Diagnosing The Problem Of Weak Water Pressure

A plumbing system with a weak water pressure can certainly drive you crazy with it’s pathetic pace in accomplishing minor as well as major household tasks. Minor undertakings such as washing the dishes, taking a bath, watering the plants etc. take a lot more time than usual and end up irritating you a lot.

Hence it becomes obligatory to diagnose and fix the issue as soon as possible in order to render normal water supply to the plumbing components of your home.

Kick off the campaign by locating the root of the problem. The weak pressure may be due to the irregularities in some of the plumbing components such as taps, showers, faucets etc. Observe the water supply of different plumbing elements of your home and try to determine if the problem lies with the whole plumbing setup or certain taps and showers only. Make way for a plumber to check such plumbing segments and replace washers, threads or other constituents if needed.

If no irregularity is met with the operation of these plumbing constituents then the problem may be with the pipe joining the main water supply to the household plumbing branch. Replace the small-sized pipe with a larger one in order to provide more area for water to flow freely.

Also evaluate the size of the main supply pipe as well as it may be hampering the regular flow of water. Accordingly get it replaced and install a large-sized pipe with a larger area of cross-section. Make use of the respective wrenches and screwdrivers to accomplish the task.

If however all the local households are facing the same problem then the complication might be with the main water supply from the local authority. To restore normal pressure, a booster pump can be installed at the end of the municipal system.

In addition some affiliated structures that rely on your plumbing system such as an irrigation system, may also lower the water pressure of your plumbing system to a large extent.

If all else fails then the services of a professional plumbing team has to be availed to sort out the issue.