Weak water pressure on 2nd floor of house
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Weak water pressure on 2nd floor of house
I have a well system with a 20gpm pump. I installed a new shower and tub with new piping, but the pressure is still weak .I purchased 2 small water pressure pumps to attach to the hot and cold lines to the shower and tub. They are 3.3gpm. I know they are supposed to be attached to the hot water heater, but I do not need the pressure in the rest of the house. So in theory I thought this would work. Any advice?
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Does your new bathroom fixture flow more water than the old one?
The first thing I'm thinking is you simply have too small pipes feeding this bathroom. It sounds like you have plenty of supply since you are happy with the rest of the house. If your new fixture flows more water than the pipes can carry you'll have low pressure in that room. You might even notice that you have a half second of good water pressure before it drops to it's long term flow.
The first thing I'm thinking is you simply have too small pipes feeding this bathroom. It sounds like you have plenty of supply since you are happy with the rest of the house. If your new fixture flows more water than the pipes can carry you'll have low pressure in that room. You might even notice that you have a half second of good water pressure before it drops to it's long term flow.
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Thanks so much for your reply. Do you mean the supply to the bathroom or the supply to the fixtures? I wouldn't be able to change the supply from the floor. Before I changed fixtures and lines from the floor, the supply was even worse. What would you suggest?
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I have a well system with a 20gpm pump
Before fixing try confirming your getting what you think your getting. Water pressure is not affected by height, at least no significantly. You may not be addressing the root cause!
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Not a pressure test but a flow test.
Compare how much water you get from various locations in the same amount of time.
Compare how much water you get from various locations in the same amount of time.