Carl
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Registered: 9th May 04
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My dad has been talking to one of the neigbours and apparently the water pressure is piss poor, so bad that they can't take a shower and that the bath takes an age to fill. Apparently though we would have to foot the bill to change it/get it sorted, does this ring true, like my dad has said surely it is not fit for purpose, if it was electricity etc that was under performing it wouldn't cost to sort it. I know it is a bit vague but we haven't got the boiler serviced yet at mine to actually check if it is the same at ours, the cold tap isn't amazingly powerful though so i'm assuming it is going to be the same for us. 
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deanmcreynolds26
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Phone up the water board and get them out to check it,
iirc they are only supposed to give 1bar water pressure or something like that, been a while since i spoke to them so may not even be possible to get it sorted mate.... leave that to them though once youve spoke to them,
maybe your mains water in the area is due for renewal and they aint got around to it yet???
Do you have a storage tank in loft for water to bathroom etc??
your combi is off the mains so would be ideal to keep the large tank for your cold so that your not trying to share immediate water into the house with the hot tap/cold mains if you get me 
one thing i will say about boxing the boiler in mate, try get the clips out b&q that u can clip on and off rather than 45 screws, makes it easier for servicing and repairs... 
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dannymccann
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Dean is correct in certain areas (like Anglian Water) they only have to provide 1bar of water pressure, even though a combi requires 3bar minimum to function properly!? I only found this out yesterday
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jrsteeve
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if there's a problem with the pipe from the main to the house then its up to you to foot the bill, but if there's a problem with the mains supply UU etc are responsible.
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Chris
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ofwat says
What are the official standards for water pressure?
The guaranteed standards scheme (GSS) sets out that water companies shall maintain a minimum pressure of water in the communication pipe serving the premises supplied with water of seven metres static head. Companies also monitor the number of properties at risk of low pressure against an indicator known as DG2. The DG2 measure is ten metres head of pressure, at the external stop tap, at a flow of 9 litres per minute. This should be sufficient to fill a one-gallon (4.5 litre) container in 30 seconds.
Note if the pressure is less than this twice in 28 days the customer can claim £25 from the local water company
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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quote:
Originally posted by dannymccann
a combi requires 3bar minimum to function properly!? I only found this out yesterday
most combis only need 0.5bar to operate, they normaly blow off at 3 bar
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Carl
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Registered: 9th May 04
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quote:
Originally posted by deanmcreynolds26
Phone up the water board and get them out to check it,
iirc they are only supposed to give 1bar water pressure or something like that, been a while since i spoke to them so may not even be possible to get it sorted mate.... leave that to them though once youve spoke to them,
maybe your mains water in the area is due for renewal and they aint got around to it yet???
Do you have a storage tank in loft for water to bathroom etc??
your combi is off the mains so would be ideal to keep the large tank for your cold so that your not trying to share immediate water into the house with the hot tap/cold mains if you get me
one thing i will say about boxing the boiler in mate, try get the clips out b&q that u can clip on and off rather than 45 screws, makes it easier for servicing and repairs...
There are no storage tanks in the loft but my dad is on about fitting some directly above the bathroom and fitting an electric shower. Will we be able to get a decent flow by doing this? Any advice on what we need from the shower or where is best place to get some tanks from?
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
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Originally posted by dannymccann
a combi requires 3bar minimum to function properly!? I only found this out yesterday
most combis only need 0.5bar to operate, they normaly blow off at 3 bar
I'm no plumber hence the question, i usually leave mine around 1 bar. Is this ok?
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BlueCorsa
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Registered: 14th Jan 04
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quote:
Originally posted by Andrew
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Originally posted by mattk
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Originally posted by dannymccann
a combi requires 3bar minimum to function properly!? I only found this out yesterday
most combis only need 0.5bar to operate, they normaly blow off at 3 bar
I'm no plumber hence the question, i usually leave mine around 1 bar. Is this ok?
The little guage underneath the boiler? I was told between 1 and 1.5.
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
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ya, between 1 and 1.5 is ideal, the boiler wont work if its under 0.5 and will discharge if it goes above 3 bar
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