Poor mains water flow

[rikaka]

hi guys looking for some advice.

i live on in 1st floor flat and have poor mains cold water flow, sometimes zero water at the tap.

i have contacted the water board many times with this and now they are claiming to have the required flow/pressure at the street stop cock, and are pointing the finger at the pipe that supplies my building.

after some investigating i have discovered the pipe from the main supplies my neighbour below, which makes sense as i end up with no water when he is drawing some.

after looking into getting a new pipe from the main fitted i very much doubt i can afford to

basically am looking for alternative suggestions to solve my problems?

 

[kevplumb]

do you have room for a tank

 

[rikaka]

yes i have access to the loft. i thought a tank would be a option but thought it wa maybe to simple to solve the problem

 

[kevplumb]

easiest way tank fills when others ain't using water

you in effect will have your own supply

slight downside is you may not have as much pressure

prob no worse than you have now tho

 

[rikaka]

how would i be able to find out? i used to have decent flow and pressure when i first moved in?

 

[kevplumb]

have to ask

whats changed then

 

[rikaka]

i've no idea? am going to renew my stopcock incase its collasped.

 

[muggles]

easiest way tank fills when others ain't using water

you in effect will have your own supply

slight downside is you may not have as much pressure

prob no worse than you have now tho

Could always pump it out of the tank of course.....

 

[kevplumb]

was keeping that for later

 

[rikaka]

what kind of tank/pump would you guys reccomend?

 

[muggles]

was keeping that for later

Yeah yeah...



I'd fit a coffin tank like this one (size depends on usage requirements)

and a Salamander ESP 120 CPV Single pump

What do you have in the way of water outlets (taps/washing machine/dishwasher/shower/bath etc etc)? How is your hot water heated?

 

[kevplumb]

why is the pump bigger than the tank

 

[muggles]

It isn't, the tank's just further away

 

[rikaka]

would a wrsa tank without a pump be safe for drinking water? and if it was pumped its not?

thanks

 

[Perfectionist]

The best way is to fit a cold water accumulator cylinder and a combi. There are no pumps with pressure and flow guaranteed if the static pressures is over approximately 1.5 bar.

Using a tank, a cylinder is still needed and a pump for a shower. A lot of um-ah for not much at all.