We all need to find a balance in life. As Jack Torrance from Stephen King’s classic children’s story “The Shining” always said, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” Whether it is trying to find a healthy work/life balance or trying to squeeze in the football game while checking items off your honey-do list, life is about give and take. Too much on one side will leave the other side short. For example, perhaps if Bruce Banner routinely practiced Tai Chi and Zen meditation he would be able to better control his muscly inner green anger demon when he starts to get stressed out. For me, I am an avid movie fan and amateur photographer, but I also have a 6-year-old and a 14-month-old at home. Hobbies and kids typically do not mix well and we all know where the majority of the effort goes. As much as I enjoy my precious little tax deductions, if I don’t get out of the house and do some of the other things I enjoy in life from time to time, I find my wife soon commenting on how grumpy I get.
Plumbing systems, like everything else in life, require balance in order to operate in an efficient and safe way. Too little pressure in the water supply system and the system can’t operate the way it is intended to since water will not be able to get from point A to point B effectively; not to mention some of the other potential hazards that can occur when the water pressure is too low. Too much pressure and you run the risk of everything from irritating water hammer to major damage to the system’s piping, joints and other components.