Water Pressure Reducing Valve Replacement With Guaranteed Plumbing
Replacing your water pressure regulator in Adelanto is easy with Guaranteed Plumbing. For homes without a regulator; i recommend installing one. If you are wondering how to tell if your water pressure regulator is bad, this page will go over the common signs of a failing water pressure regulator in Adelanto, CA, and offer expert service with competitive prices.
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Typically, the water pressure coming into your home or business from the city of Adelanto’s water supply, is too high. To reduce the water pressure to the desired 40-60 psi, a water pressure reducing valve, also known as a “pressure regulator” and sometimes referred to as a “PRV”, is installed on the main water pipe to the property. Common issues can arise with your water pressure regulator in Adelanto, such as low water pressure, high water pressure, and inconsistent water pressure. If the pressure regulator is leaking, it will need to be replaced, and if adjusting the water pressure does not work, it will need to be replaced as well.
Cost to Replace the Water Pressure Regulator in Adelanto, CA
Since Guaranteed Plumbing is located near old and new Adelanto’s Highway 395, distance is not a factor in the price. The cost to replace the PRV depends on the size, in accordance with the size of the water incoming from the city meter, and where the existing valve is located. Most often in Adelanto California, the pressure valve is found on the main water pipe in the front yard or side for older homes, and in the garage in newer homes. The regulating valve is usually next to a shut off, and can be identified by its brass material and bell shape with a screw on top.
Below is an image of a 1′” Wilkins brand pressure regulator costing over $200 for the valve itself, and installed by an Adelanto plumber with Guaranteed Plumbing for under $200. The PRV in this example was easily accessible, making it on the lower end of the cost spectrum for this type of job. Pressure regulators that are buried in the ground and require digging for maintenance, or that are in a wall and need welding done to copper pipes, will drive up the price.
This Watts brand 1″ pressure regulator in Adelanto was $119.00 for the valve itself, which i purchased from the Home Depot on Roy Rogers Dr in Victorville, and installed for $150 by an Adelanto plumber which included a 1 year warranty on the work performed. Replacing the same brand is essential to making the job easier since the threads on the valve nuts are proprietarily exclusive to the valve’s brand. Switching the brand will require soldiering for copper pipe, glueing plastic pipe, or using unions on steel pipe.
What if You Can’t Find the Water Pressure Regulator?
Sometimes the pressure valve is buried in dirt or under concrete. Some houses do not have an existing pressure reducing valve, in that case, you should call Robert at Guaranteed Plumbing to come locate a cost efficient and easily accessible spot to install a water pressure regulator in Adelanto, CA.
Plumbers in Adelanto are required to offer free water pressure testing for properties that may have an underlying problem of high water pressure. Thats why its important to fix any problems with your water pressure regulator in Adelanto since it can result in bursted and leaking pipes, flooding, dripping faucets, running toilets, and even shorten the life of your water heater.
Fast Service for Leaking Pipes Caused by High Water Pressure in Adelanto
Aside from emergency plumbing service for water pressure regulators, Guaranteed Plumbing can also install a larger (1″- 4″) water pressure regulator in Adelanto for commercial and large residential properties, including the various prisons in the city of unlimited possibilities. Pressure valves are not limited to main water lines, smaller sprinkler pressure reducing valves can be installed on the sprinkler system too. So stop putting so much pressure on yourself and just call this Adelanto plumber to regulate your water today with a free estimate over the phone.