On Jul 24, 5:00*pm, Oren wrote:
On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:32:23 -0400, "jack" wrote:
I would check the pressure myself. *115psi is very high. *Mine was 90psi and
I installed a prv to bring it down to a normal 55psi. *High pressure is
asking for problems.

Yep. A home inspector; in his report, said pressure was to high and
that I needed a PRV.

I took several readings over a day to find the average pressure.
Keeping in mind (city water) the pressures dropped in the area after
folks came home and started using water for meals, bathing, etc...

I even challenged the inspector's gauge about accuracy. We were only
talking little difference so the house would sell....

In the area where I live, the hose faucet on the front of homes does
not run through the PRV or through the cutoff valve for the whole
home. Double check your pressure on another hose faucet. You need
that PRV because incoming water pressure may spike occaisionally. To
get back to the original thread, if I had a 21 year old water heater
and money was not an issue, I would replace it now. Flooded houses
are no fun and a new heater will be much more efficient.