Another plumbing question... lspencer?

[MattW]

I had a leaking toilet. The pass-through quadrupled my water/sewer bill last month.

I haven't had the spare time to fix it yet, so I thought I'd just shut off the water to the toilet.

A few minutes after I shut off the water to the toilet (upstairs), the other toilet on the 2nd floor, started to leak. I thought, "WTF?"

So I shut off the water to that toilet.

The next morning, I am about to go out the front door to go to work, when I hear water running in the 1st-floor downstairs half-bath. Yep. Now that toilet is leaking. So I shut off the water to that toilet too. Why not, eh?

Until I can get the time to get a repair kit, I'm keeping all three shut off unless I need to use one. But now, water pressure is up all over the house. When I open a sink, I get a sudden spurt of higher-pressure water. Same with the tubs, showers, washing machine.

What do you think? Do I have a line-pressure issue, or do home water systems depend on "open" toilets to equalize line pressure?

[oahuyahoo]

How can you have 3 toilets leaking all at the same time nobody but me has that kind of luck? Turning them off does not change the pressure, it is only changed when you flush. Your water pressure is not gong to change in the house if you trun all the toilets off, nor is turning one off going to make another one leak.

[OddBall]

I've never heard of someone wearing out three toilets before.
Maybe you should eat more fiber.

[mrvette]

Call your utility company, you got way too much pressure from the street, it should never be above 60 psi static....

:cheers:

[Jbust3]

Call your utility company, you got way too much pressure from the street, it should never be above 60 psi static....

:cheers:

:iagree:

[lspencer534]

You rang? Don't know why you're asking me about toilets, unless it's because of my extensive knowledge of bullshit. Anyway, yep, you have too much pressure in your water line supply. This happened in my city last year, and several businesses were flooded. Call the water company! (Tell them I sent you)

[MattW]

You rang? Don't know why you're asking me about toilets, unless it's because of my extensive knowledge of bullshit. Anyway, yep, you have too much pressure in your water line supply. This happened in my city last year, and several businesses were flooded. Call the water company! (Tell them I sent you)


Heya!

I called your name because I thought I remembered you, offering good plumbing advice over on CF, in a water heater thread. BUT... that may have been Larry Jones, instead of you(?) Memory is spotty.

I'm gonna ring up the water company Monday. Thanks.

[CP]

Call your utility company, you got way too much pressure from the street, it should never be above 60 psi static....

:cheers:

I had 87# and it ruined my water heater. I put on a pressure regulator.

[Uncle Pervey]

A few years ago our city put in a completely new water treatment facility and started using river water instead of ground water for water.
When they finally came on line they blew up water heaters all over town, I lost both of my water heaters in my house on one afternoon. One of the ones that failed was 1 year old and was replaced under warranty. The other was about 12 years old. Pissed me off big time since they are both in the frigging attic.
You ever wrestle a 40 gallon water heater through a 4x4 access door in a utility closet? It is a bitch! :leaving: