miffy Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 since we moved here the water system has been rather noisy, we put it down to being an older house. Every time someone ran any water we all knew about it Ou plumber came to plumb in dishwasher (only 15 months since we moved in) and he commented on the water pressure, he checked it and it was 7, apparently it should be 3. If the pressure is too high it can damage appliances such as dishwashers and washing machines. He has fitted a reguator and gauge so we can see what the pressure is at any time. Has anyone else had one of these fitted? have we been taken for a ride? it cost us £70 including guage and fitting. Cost £30 to fit dishwasher, not bad I guess. Its certainly £100 more than I had spare this month!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenanne Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 I've never heard of water pressure being too high, but I guess you can tell yourself when you switch the tap on if it's over-enthusiastic! And I imagine it will damage appliances, makes sense that it would anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 We have high water pressure here - the cold tap inlet into the washing machine is only turned halfway on so that it doesn't come spurting out of the drawer I didn't know that you could measure it though; that's interesting. We often get 'weak electrics' here though; the lights sometimes seem quite dim. The Boy says that the electrics don't have to be at a constant 240v, but can vary within a set parameter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fowlbird Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 we have low gas, water and electricity but never anything too high Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaJuliet Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 We often get 'weak electrics' here though; the lights sometimes seem quite dim. The Boy says that the electrics don't have to be at a constant 240v, but can vary within a set parameter. Actually, the mains doesn't have to be at 240V at all... from http://www.gbaudio.co.uk/data/mains.htm (quick google search) "Note: * Member countries of the European Union are presently striving to achieve a common mains standard. From 1 January 2004 the mains supply should be 230V (-6%, +10%), 50 Hz (±1%). ie a range of 216.2 - 253V This replaces the UK's former specification which was 240V ±6% (ie a range of 225.6 - 254.4V) Variations should still be anticipated in some areas as the voltage will drop during periods of heavy demand and rise during periods of low demand." The ranges mean that the "high" voltage of the range hasn't changed much but the allowable "low" voltage is "significantly" lower (about 4%) than it used to be. Maybe your voltage tends to be down the low end of the range PJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Years ago we had pathetic water pressure from our cold taps. I seem to remember we were told that when the estate was built, none of the houses were linked up to the mains water and we were all drinking from our cold water tanks . A plumber rectified it for us and we get proper cold water now . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 The mains have been at 230v for ages now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fowlbird Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 OH had a shower, daughter went in next... shower (brand new, fitted New Year) stopped working. When OH looked in the loft to check, there wasn't enough water pressure to fill the tank had to wait over an hour before it was full again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirl Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 We suffer from low pressure too. We bought a rather expensive (£300) kitchen tap which is supposed to be suitable for high or low pressure but we copuldn't get any hot water out. Our plumber had to fiddle with it to get it to work. I guess it might not be classes as true low pressure because the cold water is fine. I think ours is because our house started off as a bungalow and then about 20 years ago the roof was taken off, another layer added and then the roof replaced. The hot water tank is still downstairs though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fowlbird Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 could you get a pump installed, Shirl? Would that be effective? We're having a loft conversion done but they went in to all the details and we're having a pump to maintain the water pressure for the en-suite shower room up there. Normally our water pressure is fine, dunno what's happened lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Normally our water pressure is fine, dunno what's happened lately. Extra demand from all the new housing developments.. the mains and sewer networks aren't big enough to cope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirl Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 could you get a pump installed, Shirl? Would that be effective? We're having a loft conversion done but they went in to all the details and we're having a pump to maintain the water pressure for the en-suite shower room up there. Normally our water pressure is fine, dunno what's happened lately. For the most part it doesn't matter. We have a pump for our shower in the loft which is really effective. The shower in the main bathroom is a bit piddly but it's an electric shower and they never seem to be much cop in comparison to a power shower. The bath does take forever to run but we don't bathe very often so it's something we live with. Likewise the hot water coming out slow on all the taps is something we've got used to and isn't that bad although if I had normal pressure I would notice the change more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fowlbird Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 alls well then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
