"Myrna" wrote in message
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I recently had a plumber in to do some work and he checked the pressure
guage and said the pressure was a little too high and we should
consider changing the guage. Cost was around $300. We have never heard
of this needing to be done so we're a little skeptical. Is this
something we should be doing? I don't remember the numbers but it
wasn't all that much higher than what it's supposed to be.

Myrna

You can buy a water pressure gauge for less than $10; not a bad tool to
have.
It should be about 55psi. If it is much over 65, you have a problem. It
might be that your regulator need an adjustment, which is trivial. At
worst, it is a $60 part that takes an hour or two to replace. (assuming your
water can be positively turned off, which some can't. If it can't, it will
be more expensive.) $300 seems high.

When I put my regulator in (never had one, and my pressure was 90) I also
put in a good full bore ball valve shut off, as the 20 year old crappy shut
off was flakey. Added $15 for the valve and maybe 30 minutes of work; a
good investment.

The regulator at my old house broke and the pressure went up to about
100psi, so it can happen. It should have been replaced, but I moved before
I knew anything about plumbing.