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House Update
So when I bought this house back in 2006, I had a list of "TO DO" items from the house inspection. Things like replacing the electrical circuit breaker panel, removing the bars on the windows (the emergency releases didn't work), redo the retaining wall out back, replace the attic folding-ladder, french-drains to pull water away from the house, put in more ceiling insulation, etc.
Yesterday I crossed off the second to last item from that original list: install a pressure reduction valve on the incoming water line. My water comes down from a hill, so it comes out of the faucets at something like 110 PSI. Houses are supposed to be at max 75 PSI. With the exploding faucet incident from last month, I was keen to get it done sooner than later as the high pressure was probably a major contributing factor in the faucet corroding out like that. Now that is done, I can be less paranoid about coming home to a flooded house... and we got some easier to use shut-off valves to boot.
Of course, I also ended up adding one thing to the list. The exterior shut-off valve for the house is quite old, and was really hard to use. I'll need to call the city and get them to schedule a replacement. Unfortunately, they are likely to tear up the nice parking strip out back digging up the pipe enough to do the work. I guess I should just be grateful they will not need to destroy the fence or any of the landscaping in the yard proper to do it.
Oh, and for the record the last remaining item from the original house inspection recommendations: get a railing on the stairs in the backyard coming down from the higher street.
Yesterday I crossed off the second to last item from that original list: install a pressure reduction valve on the incoming water line. My water comes down from a hill, so it comes out of the faucets at something like 110 PSI. Houses are supposed to be at max 75 PSI. With the exploding faucet incident from last month, I was keen to get it done sooner than later as the high pressure was probably a major contributing factor in the faucet corroding out like that. Now that is done, I can be less paranoid about coming home to a flooded house... and we got some easier to use shut-off valves to boot.
Of course, I also ended up adding one thing to the list. The exterior shut-off valve for the house is quite old, and was really hard to use. I'll need to call the city and get them to schedule a replacement. Unfortunately, they are likely to tear up the nice parking strip out back digging up the pipe enough to do the work. I guess I should just be grateful they will not need to destroy the fence or any of the landscaping in the yard proper to do it.
Oh, and for the record the last remaining item from the original house inspection recommendations: get a railing on the stairs in the backyard coming down from the higher street.