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Originally Posted by azcindy View Post
Nova came out to install their system on a house I just purchased. For $75 extra, I had them install a pressure regulator that will keep the pressure going to the cannisters from going over 65psi. There are two pressure gauges on their system so I can verify the pressure. I can adjust the pressure regulator myself (or a handyman), but that is what they recommended. I feel fairly confident I won't have problems with the cannisters due to pressure.
If the pressure regulator is located on the water supply pipe that supplies water from the street to the canisters, it will not prevent a pressure increase caused inside your house by a defective expansion tank on your water heater. Yes, you can read the pressure gauges, but if the pressure increases suddenly, you won't know about it until you have a leak or a damaged canister.

Read Post No. 39, and ask Nova if your filter system is protected from a defective expansion tank that causes thermal expansion and a huge increase in water pressure inside your house.

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