Sand, dirt and pollutants can enter your home’s pipes when a water main fractures. Even without a fractured line, your pipes are susceptible to mineral buildup from the deposits that water leaves behind when traveling through your home. Even a small amount of sediment can create a blockage in your home’s plumbing.

The solution to this piping problem is to examine a section of the pipe to determine whether mineral buildup is the problem. If this is the case, plumbing chemicals that break down and flush the debris can solve the problem more often than not.

Corrosion buildup inside piping

Although your steel or galvanized water piping systems are intended to last up to 20 years, the insides of these pipes tend to block the flow of water with natural corrosion over the years. In this case,  repairs don’t work, and you’ll need to replace the pipe.  This can be expensive. Replace with pipe that doesn’t corrode.

Corrosion buildup inside galvanized pipe can cut water pressure significantly.  Often buildup occurs over the years and pressure loss is so gradual that you don’t even notice.  When the pipe is replaced, the water pressure gain is surprising.

Plumbing leaks

If a leak is significant enough to lower your water pressure, you’ll usually find it without looking too hard. If in doubt call a plumber. Plumber’s have ways of finding leaks that aren’t easily detected by normal means.

 Municipal water supply malfunctions

Sometimes, your problems with water pressure may have nothing to do with your own piping system. It may be caused by a malfunction in your area’s municipal water supply.

Just as with your own piping, these systems are subject to leaks, buildups and other problems that can affect the water supply and water pressure. Fortunately, you can call your local municipal water supply company to determine whether the municipal water systems are the issue and whether the problems will be corrected quickly.

Reference Source: Press of Atlantic City.