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...but I sure screwed up something!
What I replaced:
I have had a slow drip in my shower for about 3 months. This drip increased to a steady trickle. I could not find my house main shut of. I decided, using all the squirrel power in my head, to just close the w/heater valve, and open all the cold water valves in the house to lessen the pressure when I removed the cold water valve from the shower. Everyting worked fine... I thought. No more leaking faucet valve.
My problem:
After my "valve repalcement", The water pressure in my entire house has dropped by half!?! Most would think I have a leak or a broken pipe, but here is the kicker...My water lines build up pressure when faucets are off, and only drops after a faucet has been opened for about 3 or 4 seconds. I just thougth I would throw this out there for ideas, before I spent the money on a real plumber. I do have a PRV under my house, but people I have talked to have said they only hear about to much pressure when those malfunction.
Any ideas?
What I replaced:
I have had a slow drip in my shower for about 3 months. This drip increased to a steady trickle. I could not find my house main shut of. I decided, using all the squirrel power in my head, to just close the w/heater valve, and open all the cold water valves in the house to lessen the pressure when I removed the cold water valve from the shower. Everyting worked fine... I thought. No more leaking faucet valve.
My problem:
After my "valve repalcement", The water pressure in my entire house has dropped by half!?! Most would think I have a leak or a broken pipe, but here is the kicker...My water lines build up pressure when faucets are off, and only drops after a faucet has been opened for about 3 or 4 seconds. I just thougth I would throw this out there for ideas, before I spent the money on a real plumber. I do have a PRV under my house, but people I have talked to have said they only hear about to much pressure when those malfunction.
Any ideas?