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Anyone have any ideas as to what would cause a lack of water pressure? We used to have plenty and we just got repairs done to fix a leak, well myself and my father in law fixed it, but I can't figure out what is causing the lack of pressure.

brucesdeere said:

Anyone have any ideas as to what would cause a lack of water pressure? We used to have plenty and we just got repairs done to fix a leak, well myself and my father in law fixed it, but I can't figure out what is causing the lack of pressure.

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Please be more specific about the problem, did you have good pressure to a faucet, fixture, etc or whatever before repairs were done? What was the repair for? Did you close shut off valves in the process and not turn them back on fully? It's possible you dislodged some gunk in the water lines that are now partially blocking something...like a sink faucet aerator? Be detailed, it helps pinpoint things. :frown:

It might be something to call and ask the city or county about. Could be they are just working on them temporarily....

brucesdeere said:

Anyone have any ideas as to what would cause a lack of water pressure? We used to have plenty and we just got repairs done to fix a leak, well myself and my father in law fixed it, but I can't figure out what is causing the lack of pressure.

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I'm guessing that your Father in law did the smart thing and cracked the shut off valve open to slowly bring the system to pressure while checking for leaks after making repairs. After the leak check, he did not go back and fully open the shut off valve. Sounds like something I would do! Go to the main shut off and check and see if the valve is almost closed. If it is, fully open the valve and see if your normal water pressure is restored. Don't for get to post your findings.

We had a cracked pipe, we replaced it with pex piping. I may very well have to check the shut off valve. I am slowly learning plumbing, my father in law is way more experienced. I notice it the most in the bathroom, but the kitchen is lacking pressure as well.

brucesdeere said:

We had a cracked pipe, we replaced it with pex piping. I may very well have to check the shut off valve. I am slowly learning plumbing, my father in law is way more experienced. I notice it the most in the bathroom, but the kitchen is lacking pressure as well.

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I have worked with all types of plumbing for 40 years, steel pipe, pvc, copper, drain, waste, vent, gas, etc.

People doing plumbing need to remember the following:
You can never have too many, or too good a quality of shutoff valves.
Never buy cheapo pipe and/or fixtures.
Hot is on the left, cold is to the right.
Water runs downhill.
If it can leak, it will.
Wash your hands well after doing plumbing work. Especially before you eat lunch...:biggrin:

brucesdeere said:

Anyone have any ideas as to what would cause a lack of water pressure?

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Do you have a pressure problem OR a water flow problem (volume)?
They are related but very different... :smile:KennyV

Hay J D Green



You need to wash your hand before you go to the bathroom too, or you will get a little of that pipe dope on your pp and that burns for a while after. Hope they get there pressure back up.:frown:

I could have sworn I added a post (must be OLD-Timers) If you didn't get an answer that solved the problem -- we could use a better description of exactly what was replaced and what you have tried to solve the problem.

If there was any disturbance of old galvanized or iron pipe all the aerators and shower heads could be blocked with rust. Is there an inline whole house filter that could be plugged up ? Others have given good suggestions.

Would be nice to know what you have found.

I got it figured out, there is a little valve to the right of my pump, it had to be primed, I guess that's what it is called before it would regain pressure. I primed it and voila! Pressure!

OK - glad you got it figured out !

Yes, it was an easy fix, thank goodness. I was worried it would have been a hard fix, but it wasn't, it was surprisingly easy.