So my brother and I do a lot of work on houses, and there are two that I've re-plumbed just recently.
Both were run with PEX lines as a home run system (each fixture has their own line, going into a manifold). The curious thing is that the system should have oodles of pressure. The heating system, which is part of an open system with the potable plumbing, shows the presure at 65PSI.
However, it seems once I install the faucet the pressure drops significantly. Is that a function of how the internal mixing valves work these days? Is there any brand/ type that's better than the others? It seems to be an issue with the sink faucets too, so I'm not sure what's going on here.
Thanks,
Travis
Both were run with PEX lines as a home run system (each fixture has their own line, going into a manifold). The curious thing is that the system should have oodles of pressure. The heating system, which is part of an open system with the potable plumbing, shows the presure at 65PSI.
However, it seems once I install the faucet the pressure drops significantly. Is that a function of how the internal mixing valves work these days? Is there any brand/ type that's better than the others? It seems to be an issue with the sink faucets too, so I'm not sure what's going on here.
Thanks,
Travis
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