Low water pressure solution?
The home I own has been plagued by very low water pressure for some time. To the level that if you use a 2nd water appliance you pretty much have no water coming out of the other one. So I've had a plumber come over to investigate things, and we found that the pressure where the city line enters the house is VERY weak (we turned off the valve at the main, disconnected the pipe right after, and watched the as there was nominal pressure when the valve was turned back on.)
I was quoted just under 8K for replacing the (galvanized) line to the city source. But there was also an alternate solution suggested which consisted of a pressure booster system along side a precharged tank. This solution came in at around $1300 installed.
My question is basically whether that's a good solution and whether the installed price is reasonable. The suggested pressure booster is the Flotec FP4815 Pressuremate Pump (the link goes to one for $340 at Amazon) and I'm not sure what the exact model of the tank is, but I think it's about an 82 gallon one. It all seems a little steep for a house which has the following for water fixtures:
1 bathtub w/ shower
2 toilets
1 washing machine
1 dishwasher
1 kitchen sink
2 bathroom sinks
Is there a better solution?
Thanks for your response.