Agrajag
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I have a water pressure issue that just started and have some pretty good symptoms that may help to offer solid advice on what to do.
For information sake we have a 2-story house with a basement where the electric water heater is.
Looking around the property I'm not seeing any leaks anywhere including outside.
First, we've contacted the main water company here (they say up to 72 hours to come out but they work all weekend too).
Second, the first floor appears to be "fine". I suspect the pressure is down around the whole house but I can't really see it downstairs.
I have a sprinkler system which is now on (I'm in New Jersey) and looks to be working.
The pressure issue equally affects hot and cold sides.
I first noticed it on the upstairs bathroom sink but initially the shower/bath was fine. Then, hours later the shower/bath also dropped off. This shift made me think about a blockage as I couldn't understand how the sink could be low pressure but not the shower.
However, I then realized that since both hot and cold are being impacted that this would have to go all the way back to where they are, at least, all together and that's the water heater.
The main is in the basement and runs almost directly right to the water heater and then out to the first floor plumbing and then down further to a tap that goes straight up to the second floor.
Trying to solve this here would be great as I just got hit by the economy this week and cannot really afford to go spending a ton on a plumber right now but the idea of having no pressure for showers until things resolve is just too depressing to contemplate.
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
For information sake we have a 2-story house with a basement where the electric water heater is.
Looking around the property I'm not seeing any leaks anywhere including outside.
First, we've contacted the main water company here (they say up to 72 hours to come out but they work all weekend too).
Second, the first floor appears to be "fine". I suspect the pressure is down around the whole house but I can't really see it downstairs.
I have a sprinkler system which is now on (I'm in New Jersey) and looks to be working.
The pressure issue equally affects hot and cold sides.
I first noticed it on the upstairs bathroom sink but initially the shower/bath was fine. Then, hours later the shower/bath also dropped off. This shift made me think about a blockage as I couldn't understand how the sink could be low pressure but not the shower.
However, I then realized that since both hot and cold are being impacted that this would have to go all the way back to where they are, at least, all together and that's the water heater.
The main is in the basement and runs almost directly right to the water heater and then out to the first floor plumbing and then down further to a tap that goes straight up to the second floor.
Trying to solve this here would be great as I just got hit by the economy this week and cannot really afford to go spending a ton on a plumber right now but the idea of having no pressure for showers until things resolve is just too depressing to contemplate.
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.