barrylott
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It all started with low water pressure and limited hot water on a recently purchased house. The house has copper pipes and is about 10 years old. Seattle / Tacoma Washington area.
I replaced the gas water heater, which fixed the supply issue, but it was still a problem with pressure, so that when ever a sink was used, my pressure was essentially gone.
I replaced the shower faucet valve, cleaning it out, and replacing the integral filter. No fix for the pressure....
Next the water company was called, and pressure was checked. There is a gate valve, but water pressure is set (reduced) to 75. They did however note that there were green and blue specs behind my faucet screens, and commented that this was due to corrosion, most likely from inside the water tank. He said that although the task was grounded (via braided cable attached to the water pipe), that the best way was to run a single copper grounding wire to a dedicated 10 foot grounding pole. Also, because pressure is okay, but an existing flow problem, I probably have some obstruction in my line.
My questions....
How can I find the obstruction without tearing my sheet rock apart?
Is my tank truly grounded incorrectly (I have never heard of this), and what would be the long term impact? What reccomendations do you have?
I replaced the gas water heater, which fixed the supply issue, but it was still a problem with pressure, so that when ever a sink was used, my pressure was essentially gone.
I replaced the shower faucet valve, cleaning it out, and replacing the integral filter. No fix for the pressure....
Next the water company was called, and pressure was checked. There is a gate valve, but water pressure is set (reduced) to 75. They did however note that there were green and blue specs behind my faucet screens, and commented that this was due to corrosion, most likely from inside the water tank. He said that although the task was grounded (via braided cable attached to the water pipe), that the best way was to run a single copper grounding wire to a dedicated 10 foot grounding pole. Also, because pressure is okay, but an existing flow problem, I probably have some obstruction in my line.
My questions....
How can I find the obstruction without tearing my sheet rock apart?
Is my tank truly grounded incorrectly (I have never heard of this), and what would be the long term impact? What reccomendations do you have?