{"id":2950,"date":"2020-03-10T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/?p=2950"},"modified":"2020-03-04T14:54:40","modified_gmt":"2020-03-04T19:54:40","slug":"high-water-pressure-in-home-bad-for-the-plumbing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/plumbing-service\/high-water-pressure-in-home-bad-for-the-plumbing\/","title":{"rendered":"High Water Pressure in Your Home Is Bad for the Plumbing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/shower-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"shower\" class=\"wp-image-2420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/shower-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/shower-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/shower-1024x705.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You probably know that low water pressure is a problem in\nyour home\u2019s plumbing. It\u2019s hard to shower, difficult to clean, and generally an\nannoyance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But water pressure can also be <em>too<\/em> high. The water\npressure in a plumbing system should be between 45 and 55 psi (pounds per\nsquare inch). If the pressure rises above 60 psi, it can create problems for\nthe plumbing, including damage to the pipes. In most cases of high water\npressure, a professional must analyze the problem and find a solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Tell You Have High Water Pressure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can spot low water pressure easily. The signs of high water\npressure are more elusive. Look for the following warnings that it\u2019s time to\ncall a professional:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Faucet leaks: <\/strong>A regular faucet leak is\nusually an individual issue with that fixture. But if you notice faucets leak\nat specific times of the day or when you use another fixture, it may be high\nwater pressure causing it.<\/li><li><strong>Noisy pipes: <\/strong>You may have heard about <em>water\nhammer<\/em>, which is a sound that results from shockwaves from water in the\npipes stopping abruptly. High water pressure isn\u2019t the only reason for water hammer,\nbut it is one of them. <\/li><li><strong>Rattling pipes: <\/strong>Are your pipes jostling\naround as water moves through them? That\u2019s also a sign water pressure is too\nhigh.<\/li><li><strong>Steep water bills:<\/strong> We\u2019ll talk about this just\nbelow.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What This Pressure Does to the Plumbing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>First, it turns your freshwater plumbing system into a big\nwater waster. More water comes out of each faucet or showerhead when you turn it\non. This results in rising water bills\u2014as much as a 30% increase in household\nwater consumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>High water pressure is terrible for water-using appliances.\nIt can damage and shorten the service lives of laundry machines, dishwashers,\nand especially water heaters. It\u2019s common for high water pressure to start\nleaks at connection points on a water heater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pipes will get the worst of the damage from high water\npressure, and if you have older piping materials the trouble can get serious,\nfast. Pipes are more likely to break or crack, their lifespans will drop and\nneed early replacement, and you\u2019ll have plenty of leaks causing water waste and\nbuilding damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We Can Fix Your Water Pressure Problems<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The most common cause of high water pressure is something that\u2019s\nout of your reach: the municipal freshwater system is sending high pressure\nwater into your house. However, our experts can fix this. We\u2019ll attach a water\npressure regulator onto your water main. This will lower the pressure around\nthe house to a safe 45\u201355 psi. The reducer can often last more than 10 years,\nand you can schedule regular checks for it as part of professional plumbing maintenance.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If we find other reasons for high water pressure, such as water scale from hard water or clogging in the drainpipes, we can take care of that with services like <a href=\"\/service-areas\/tustin-ac-heating-plumbing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">drain cleaning in Tustin, CA<\/a> and others. We will also fix any pipes or fixtures that have sustained damage from the water pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Saddleback Plumbing Heating &amp; Air has served Orange County since 1980. <a href=\"\/contact\/service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Schedule top plumbing and HVAC work with us.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The water pressure in a plumbing system should be between 45 and 55 psi (pounds per square inch). If the pressure rises above 60 psi, it can create problems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[258],"tags":[56,113],"class_list":["post-2950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-plumbing-service","tag-plumbing-repair","tag-tustin"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2950"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2950\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2952,"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2950\/revisions\/2952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}