• Drains are slow; water pressure is low

    Nov.30.2009

    My drains are slow and my water pressure is low. What can this mean and what must I do to correct it? I occasionally use a drain cleaner. I have city water and a septic tank. I bought this home built in 1975 six years ago. I have no maintenance history on this house.

    Wendy, Douglasville, GA

    Your slow drains and your low water pressure are two separate issues. First, your drains are not directly connected to your potable water or water pressure in any way. Since you are on a septic tank, that is a good place to start looking. All of the drains in your home discharge into the septic tank. Septic tanks are designed to be cleaned/pumped out periodically. If your tank has not been properly maintained it could be full, and this would cause all of your drains to run slow. If your septic tank is not the problem, then it is more than likely confined to the drainage system itself.  I suggest you contact a professional plumbing contractor to evaluate your specific situation and develop a remedy to the problem within your drainage system.

    Your potable water system provides the water to each fixture in your home. Low water pressure can be caused by several factors. I am not sure if you have low water pressure throughout your entire home or if it is isolated to certain fixtures. Low water pressure is usually caused by a restriction of some kind within the piping system or within the fixtures. I suggest you contact a professional plumbing contractor who can accurately diagnose your low water pressure problem, along with your slow drain issue, and propose the best solutions to both problems.

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