About speedball1 Expertise About me: My Plumbing Expertise: I retired from plumbing after a lifetime in the trade. all phases from service and upkeep to construction, both residential and commercial. I am qualified to do anything in plumbing from fixing a leaky faucet to drafting a set of plans for a commercial shopping center and supervising the construction. My last five years were spent as a trouble shooter for a large plumbing company. I took on all my companys complaints. I have been a expert on the plumbing page at Askme.com. In a field of 200 experts my rating was number one. You may also find me at Answerway.com and AskMe Help Desk.com. This is fun for me and if I can help anybody out that`s iceing on the cake. Degrees & Certifications: As for degrees, I don`t have any. Just a Journeymans ticket, but hey! How about fifty years experience?
Experience Life Experience? Hmmmmmmm! Ran away at 15 and joined a carnival, Navy at 17 Merchant marine at 19 I've had a hellava life.
Question Hi Speedball, last week my water pressure at home came to a stop/drip. The water company came out and pointed to a faulty sprinkler regulator. To remedy the problem he asked me to open the top half and simply remove the spring inside. It worked, but now I need to replace the unit or fix the internal valve and rubber washer. Sine we bought our house, the water pressure indoor and outdoor has been weak despite the guage reading normal. My question is, can I increase the water pressure that's being regulated by this fire sprinkler regulator by simply replacing the internal value and rubber bushing? Or, do I have to replace the entire regulator unit to a bigger one.
Thanks in advance.
Answer Hi Hank, What is the street pressure entering the house? Do you have a house pressure regulating valve or just a fire sprinkler regulator? Let's do a little analyzing. Shut off the sprinkler branch and test the house pressure now. The average house pressure should be between 40 and 50 PSI. To help you any more I will have to know the brand and model # of the fire sprinkler regulator so I can pull up the the tech skinny on it. While fire sprinklers are a seperate trade in my area, house water pressure is mine. Let me work on getting pressure to your house and after that I'll address the sprinkler system. Give me ALL the information that you have on BOTH systems. Regards, Tom
