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Default Can anyone identify this water pressure regulator

On 6/9/2010 2:30 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Jun 8, 10:44 pm, wrote:
Can anyone identify this water pressure regulator. It i leaking around the
adjusting screw...

I'd like to get a repair kit for it, but cant find a make or model.

The house was built in in BC Canada in 1975

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The rebuild kit for mine was not much less than a whole new unit.
Slapped it in and turned the water back on.

It was suggested by 2 different plumbing supply houses that rebuilding
them is just not worth the trouble.


I replaced ours last year. It was a quick job because it had a half
union. Just out of curiosity I asked how much the rebuild kit cost and
it was only a few bucks less than a brand new regulator. They said no
one ever buys them for that reason.

Same thing with the single handle laundry valve. It had a little drip.
The rebuild kit was $1 less than a new valve and looked like it would be
a bear to install. I removed two screws, swapped the valve assembly,
installed the screws and the job was done.