Brady 0 psi 100 psi Pressure Gauge

We had a house built and I suspected the plumber dialed down the water pressure at the regulator, but he said it was set at 55 pounds and that my faucets were just "low flow" models. I bought this to verify his statement and found my water pressure was set at 40 pounds (10 below what the regulator is supposedly set by the factory). Using the gauge, I boosted it up to 55 and my faucets all work well now. It seemed accurate, but with inexpensive gauges like this I always do three measurements and average them. The case and face are plastic, so I don't expect it to be as durable as metal ones, but at this price it served its purpose.

Gauge arrived quickly and in undamaged packaging. The gauge itself looked great but I noticed immediately that the dial read around 6 psi when not connected to a water faucet. I connected it and got a reading of 40psi which is low given that I just had a plumber install a new pressure reducer and checked it with his meter as reading 50psi. Of course his gauge may not be be calibrated so I cannot be sure. It isn't expensive enough to return so I'll keep it as a memento.

In the online picture it looks cheap but the actual gauge is well made and accurate. I had purchased the same gauge about 3 years ago but eventually lost it. I liked it so much I purchased another. I use it to measure my home water pressure and check the pressure drop when turning on various faucets. I also take it camping to check the water supply pressure at campgrounds to see if I need to put my pressure regulator inline.

Pretty good value, does what it's supposed to do. Quality is not the best. But it was a fairly cheap gauge. Like most things in life, you get what you pay for.

Bought this to check the water pressure at a home my daughter just purchased. As I thougt pressure in the house was only 40psi. This gauge is well built and the 100psi max range gives good resolution for what normal city street pressure shouls be, about 65psi.

Great little gauge. Easily connect to a hose outlet. I use in the utility room to adjust the pressure reducer valve to get 60 psi in house. Gauge shows a dip in pressure when a faucet is opened but then quickly returns to stable pressure. Also when faucet is turned off the pressure gauge goes up and then settles back to base pressure. No leaks thus far.

Pressure readings are as expected, given that my well system has 40-60 PSI pressure switch, and the gauge is showing pressures between 35 and 60 PSI. Note that some similar products measure up to 200 PSI. 100 PSI is all you should need on a property functioning residential system, which shouldn't be above 80 PSI. All things being equal, you'll get more precise readings on a 100 PSI gauge than on a 200 PSI gauge, if your pressure is 100 PSI or below.

I'm using this water pressure gauge to ensure the city's water pressure provided to my residence is sufficient to allow my lawn water sprinkler system to operate correctly. The gauge is providing very accurate readings and is very easy to use. You just screw it on an outside water faucet. This gauge is relatively inexpensive and has a great valve for the money.