[Miboater]

Originally Posted by jrref

Please don't tell us which Village you are in.

I'm in Hawkins. These filters were just under 4 years old.

I believe there was another incident with the same filter canister down the street but that was second hand info.

[jrref]

I think if someone does install a pressure regulator it would be good if they share what they installed, which company installed it and how much it cost so those here can benefit from the experience.

That said, I still feel the Villages water must have some way of limiting the water pressure to our homes to avoid situations like this. This is why it's important to tell us which Village you are from so we can figure out if the problem is in a specific area supplied by a specific source or not.

[Bobnfl]

Originally Posted by jrref

Are you sure they said that? I find it hard to believe because regardless if the cannisters are UV resistent, they use a steel mounting frame and metal covered gauges. My guess is after a year the mounting frame and gauges would be all rusty. As for the water softener, I'm positive the control is not water proof so that would fail eventually unless you covered it.

I've never seen a Nova system installed outside.

I have seen another manufacturers water softener installed outside but it had a special cover.

Yes when they were installed I asked if it could go outside and was told That the red relief buttons needed to be covered so I covered them. When they did a filter change I was told the canisters needed to be replaced because of UV damage. So now I must change them. I had an outside water system before nova and never had this problem. I am disappointed in Nova system at this time. I also found out the time before when they changed the filters they put them in backwards.

[Malsua]

Originally Posted by Kenswing

The pressure absolutely can go over 100psi and does so on occasion.

Domestic fixtures are nominally rated to 80psi. I.e. this is the pressure they can expect to run without issue.

If you are seeing pressures well above 80, there is something else going on. I have seen pressure hitting around 100 in a home with a failed expansion tank on the water heater.

If the supply side was exceeding even 90psi, toilet valves and sinks everywhere would be failing constantly in that neighborhood.

Certain neighborhoods have a lot of pressure relief valves that start popping off between 75-80. I see these in a lot of homes off BV, north of LSL. These relief valves are in some other areas too, but practically every home up that way has them.

I am a licensed, certified and working home inspector. I get into a lot of homes. I have never found any home with a functional expansion tank where the pressure exceeded 80psi.

[jrref]

Originally Posted by Malsua

Domestic fixtures are nominally rated to 80psi. I.e. this is the pressure they can expect to run without issue.

If you are seeing pressures well above 80, there is something else going on. I have seen pressure hitting around 100 in a home with a failed expansion tank on the water heater.

If the supply side was exceeding even 90psi, toilet valves and sinks everywhere would be failing constantly in that neighborhood.

Certain neighborhoods have a lot of pressure relief valves that start popping off between 75-80. I see these in a lot of homes off BV, north of LSL. These relief valves are in some other areas too, but practically every home up that way has them.

I am a licensed, certified and working home inspector. I get into a lot of homes. I have never found any home with a functional expansion tank where the pressure exceeded 80psi.

When Nova installs their system they always check the expansion tank if there is a tank hot water system installed but most people never do any maintenance on their until it fails, including the expansion tank. Typiclly they only last 5ish years then need to be replaced and that's if they were installed properly with the correct air pressure.

[jrref]

Originally Posted by Bobnfl

Yes when they were installed I asked if it could go outside and was told That the red relief buttons needed to be covered so I covered them. When they did a filter change I was told the canisters needed to be replaced because of UV damage. So now I must change them. I had an outside water system before nova and never had this problem. I am disappointed in Nova system at this time. I also found out the time before when they changed the filters they put them in backwards.

Which outdoor water system did you have installed without any problem because I haven't seen any like the Nova system with the three canisters that are rated for outdoor installation.

[Pugchief]

Originally Posted by Kenswing

The pressure absolutely can go over 100psi and does so on occasion.

If that is the case, why doesn't Nova automatically install a water pressure regulator and add an additional $150 to the cost of a complete system?

I've had Nova in my garage for 3 years. No issues so far. I do my own filter changes. But if this is really an issue, seems like they should just install them universally rather than end up with angry customers.

[jrref]

Originally Posted by Pugchief

If that is the case, why doesn't Nova automatically install a water pressure regulator and add an additional $150 to the cost of a complete system?

I've had Nova in my garage for 3 years. No issues so far. I do my own filter changes. But if this is really an issue, seems like they should just install them universally rather than end up with angry customers.

I think this problem is relatively new and Nova is Just trying to deal with it best they can. I think if you order a new system, they will offer or ask you to get pressure regulator, but I’m not 100% sure.