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Originally Posted by swingby1
I use the same setting at my home and the pressure seems to be a lot better at home.
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swingby1, your home likely has higher diameter pipes, which can maintain higher pressures with increasing volume. The smaller PEX diameter means the more volume you ask for, the pressure will drop more.
A great analogy for water flow in pipes is electricity. The pipe diameter is similar to the wiring gauge, the water pressure is similar to voltage, and the water flow is similar to current. If you try to get 20 Amps through a small wire over a long distance, the voltage will definitely drop. You would need a larger gauge wire to be able to maintain the voltage when asking for 20 Amps.