A weep under the sink or behind the toilet
A fifteen-minute job. They usually weep before they let go, so change them when you see it.
Oak Park · Pressure regulators
Water pressure regulators in Oak Park
5.0 on Google (20 reviews) CSLB Lic. #339618 Family shop since 1977
Water pressure regulators in Oak Park, ten minutes from the shop in Westlake Village. Conejo Valley water comes from tanks on the hills, so on many streets it arrives above the 80 psi code allows in a house.
Dan picks up when he can and calls back the same day. You get the price before we start. Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm.
- Ten minutes
- Ventura County. Oak Park is unincorporated.
- One year on our labor. Thirty days on drain clearing.
- 91377
“Dan is smart and good at figuring things out. He will stay on it until it's right and he knows his stuff.”
“When I called him out and he immediately came my house within 2 hours and did a really quick and great job for my bathroom.”
“Dan and his crew are absolutely the best! Professional, communicative and fair prices. Couldn't ask for anything more!”
Around here
In Oak Park
If you're replacing the same fixture twice in an Oak Park house, the pressure regulator is usually why. The lots sit high enough that street pressure runs well over what fixtures are rated for, and the regulator set when the house was built has never been touched. A new regulator, with an expansion tank at the water heater, ends the run of failures.
Neighborhoods: the Kanan tracts, Lindero Canyon, the streets off Oak Hills Drive, Sutton Valley, the newer tracts up Bowfield.
Cold showers, or a puddle in the garage
Tank swap or tankless conversion, with the venting, gas sizing and county permit handled.
Buying the same fixture twice
Replacing the same fixture usually means the pressure's too high. We check it while we're there.
The job
How it goes
A regulator is a valve on the main line, usually near the front hose bib. It takes street pressure, 100 psi and more here, and holds the house at 50 to 70. When one fails after ten to fifteen years, pressure creeps up and fill valves, angle stops, cartridges and washer hoses start breaking.
A gauge on a hose bib tests it in a minute. Over 80, or a swing when a fixture shuts, means it's done. Replacement takes a few hours, with unions so the next swap is easier. If the water heater has no expansion tank, we add one.
We check the pressure at every house we work in. Here, it's the most useful thing to know.
Call if
What you notice, and what it usually is
Fixtures keep failing, one after another
A failed regulator.
Banging pipes when a valve shuts
Water hammer. High pressure makes it worse.
The water heater relief valve drips
No expansion tank, a failed regulator, or both.
The shower blasts, then fades
A regulator on its way out.
Your house has never had one
A quick gauge test says if it needs one.
Tell us what it’s doing and we can usually narrow it down on the phone.
Four steps
How a job goes
- 01
You call
Dan picks up when he can and calls back the same day. Tell him what it’s doing.
- 02
We look
We come out, find the cause and show you, with the old part in hand when there is one.
- 03
You get a price
Before anything starts. Repairs are time plus parts. Bigger jobs get a written bid.
- 04
We do the work
Small repairs usually get done the same visit. Bigger jobs get a start date we keep. Permitted where needed, and the house left clean.
Common questions
Pressure regulators in Oak Park: things people ask
How fast can you get to Oak Park?
Often the same day. It's ten minutes up Kanan or Lindero Canyon from Westlake Village.
Who issues permits in Oak Park?
Ventura County, since Oak Park has no city government. We plan around the county's inspection schedule, so the date we give you holds.
What should my water pressure be?
Between 50 and 70 psi. Code allows up to 80. Above that, most fixture warranties are void.
Where is my regulator?
Near the front hose bib or main shutoff. It's a bell-shaped brass valve with a screw on top.
Can I test the pressure myself?
Yes, with a hardware-store gauge on a hose bib. Over 80, or a big swing when a tap runs, means it's due.
What people say
“They explain what needs to be done to fix the problem, are willing to do the work asap and take care in keeping the work area clean and unmarred.”
“Dan's plumbing were fantastic, they installed the AWTOS water sensor our Insurance company sent us, fixed some clogged exterior drains that were blocked, and installed a new trash disposal unit...all for a very competitive price. Thanks guys, we're glad we called you!”
“Dan is consistent. Professional, on time, only does what is needed, experienced, easy to work with, clean, and smart.”
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Every house in Oak Park is on a slab, so leak detection here starts at the meter.
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With no city hall in Oak Park, a water heater replacement here is permitted through Ventura County.
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Most clogs we clear in Oak Park are grease in the kitchen line and hair in the tubs.
Repiping in Oak Park
Repiping is starting to come up in the earliest Oak Park phases, built in the late seventies and eighties, where the original copper has begun to pinhole. The nineties phases almost never need one yet. New lines run overhead in copper or PEX, so no concrete gets opened. Ventura County handles the permit and inspection.
Repairs in Oak Park
Because Oak Park is unincorporated, the plumbing repairs that need a permit go through Ventura County.
Tankless in Oak Park
Ventura County permits and inspects tankless conversions in Oak Park, since there's no city hall, and we plan the job around its inspection schedule.
Sewer camera & repair in Oak Park
A sewer camera inspection in Oak Park follows the lateral from the house to the Triunfo Water and Sanitation District main, and that stretch is yours.
Gas lines in Oak Park
Oak Park gas lines are permitted through Ventura County, since there's no city building department, and the inspector checks the pressure test before the gas goes back on. Most of the work is new black iron runs to a BBQ, fire pit or pool heater, with a shutoff at each appliance. If you smell gas, leave and call SoCalGas first.
Slab leaks in Oak Park
Slab leak repair in Oak Park comes up mostly in the earliest phases, where the original copper under the floor is old enough to start leaking.
Tell Dan what it’s doing.
Most problems get sorted out on a short call. Ten minutes from the shop. Leaking right now? Shut off the main, then call.
Or send the details and Dan will call you back. Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm.