How bad is it to have low water pressure?

[Stella_luna]

I really can't stand any more house drama . . . but here's the latest. We had the inspection today, and wow we hit the jackpot: radon, termites, water damage in the basement, and a million small things, but as those are all fixable, I'm most concerned about the fact that the hosue has very low water pressure. Do any of you have this problem? Is it awful? Is it unfixable? The inspector said it's a huge annoyance, but how?

I'm ready to back out, I think . . . is low water pressure a stupid reason? We've already sunk $500 into this house, and will be homeless come Nov. 10 if we don't buy it . I've never been so depressed in my LIFE.

Sigh . . . it wouldn't be so bad if we weren't paying $420,000 for this hole in the ground . . . I DESPISE living in the Northeast. :

[nathansmum]

I rate it as an annoyance factor only. Our shower has low pressure and it litterally falls out of the shower nozzle - no pressure directing it out (takes a while to rinse shampoo out of hair etc). We haven't looked into getting it improved though, so not sure about that side of things. Our kitchen sink is also low pressure and it takes a while to fill the kettle or other large pot. The dishwasher takes quite a while to fill to do a wash - but no big deal. We've owned this house 3yrs and it's never been enough of a problem to look into it further.

[UlrikeDG]

Talk to your agent if you have one. You may be able to reduce your offer based on the inspection or to request that the previous owner take care of at least some of the issues (after my experience with a septic issue at our new house, I'd recommend having them put a set amount of money in escrow specifically for the fixes, not just letting them "take care of it" however they please).

[roadfamily6now]

low water pressure can be easy to fix, depending on your water system

BUt you can invest in a bigger water pressure tank ($200) and that should fix that.

[AngieB]

Is it on a well? If yes then I would worry that low water presure could turn into no water presure if you have a season of low rain or the well could be drying up.