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post Aug 27 2021, 12:58 AM

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QUOTE(juzmafia @ May 27 2020, 04:08 PM)
My sis house had the same issue in every 6 months sure will have water leakage at the pvc pipe joints or bidet hose bursting in the middle of the night due to high static pressure & the after effect of water hammering.

After installing the PRV after the meter, it did reduce the impact of water hammering & also able to reduce the static pressure when no water being flow/use. It's been almost a year & no more leakage or hose bursting.

Before PRV:-
Output pressure from main pipe: 5 bar(daytime) & 5.5bar(midnight)
Water hammering pressure: 7 - 9 bar (daytime) & <10bar(midnight)

After PRV:-
Satic pressure set to 4 bar
Effect of water hammering reduce to 4.5 - 5.5 bar.

The only downside that might caused by PRV is that the flow pressure will reduce when more than one output is open.
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This is what i been experiencing these years, i already redo whole unit piping and even after that the joint at bidet always burst every 6mo exactly. May i know how is your pressure valve working so far? Becos my apartment here during day time the pressure is just nice but after around 11pm then the pressure become crazy..idk if i install the pressure valve then my water will become very slow during day time or not
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post Aug 27 2021, 06:35 PM

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QUOTE(juzmafia @ Aug 27 2021, 05:43 PM)
It's better now after using PRV, no more bidet hose burst.
It will only start with minor leak so you can change the hose before it get worst but so far this only happen to one hose after 2 years plus and it was normal hose.

So far following are the type of hose i've used:
1. Metallic hose with rubber tubing - leak/burst after 6 months
2. Reinforced 15bar hose - it was good but not really suitable due to lack of flexibility and also can cause plastic bidet to crack..
3. Normal DIY PVC hose - start expanding after few days from 1 to 1.5 meter..
4. Metallic hose with nylon braided rubber tubing - using now & also has stainless steel nut.

As i've mentioned before, PRV will affect your flow pressure when more than one water output is open, doesn't mater when the pressure is low or high but it will definitely able to reduce the static pressure & water hammering effect.

If you are using normal hose then i'll suggest you to use high pressure hose which is rated above 5bar and it is fiber reinforced hose or you can also try the new stainless steel braided rubber tubing hose.

Here some example i found:
1. Jopex Shower hose 10bar - reinforced hose
2. Hemos hose - Stainless Steel braided or Fiber reinforced hose
3. Taiwan High gred hose reinforced - spotted similar hose at HomePro but might need to change new holder if the current one is small..
4. Stainless Steel Nylon braided rubber tubing - currently using this, less than one year.
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my unit hose are all ok, just the pvc pipe joint always burst in one of the toilet rclxub.gif rclxub.gif rclxub.gif thats why im thinking if i install a pressure regulator at the riser room there connect it after my water meter. wonder it will work or not, where do u install the pressure regulator btw?
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post Aug 27 2021, 09:57 PM

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QUOTE(juzmafia @ Aug 27 2021, 06:53 PM)
Thats funny, the PVC pipe should able to withstand that pressure range..
Did they use SIRIM certified pvc pipe? Do you have any pictures of the burst issue?

I've installed the PRV after the meter so it will reduce static pressure for the whole house piping..
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The pvc joint cracked cant see from photo, water will dripping from the crack.
The plumber just bring their own pipes, the pipe yes is approved according to the laser writing on it, but all the joint got no markings.
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post Aug 28 2021, 12:26 PM

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QUOTE(mini orchard @ Aug 28 2021, 06:54 AM)
Off the main water supply and turn on the tap to drain the balance water. Wipe dry the T area and apply pvc glue around the leak area. Wait for an hour to completely dry and turn on the main. If it stills leak, then change the whole piping to stainless steel.

Sometimes a quality product can defect due to batch production problem or mishandling. If is a repeat, avoid buying a replacement from the same shop.

If is pressure problem, then all T or elbow joints would have the same problem. Your particular problem could be the area is without a pipe clip to hold the pipe and prevent 'vibration' when the pressure water passes through.
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I found that there is some wording on the broken tee joint, looks like legit brand but im not sure

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