Ken wrote:
Tony Hwang wrote:
Ken wrote:
I am contemplating the replacement of the water pressure regulator for
my home. The measured pressure in my home is about 100 PSI and it is
recommended that it be below 80 PSI. The current regulator is buried in
the ground and covered with dirt. I know this because I had it replaced
almost 30 years ago when the old one sprung a leak.

My question is this: Is there any good reason not to bury the regulator
in the ground?? My first thought is that aside from being in an
inaccessible location, it might deteriorate faster under ground and
covered with dirt although it is brass. On the other side, it has been
in that location for 30 years and it would be less work to simply
replace it where it current is. Any thoughts???
Hmmm,
That is weird. Our regulator is in the basement near the meter. I keep
the running pressure at 60 psi.

I was considering moving the regulator from its current location (buried
underground) to the crawl space to which the output of the regulator
runs. I guess it would be safer to have the regulator outside of the
house (although the crawl space would seem unlikely to incur damage if
it started to leak) but it sure would be easier to replace in the future.

I was just wondering if others had their regulator elsewhere and if
there were any drawbacks to having it elsewhere. I have a feeling that
living in the south allows putting the regulator in the ground due to
the shallow frost line. Doing so in the north would probably not work
unless you dug really deep.
Hi,
Indeed. Our frost line is at least 6 feet deep. Houses here have full
basement with drain.