A pressure reducing valve regulates the flow of water coming in so that it's at a safe level to enter a home or system.
Benefits
- reduces high incoming pressure from the city water supply
- distributes pressure evenly throughout households, ensuring pipes and appliances can work under safe pressure
- saves water by reducing the amount of pressure coming through a faucet - this is particularly helpful with larger appliances that can overfill
- saves energy by reducing the volume of water requiring heat from water heater
If a customer is looking at getting a PRV, we recommend testing the incoming water pressure. They'll want to test this over several hours to find the peak pressure. Then, compare the reading to the maximum value in the manual's specification chart. It'll be towards the front of the manual (example below).