[Boomer]

What should PSI be?

Geez! I will finish this in a minute. I leaned on something and sent it too soon. The next post will make sense -- I hope. It's that thing where once you send a thread start you cannot delete it or change the title. Oh well. I will try again.

Boomer

[Boomer]

OK. Here goes. Now, I will try to type the post without leaning on something and sending it before it is ready.

First of all, the title was supposed to say, "Water Pressure Question - PSI?" As you can see the title says something incoherent and I cannot fix the title so that part is doomed to drift through the lineup making no sense. Unless I ask an admin to have mercy and fix it.

Here's the story:

I am supposed to go with a friend today to look at a house she is considering. (up north - she wishes it were in TV) Anyway, she has a concern about the water pressure being too low. (I think high water pressure has a fix but with low you are stuck.)

I have, right here on my desk, one of Mr. Boomer's toys from the basement. It is a water pressure gauge and I am going to take it along today. (We are going to look so cool in front of the real estate agent when we use this gauge.) She wants to have an idea about the PSI before she starts into the offer and inspection stage.

But here is the problem: Mr Boomer is not here right now. I cannot ask him. So I am asking here on TOTV. What should water pressure read on this gauge. What is a good pressure per square inch? PSI?

Thanks.

Boomer

[SUNNYMARYANN]

Google it

[Boomer]

Originally Posted by SUNNYMARYANN

Google it

And why didn't I think of that? Duh for me. I Google everything. But sometimes I really do miss the obvious for some reason. And sometimes I bump keys while spinning around in my desk chair and send posts too soon.

Thanks.

Boomer

[KathieI]

Boomer, I googled it, and here's the link.... this should help,,, NOT!!
I know you're looking for a single number that you can reference, but sorry this link won't help unless your Einstein....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressure

[gettin out]

Water pressure should be between 50-100 psi.most appliances are designed to work from 15-120 psi

[Boomer]

Thank you all for the help, including a thank you to the admin who fixed my title so it made sense.

As it turned out, we did not get to show off using this exciting pressure gauge. The builder explained the water pressure thing. But if she makes an offer, it will be contingent on inspection.

And even though we did not use the gauge after all, I learned about PSI.

Thanks again.

Boomer

Btw, I bet it is supposed to be psi not PSI. I think I did that part wrong, too. I need to stay out of the toolbox.

[chuckinca]

100 PSI house pressure is too high and 50 PSI is a tad too low.

Good house pressure is around 65 PSI give or take 5 or so PSI.


Make sure you have fittings to hook up the pressure gauge to a hose bibb and that the gauge reads 0 - 100 PSI. A lower range will not work and a higher range could be too hard to read the pressure.

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