A field test was conducted on the stability of a pressure-reducing system combining a new type of automatic control valve in parallel with a conventional automatic control valve in a test pipeline in Ohno Mountain of Kagoshima Prefecture. The pressure control functions which include initiation of water flow and closing during transient conditions of increases and decreases in flow were investigated in a field experiment. The results were as follows: 1 When the conventional and new type automatic control valves are employed in parallel, and a safety valve is not used, the characteristics of the conventional valve take precedence. So when the flow is stopped, pressure builds up in the up-and downstream sides of the valves. 2 It is possible to combine the conventional and new type automatic control valves in a series installation. But when they are installed in parallel as a main valve and a bypass valve, respectively, countermeasure comprising concurrent installation of a safety valve to control the secondary side pressure of the control valves is needed. 3 The pressure control functions of conventional control valves are not as effective as the new type of control valve during stopped flow and very low-volume flows, so it is difficult to deal with changes in flow volume with an end valve. Furthermore, conventional control valves are slower in operation than the new type of control valve. Thus, if the conventional model is installed as the main valve in combination with the new model installed as the bypass valve, the system will no longer be dependent on the safety valve for control of secondary side pressure of the control valve. And with this, it will be possible to control the pressure in response to changes in flow rate.