Originally Posted By: dbush
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Here we go.
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Originally Posted By: phinsperger
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Dave,
QOD, A great idea. I love it.
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Originally Posted By: gsutterfield
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Dave
Gotta say A .60 . Don't think the trailers at the local trailer park could handle even that much as the city has had to install regulators 
Originally Posted By: dbush
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Answer for this question is B: 80 psi. Some study/reference material say 75 - 80, but 80 is generally the “watch” point for psi of water pressure.
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Originally Posted By: rking
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Measure water pressure???
You have to be kidding!
Is there any inspector that goes that far beyond the standards?
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Originally Posted By: Blaine Wiley
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I check static water pressure and functional flow on every inspection. It is simple, no different than putting an outlet tester in an outlet, and gives an idea about how the water flow should be.
Originally Posted By: dbush
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Robert, I check water pressure on every inspection. We have several private wells/pumps that the pressure switch is going bad and will get upwards of 90 psi, bad for pipes.
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Originally Posted By: jfarsetta
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I test pressure and flow where a private well is involved. For municipal water supply, I open the kitchen faucet, turn on the tub, and flush a toilet.
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Originally Posted By: Blaine Wiley
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Joe,
Do you have PRV's on the incoming city water lines? We do here in some areas, and I've caught a couple where they failed or weren't adjusted correctly and the pressure was over 100 psi. (sched. 40 plumbing, too) In VA that used to happen weekly. Anyway, thats why I started checking pressure even on city water way back when.
Originally Posted By: rray
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I just found the QODs and am reading through them. My employees and I keep a running record of certain things after each inspection, one of which is the highest and lowest water pressure that we’ve ever found. The highest was 184 psi. Not coincidentally, the seller had disclosed that he had had a lot of problems with leaking faucets, pipe connections, etc. Well, duh! I really have to wonder if he ever used a plumber to repair things. Surely the plumber would have checked the water pressure, if not at the first visit, surely after the umpteenth visit.
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Originally Posted By: pdacey
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184 psi !?!?!?!?!? I’m surprised he had any skin left after taking a shower.
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