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High Water Pressure, High Bills, Big Trouble

  • Writer: Hammond Plumbing
    Hammond Plumbing
  • Sep 5
  • 1 min read

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What’s the second most important piece of plumbing in your house?

If you don’t know, don’t worry—you’ll find out when it breaks.

Let’s talk about the pressure reducing valve (PRV). It’s the thing quietly keeping your water pressure from launching a faucet through the drywall.

We’ve been seeing a wave of failed PRVs lately—and when they go, they take everything down with them.

Having a broken PRV is like having high blood pressure. You don’t see the damage right away—but behind the scenes, it’s quietly wrecking everything.

What that looks like:

💧 Your pipes start training for a heavyweight title. High pressure doesn’t take breaks. It wears everything out, fast.

💧 Appliances aging in dog years. Water heaters, dishwashers, washing machines—they weren’t built for a powerwash every time they’re used.

💧 Toilets that never stop running (just like your anxiety).

💧 Faucets that hiss, scream, or spray sideways. You didn’t ask for a haunted sink, but yet, here we are.

💧 Blown pipe joints. Especially the “it’s been fine since 1997” ones.

💧 Leaks behind the walls. Quiet. Sneaky. Expensive.

💧 Noises that make you say “…was that the plumbing?” YEP. Sure was.

And here’s the kicker: you can’t just swap it out.

Replacing a PRV means cutting copper, soldering, testing—not something you fix between YouTube ads.

We’re licensed. We’re local. We’ve got 30 years of Master Plumber experience and we’re fixing these all over our area right now.

 
 
 

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