A pressure reducing valve regulates the flow of water coming in so that it's at a safe level to enter your home or system.
Benefits
- reduces high incoming pressure from your city water supply
- distributes pressure evenly throughout your household, 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 you're looking at getting a PRV, we recommend testing your incoming water pressure. You'll want to test this over several hours to find the peak pressure. Then, compare your reading to the maximum value in your manual's specification chart. It'll be towards the front of the manual (example below).