Engine1
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Have a really old house. It's plumbed with copper, 1/2" throughout. I don't see a tad of anything larger.
The pressure is OK if one thing is open. Two things and it drops. Three, well, that's not good.
I think the house is getting good pressure from the street - my unscientific observation is that a hose connected just after the meter has more pressure than anything in the house.
In the basement, there is a run of 25' of the 1/2" copper after the meter and before any splits to the risers. If I increase that run to 3/4" or even 1", will there be a more than a dribble to the fixtures if multiple things are on?
Is that increasing the pressure, or the supply? What impact will increasing the pipe diameter have?
The pressure is OK if one thing is open. Two things and it drops. Three, well, that's not good.
I think the house is getting good pressure from the street - my unscientific observation is that a hose connected just after the meter has more pressure than anything in the house.
In the basement, there is a run of 25' of the 1/2" copper after the meter and before any splits to the risers. If I increase that run to 3/4" or even 1", will there be a more than a dribble to the fixtures if multiple things are on?
Is that increasing the pressure, or the supply? What impact will increasing the pipe diameter have?