Watts Water Pressure Reducing Valve Question

May 05, 2009 4 Replies

Hello,



This is a really weird one.



Had a house inlet supply pressure reducing water valve put in by the town water Dept about a month ago. They used the typical Watts one, and all is fine. Body looks like it is a brass alloy of some sort, like they all do.



Today, I noticed the outside of the body has developed a greyish-white, hard, coating on it. Almost looks like an oxide of some sort, or an almost microscopic "pitting"



Location is dry. No leaks around pressure reducer.



I'll have them back to look at it, but was wondering if anyone ever had anything like this ?



Thanks, Bob


Jerking off near a pressure reducing valve is dangerous.

Robert11 posted for all of us...

Blue ointment

And you know this, How?

The basement is not as dry as you think it is. Get a dehumidifier and forget about the valve.

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