prv

Hi I have a prv that I installed in a very accessible area of the home. I'm wanting to install a bypass for when guests come visit on the weekend so they have strong showers. I know the standard service bypass is 3 valves with 2 straddling the prv and one on the bypass loop. However, I'm not...

Hi all, I have been hearing an occasional water hammer sound after the master bathroom faucets or shower have been used. We get slight sputter at the beginning of turning on the faucet making me thing there's a tiny bit of air in the system somehow. I hear it in the walls and the sound occurs...

Hello, I have joined this forum to ask this question as all of my research has come up short. To preface, back in March 2023 my pressure reducing valve (PRV) failed in my home. I found the failure due to one of my various water leak detectors around the home notifying me that a leak was...

Recently had a red seal plumber install a pressure regulator valve as we discovered city pressure was close to 100 psi. We discovered it because of an ongoing issue with our T&P valve. Now it seems worse as it releases a cup of water every second night which is more than it did before the PRV...

Maybe two or three times a week my PRV discharges water. I have the PVC pipe running into a 5 gallon bucket so it doesn't run all over the floor. It fills the bucket up about ever 4-5 weeks. Is this bad, or merely doing what it is supposed to do? Thank-You