Plumbing the Depths of
Water Pressure
To the Editor:
I have a couple of suggestions concerning
Rex Cauldwell's "When the
Pressure's Off " (Kitchen & Bath, 3/94).
He recommends a backflow preventer
and a pressure regulator as the first step
to mitigate erratic city water pressure,
and then a pump and storage tank if
that isn't satisfactory. I'd suggest an
intermediate step: Try adding just the
pressure tank without the pump. It may
moderate pressure swings enough to
make them acceptably unnoticeable,
saving considerable expense both up
front and in electricity.
If a pump is necessary, he recommends
an additional pressure regulator
after the pressure tank, but I'd suggest
either removing the first regulator, or
setting it above the pump's cut-out
pressure.