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If he said you need a new regulator, I would definitely do that.
$285 is cheap compared to a fitting blowing off. Upstairs. While you are out to dinner and a show.
And, a malfunctioning regulator is not reliable to maintain any pressure level.
Yeah I agree - I guess that's the next step. If it's not the PRV causing the noise, I'm stumped.
There's a whole thread about this on next-door. Not sure if you belong to that site but it's a common problem. Once we get past Irma I think I'm having the plumber come out....people are saying their regulators need to be replaced. I have no idea what this means or if I'm repeating anything in this thread LOL sorry if I am.
The plumber that was here last checked pressure on the outside hose bib - it was in the 60's which is in range. But he did pump it up a bit to to what it was previously to compensate for the low pressure we were having. I guess it's possible it's changed since....
You can't just check the pressure one time. You really need to leave the gauge on there and check it over time. If the pressure is 60 when you first look at it, what is it 3 hours later if nobody has run any water? (it should stay exactly the same, but failing PRVs will allow the pressure to build up.) What is it while someone is running water in a sink? (it should go down some, but not a whole lot.) These types of experiments take time which is why plumbers don't do them.
Also, 60 is more than what I would want in my house.
Had the plumber out again. Pressure is fine, pressure with water running is fine. Checked all toilets, no leaks. They say it's not water/plumbing related.
Basically I'm just trying to get a feel for whether a failing PRV can cause pipes (or the PRV itself) to vibrate/rumble. I don't want to replace the PRV unnecessarily if it isn't the issue.
I had similar problem. Vibrations and low pressure. Caxx Plumbxxx replaced PRV for $$$. The vibrations went away and water flow improved. I care less about $$$ but hate that we lived with low pressure for year(s)!
My house is built in 2001 in NW Cary when water was supplied from Kildaire Farm water tank which is at much higher elevation. I believe all houses in NW Cary got PRV at that time. One more component that can go bad.
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