housing Association - Water Pressure Laws

oceanic

Hi

Does anyone know the law regarding water pressure and the minimum speed at which it must be? Its regarding a house that is owned by the council but is run by a private housing association (evil bugggers).

basically there are 3 problems

1. The hot water pressure is so slow, when anyone runs the tap/flushes downstairs it comepletely stops upstairs in the bathroom.

2. The (cold) water pressure inside the new toilet they fitted (old one was much better, don't know why they replaced it) is so slow it takes something around 10 minutes (no exxageration at all) to fill up before it can be flushed again (won't flush either when it s half full because its so weak). takes twice as long if a tap is running elsewhere.

3. The water pressure in the bathroom is so messed up if the toilet is flushed, the pipes vibrate for the next 10minutes (sounding like thei rgoing to explode like crazy) until the tank is full. Given the tank takes 10 minutes to fill if no one is using any taps, its driving everyone crazy.

The problem is due to the !!!!!! pipwork and boiler they fixed. Have complained several times, but since its a housing association they just fob us off, saying its acceptable, and plumbers who come round don't care, they just say don't use the downstairs taps then (unrealistic in this day and age, big family) etc.

This seems like its not legal, but i don't know what the laws are regardign minimum water pressure, especially given the fact that water pressure downstairs is fine, its just the upstairs bathroom.

thanks for any help anyone can give.

bluewire

The Minimum pressure that you can be provided with is 9 Litres per minute.

This is down to the water company.

Have you checked that your stop tap is fully open? Check both the inside and out side tap

If you are getting this pressure downstairs then you need to escalate your issue with the housing association (I am sure if you go on to the consumer rights page someone will be able to help you with that)

davetrousers

bluewire wrote: »

The Minimum pressure that you can be provided with is 9 Litres per minute.

This is down to the water company.

9 l/min is a flow rate not a pressure. The minimum pressure at the property boundary is 12m pressure.

Might be worth talking to the water board but if they confirm that the property is receiving a good supply it may be down to plumbing within the building which will be the responsibility of the housing assoc.

oceanic

davetrousers wrote: »

9 l/min is a flow rate not a pressure. The minimum pressure at the property boundary is 12m pressure.

Might be worth talking to the water board but if they confirm that the property is receiving a good supply it may be down to plumbing within the building which will be the responsibility of the housing assoc.

Definitely down to the plumbing, but as said before they just keep fobbing us off. Don't have the time or resources to fight with them, as they well know, so they can mess over everyone so they can make more profit.