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Kitchen under-sink RO tank will not fill following a toilet repair
AquaTru undersink RO system in kitchen, 6 months old, was working fine until I replaced a leaking water supply shutoff valve going to a bathroom toilet.
During toilet repair, I shut off main house ...
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Can you help explain the components of my water system? [closed]
I've moved into an old stone house in the UK. The water system consists of:
Some type of well under the conservatory. It looks very deep and has a good flow rate according to the survey.
A ...
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What is the correct way to connect galvinized holding tank to a copper/brass fitting?
We have a galvanized holding tank in our well system.
I am going to re-plumb the entire thing to go to the largest diameter pipe it will accommodate which is 1 1/2 but the largest other plumbing ...
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Well Water System Setup
We have a well system that is currently set up in this order. We don't have many problems out of it other than the typical issues such as hard water, sediment (occasionally), and multiple demands (...
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Why would a new washer indicate inadequate water flow after a month of use?
LG replaced my brand new washing machine and after a month this new one is doing the exact same thing - generating error code IE (water flow inadequate).
The washer I chose is significantly larger ...
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Simple sedimentation tanks setup for clean water supply at home
This question was originally posted on physics.stackexchange.com and then moved here since it was off-topic there
We rely on submersible water pump for household water supply and there's too much ...
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What might be causing these noises in my plumbing?
I removed an old water softener that sat for 15+ years and used PEX to reconnect the copper lines. Shortly after that I noticed a sound that has me feeling quite uneasy. You can hear what sounds like ...
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Unknown Change in Water Pressure - Residential Home
I have been doing troubleshooting testing on my home to figure out why the shower & sink water pressure has dropped in my home.
So far I know/done the following:
The water pressure is 60 PSI
I ...
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Plumbing Water Pressure Gauge Slowly (yet still quickly drops) after turning off main water valve
I am having a low water pressure issue that started, almost out of no where, about 4 to 6 months ago. Reading my water bill is ambivalent, my water usage is higher but we started using the outdoor ...
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When well pressure gets below 60 psi, pressure drops and well kicks on
When I installed the new pressure switch about a year ago it was set a bit low with the pump turning on at 25 psi and off at 50 psi (I was aiming for 30/60). I just went out there and the pressure ...
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Faucet aerator's inside part popped out after increasing home's water pressure
This already happened a little while ago. We had an older Soviet era water pump with less water pressure which broke and we had to replace it with a new one. We replaced it with a modern one which has ...
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15 psi at the house from a tank located 93 feet up [duplicate]
I have a tank 93 feet above my house. There is about 350 feet of 2 inch hose from the tank to my house. I have a small creek filling the tank about 650 feet away from the tank. The flow into the tank ...
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Why do I have low water pressure at the house from a tank located 100 feet up?
I have a new 1000 gallon tank at 100 feet above my house. There is about 300 feet of 2 inch hose from the tank to my house. I have a small creek filling the tank about 600 feet away. The flow into the ...
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Inconsistent water pressure
I live in a 3 story condo, built in 2012. On public/city water. Appears my water pressure regulator is a Wilkins 70XL, set to 50psi - checked using an Amazon water pressure tester about 6 inches ...
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Why does my water pressure drop by 30 PSI after turning on one faucet?
I noticed my water flow at my faucets sometimes drops a few seconds after been turned on, so I tested my water pressure using a meter.
I get 84 PSI (I know, it is slightly too high) when not using ...
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