On Jul 24, 11:55*pm, greg2468 wrote:
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.