Wetumpka Residents Worried Water Pressure Destroying Homes

Mark Moody owns a historic home near downtown Wetumpka.

 

The house has been there for over a century, but in the last few months a new problem has come up.

 

Moody has had to replace his water heater three times and after getting an expert to check out his home, he says the water pressure is too high.

 

“You hear water dripping in the wall so you know there’s damage in the wall on those pipes and it’s just a matter of time before they completely burst,” said Moody.

 

It’s not just the water heater either. He’s seen new leaks in other areas of his home. He blames the city for moving the water meter closer to his home several years ago.

 

“The remedy for it is to put in a regulator which i have had to do. In fact it was done yesterday to regulate that pressure. But it’s too little too late, the damage has already occurred,” said Moody.

 

His problem has neighbors questioning their plumbing as well.

 

“So now I’m concerned because if the city is putting out a certain amount of pressure that can affect this house, then we’re all subject to being at a terrible risk,” said Bob Fogal.

 

But the Wetumpka Water Works says things haven’t changed on the historic street. General Manager Ronnie Windham says any changes to the infrastructure on the street have helped, not hurt. 

 

“We rechecked some things on Tuesday and we came to our own conclusion that our water pressure is what we expected them to be and it’s been the same for years in the entire neighborhood,” said Windham.