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General water pressure to most residential systems on Public water is going to be around 55psi. Pressure Reducing Valves are installed in most systems to regulate the pressure since the distribution lines on most public water systems exceed 100psi. A good pressure to have in your house will be in the range of 55 to 62psi. If you are using a tank for your water you can always install a pressure tank to increase the water pressure. This means you would have a feed line dumping water into the tank from a well or other source then a pump in the tank pushing water to a pressure vessel that will feed the house and will keep the home at a comfortable 55 to 62psi.
I take it your water pressure is high. If so, then you need to have this pressure reducer installed because the water valves in the machine open and shut instantly, which means it lets too much water at once and when the valve closes or opens it makes a vibrating noise. See if you can check how fast the water is flowing at the tap first. Most washing machines make some noise one way or another, be it from tub spinning to rattling and clanking or water flowing in the tub, etc. From your description, sounds like you have a high pressure pipelines in your house, a reducer is necessary. Alternatively, try and turn down the mains tap at the front of your house, where the meter is, so that less water pressure rushes inside the house pipelines. I did that and it's a little quieter.
There may be a pressure setting on your outfit but My feeling is -- your problem will be low pressure on your water line. Most pressure settings is to keep from having too much pressure on what your running. For instance our city water pressure is 70 lbs but in order to keep my furnace boiler system at 16 lbs I have to install a pressure reducer.
Are you using the same water supply as before when you had good pressure? Some house water lines have pressure reducers to protect your pipes and appliances. This can restrict the water flow and reduce the pressure the machine develops. If the flow surges (good, then weak, then good etc) you are not getting enough water to the pump. Try a larger diameter garden hose (5/8"). If you know where your water line enters the house, try the hose bib closest to it. Often times it is at street pressure instead of (reduced) house pressure.
it could be the differential in pressure between the cold water from your booster pump and the hot water from your solar water heater . the cold water which feeds your solar heater is probably being reduced in pressure by a pressure reducing valve . so what you need is equal pressure on both your hot and cold water system you could install a pressure reducing valve on the pipe thart feeds your cold taps etc valve set at the same pressure as the one on the solar water heater that would give you a balanced hot and cold water system
Are you sure it's not just that the shower heads are getting dirty from calcium build up, thus reducing the diameter of the holes in the head, which will in turn cause spray to come out at higher pressure. ( same idea as holding your thumb over the end of a garden hose) Try removing and either replacing head, or soak it overnight in C.L.R (available at any hardware store.) and clean it good and try it again.
Either it is a broken housing or you have a leak in the diaphram and the fuel is backing into the housing and coming out of the pump pivot pin hole. If you are sure that the lines are not leaking, you will soon suffer in performance and loose fuel pressure altogether soon.
I would get a new one asap if the lines are not leaking. good luck
You only have to regulate the incoming valve in your wall (to the washer) to have safe pressure.........don't see any reason why you can't do this.........& get on with your tons.......
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