Like other plumbing emergencies, low water pressure can cause a lot of discomfort and undesirable stress to you, especially if you are in urgent need of abundant quantities of water for your entire household purposes. You can solve this condition by following certain guidelines that we want to recommend, owing to our profound experience as a well-known and customer-friendly professional plumbing company, at Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, “The Punctual Plumber”.
- First, check all the outdoor shut off valves that control the flow of water from the common street connection to your building. While doing so, check that all of these valves are functioning correctly and the meter is showing the correct reading.
- After checking the outdoor shut off valves, you need to check your indoor shut off valve and turn it on if it not. It is a general rule to observe that while checking valves, confirm that they are in the full open position.
- If the valves are of the older gate valve model, then it is better to replace them with full-sized ball valves for easy operation and handling.
- Even after doing all this, if you find that still there is only low water pressure, then the next thing to do is to check the buried portion of the water line. It may be damaged, crushed or crimped and hence water may not flow as freely as it should be.
- If you find particular or isolated instances of low water pressure, say in faucets or shower heads, you need to check the related faucet for any clog and do the needful.
- In some cases, you may find that there is low pressure in the second floor of your building—this may be isolated to the second floor or the effect of total lack of pressure in the entire house.
- Low water pressure may be felt when other nearby faucets are on—this might indicate a leak or blocked pipeline or valve.
- Sometimes, there may be low water pressure in your neighborhood and this has to be set right by the municipality staff.
We would advise you to contact us if you are unable to solve this issue of low water pressure on your own, even after trying all of the suggested methods. We assure you of reliable and economical solutions to all of your plumbing needs related to low water pressure.
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