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| What size is your main line.
What is it make of? Copper, Pex, other metal pipe?
Going to make a difference on recommendation.
How is connected soldered, glued, just screwed on? Also changes the the recommendation.
If it just screwed on, if you get a matching valve in size it is a half hour job if you take your time.
If not spend the extra time and have it isolated and both sides with a ball valves and screw fittings and the next time its a 5 min job. |
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| I replaced my regulator a couple months ago, very easy to do, just get the numbers off the regulator tag and do a search. Found a plumbing supply house online, had the new one in a couple days. Got a pressure gauge from amazon, and in about an hour put in the kit, and adjusted the pressure. Easy repair, YouTube videos available. Ordered from supplyhouse.com |
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| quote: Originally posted by Lineman101: At 100psi, I’m surprised your interior pipes are still OK. That’s really high pressure. Anyway, regulators can be usually rebuilt with a kit. The model number should be on the bell. Cost about 75$ or so. But, Zurn would be my choice. Maybe around 175$ if you replace it yourself.
This is what I did. Found a rebuild kit online. Took about an hour or so only because I went slow...
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| quote: Originally posted by Blume9mm: Don't know how they work but could it be just trash in the regulator? I suspect the rebuild if you could get the parts or just a replacement is the way to go... have the rebuild kit or another on hand... turn water off to house, open a valve to reduce pressure and take the existing valve apart and look at it... if need be replace parts and re-install and see what happens...
I didn't find a rebuild kit for mine, but effectively did just that. Left the valve body in place (brass body crimped to PEX) and replaced all the internal parts. |
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| quote: Originally posted by barndg00: I replaced my regulator a couple months ago, very easy to do, just get the numbers off the regulator tag and do a search. Found a plumbing supply house online, had the new one in a couple days. Got a pressure gauge from amazon, and in about an hour put in the kit, and adjusted the pressure. Easy repair, YouTube videos available. Ordered from supplyhouse.com
This is what I did also a few years ago. Mine was leaking. Read tag. Searched the web. Talked to manufacture. Then found it at HD locally. Easy unscrew remove screw new back on. Also did a pressure gauge from HD that screws on outside spigot. Used this to adjust pressure as recommended by the county. Buy a pressure gauge for outside spigot and check your water pressure first. If adjustment is needed, do that before just replacing regulator, unless it's leaking. Your local water supply, city/county, can tell you what your pressure is supposed to be. Here the county will come out and verify it for you at no charge, just check pressure at inlet/outlet at street/supply and then at outside water spigots.
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