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SeriousPuppet t1_j2jgjyh wrote

Reply to comment by Shmeepsheep in Water pipe robots could stop billions of litres leaking by Sariel007

Wow. Then wouldn't the fixtures downstream (ie where the water ends up, faucets etc) notice a big drop in water pressure?

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Shmeepsheep t1_j2jgyk7 wrote

The farther you get from the source the lower the pressure will be. A home only really needs like 40psi to operate correctly and many times has 100+psi that needs to be reduced because of this.

Also a small leak is not going to noticeably drop water pressure in a 6" main

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