might your plumbing contractor resolve the problem?
When you call a plumbing contractor for a water pressure problem, you might wonder how they might resolve the issue. Excessive water pressure is typically solved with a new pressure regulator, new valves to reduce pressure flow, or even adjusting the pressure settings on existing regulating devices.
Low water pressure resolutions depend on the source of the issue. If mineral deposits are constricting water flow, your plumber can flush the lines to clear the deposits. In other cases, you may need to have damaged pipes replaced if a leak is the cause of the low pressure.
No matter what the source of your home's water pressure problems, there's sure to be a resolution. Reach out to a local plumbing contractor today for more assistance and to isolate the source of your home's water pressure issues.
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