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Old 11-25-2007, 04:11 PM
 
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I'm moving back to the house I grew up in and I remember having the worst water pressure in the house. But I remember watering the grass and I don't remember having any pressure problems there. Any plumbers out there that can answer my question? Is there maybe a switch in the house that I don't know about? Does it have to do with the house being really old? Does anyone know if plumbers will charge to come to your house to see whats wrong or how much to fix this kind of problem? I really need help with this.
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Old 11-25-2007, 04:18 PM
 
Location: Oak Park, IL
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If your house was old, it may have had galvanized steel water pipes which, unlike copper pipes, is subject to mineral deposits. Over time, these deposits can drastically cut down water flow. For some reason, deposition is only a serious problem in horizontal pipes, not vertical pipes. In our house the previous home owners replaced all the (exposed) horizontal pipes in the basement, a simple one day job, and greatly increased the water pressure.
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Old 11-27-2007, 09:59 AM
 
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I've lived here for a while and we've always had pretty good water pressure. But I think it has more to do with your individual house than zip.
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Old 11-27-2007, 10:33 PM
 
Location: Chicago
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If anything, the slope of the land being just inside the Chicago Ridge (the old coast of Lake Chicago) might have something to do with the pressure problem. I lived in the area for years and certain spots(mostly close to Oak Park or Narragansett) seemed to have the most trouble. Now that the Deep Tunnel is a few years from completion, I think the problem has been correct for the most part.
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