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(Message started by: floridian on Aug 9^th, 2006, 1:49pm)

Title: Plumbing Question
Post by floridian on Aug 9^th, 2006, 1:49pm

Question for the mechanically inclined - I need to determine if the water pressure at my sink is 40 psi or greater. What is the cheapest/easiest way to do so??

Title: Re: Plumbing Question
Post by tanner on Aug 9^th, 2006, 1:55pm

Flo, go to the nearest old stuff (aka) junk dealer and get a pressure guage off an old bladder tank. Get a short piece of hose and 2 screw type hose clamps and let er rip. Or go to Lowe's and buy it all there.

Tim

Title: Re: Plumbing Question
Post by floridian on Aug 9^th, 2006, 1:57pm

Will do. Thanks, Tim!

Title: Re: Plumbing Question
Post by Miklos on Aug 9^th, 2006, 2:38pm

Rats. I thought this was going to be more of a "personal" kind of question.

Title: Re: Plumbing Question
Post by Jimi on Aug 9^th, 2006, 2:40pm

I guess it's true then, Flo does NOT know it all afterall. ;)

Title: Re: Plumbing Question
Post by floridian on Aug 9^th, 2006, 2:46pm

on 08/09/06 at 14:40:38, Jimi wrote:

I guess it's true then, Flo does NOT know it all afterall. ;)

LOL! Carpentry, I don't know. Plumbing, I don't know. But biology and chemistry been berry berry good to me.

Title: Re: Plumbing Question
Post by karma on Aug 9^th, 2006, 2:48pm

Flo,
check it at different times during the day.
The pressure will vary depending on how good the water supply into the house is. City water, cistern pump, it doesen't matter. Even with a regulator on the inlet the pressure can change 10 - 15 PSI

Title: Re: Plumbing Question
Post by tanner on Aug 9^th, 2006, 3:01pm

Karma, I'll bet you don't have much sympathy for us whining about our gas prices yet ;;D

Man that is one thing I don't miss about your little piece of paradise! And Shell oil is a Dutch company!!! You guys are really getting screwed.

Can't beat the price on the little greenies tho 8)...Tim

Title: Re: Plumbing Question
Post by jimmers on Aug 9^th, 2006, 6:57pm

Flo,

If the water main coming to the house is copper, chances are the pressure is pretty good at that point. But if the rest of the pipes in the house are lead or galvanized (Older house) you can have them all changed to copper and the pressure will improve 10 fold.

I do plumbing work on the side! And its only $65 per hour cash plus material ;) I figure the job will take about two months. January and February would be a nice break from the Wisconsin weather. Don't forget the first class plane ticket ;;D

Jimmers 8) 8)

Title: GRe: Plumbing etQuestion
Post by kevinpix on Aug 9^th, 2006, 7:05pm

Get some spare pipe and glue it to a bicycle pump, most read up to 100psi. No money if you already have pump. Whoever invented duct-tape is my hero, by golly.

Title: Re: Plumbing Question
Post by stevegeebe on Aug 9^th, 2006, 7:41pm

Flo.

That's funny.

Flo...get it?

Steve G

Title: Re: Plumbing Question
Post by karma on Aug 10^th, 2006, 7:28am

Quote:

Karma, I'll bet you don't have much sympathy for us whining about our gas prices yet

Tim,
I feel sorry for anyone that doesn't live where I live. I think i'll go catch some yellow tail for dinner or maybe a Dolphin. [smiley=laugh.gif]

Title: Re: Plumbing Question
Post by chewy on Aug 10^th, 2006, 7:36am

Quote:

or maybe a Dolphin

Mahi Mahi..........................YUM!

Title: Re: Plumbing Question
Post by floridian on Aug 10^th, 2006, 7:49am

on 08/09/06 at 18:57:41, jimmers wrote:

We had a slab leak and did a re-pipe a few years ago - everything is plastic.

If I start saving, I can have you fly down in about ... oh, 2023. Or I could take another mortgage.

Thanks for the info, y'all.

I'm thinking the easiest thing to do is take a wheel off my car and over-inflate it to 40 psi. Then I will screw it on to the tap. If water goes into the tire, the mains pressure must be more than 40!