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My regulator is installed outside the house and hidden under a rectangular plastic cover. It was hidden behind shrubs so I didn't find it for a week or so. Pops out of the ground, regulator is attached, pops back into the ground, goes into my crawlspace. Since you're on a slab I'd assume they do the same thing but it'd pop out of the ground, then through an outside wall into your house.
I've never owned a slab but I'm guessing all the utilities except the outbound sewer enter the house through an outside wall and into a utility closet or your garage?
Just as an fyi:
The pressure regulator tends to be adjacent to the main water shutoff valve...probably a 1st floor hall closet. I wouldnt recommend adjusting the regulator yourself, or at least without someone standing by at the street to shut the water off there with a T-handle tool, as they are very sensitive. If something goes wrong, then suddenly the water pressure in the house can exceed the capacity of your distribution lines which could cause catastrophic failure.
The regulator drops the pressure from the city lines to what your house can handle. The city has to pump higher pressure in the mains to create adequate pressure all through the neighborhood.
Just as an fyi:
If something goes wrong, then suddenly the water pressure in the house can exceed the capacity of your distribution lines which could cause catastrophic failure.
Thank you for the heads-up. I don't like the sound of catastrophic failure . I think if the solution goes beyond me taking the shower head off to clean out any debris, I will just go ahead and use my home warrantyto get a plumber out here for the $55 bucks.
Thank you for the heads-up. I don't like the sound of catastrophic failure . I think if the solution goes beyond me taking the shower head off to clean out any debris, I will just go ahead and use my home warrantyto get a plumber out here for the $55 bucks.
the filters in the basin faucet aerator and showerhead collects debris. remove them, clean them, re-install and all fixed. if the problem is not house wide, then that is your answer. save the money and do it yourself. They screw on and off. I assume these are plumbing fixtures with heavy use?
Exactly the problem I had in one of my homes and as the author above stated it was the showehead having a lot of debris in it as the upstairs bathroom was hardly used. I also had the problem in the downstairs powder room and removed the faucet aerator and cleaned it and all work just fine now!
Think of the simple things first....start talkin about plumbing under a slab and its big $$. Remember, the pipes under the slab are usually en-casted in concrete and unless we have an earthquake those pipes are pretty darn protected and reliable.
NRG good luck and hope its as simple are stated above!
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. I think if the solution goes beyond me taking the shower head off to clean out any debris, I will just go ahead and use my home warrantyto get a plumber out here for the $55 bucks. 
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