"Steve" wrote in message
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Every faucet in my house performs poorly. The first thing in the
morning, they flow pretty well for a few seconds, then slow WAY down.
Some days it's the bathroom sink other days it's the tub; every day it's
the kitchen sink.
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Here are the symptoms:
* Faucets flow well for three seconds or so first thing in the morning.
* The first faucet turned on usually works this way. Subsequently-used
faucets tend to be slow from the beginning.
* Outside faucets are also slow.
* Bathtub faucets (not shower heads) have flow of about 4 gallons per
minute (GPM).
* The kitchen sink flows a 1 GPM. It's a pull-out-sprayer model, and
that rate is AFTER I removed a kink from the hose. I don't even get
enough flow for the aereator to put bubbles in the water stream. It
occasionally flows really well, but just for a few seconds.
* My sprinkler system works fine, with what looks to me like good flow
with six to eight heads. The system branches off next to the water meter
at the curb.
* I have pressure of 40 PSI measured at the bibcock by the front door.
The next door neighbor has more than 100 PSI. I don't know how much
more, because my gauge only goes to 100. The way the needle hit the
limit peg, I'd guess it's a lot more. My neighbor said taking showers
was painful.
Do you have a whole house filter and/or a water softener. Restrictions in
one of those could cause your problem. By the way, if I was your neighbor,
I would be installing a pressure regulator on my water system. Household
appliances are designed to safely work with 60 pounds pressure. Any more
than that and he's risking a failure that could result in serious water
damage to the house. And of this I speak with experience. 90 pounds
pressure caused me $3000 water damage twice before I got smart and installed
a regulator dropping the pressure to 50.

Tom G.