Water pressure laws in council owned flat.

recode27

I just wanted to install a new shower but could not as water pressure in the flat is 0.5 bar. Could someone please tell me what the law requires from my local housing association and Scottish water?

HappyMJ

Must have 7 metres of head (0.7 bar) in the commication pipe serving the premises...that's usually at street level. If your bathroom is 2 metres above street level then it will fall below 0.5 bar but that is fine.

datlex

If you are in a housing association/ council flat are you sure you don't need their permission? Have they got a bathroom replacement scheme for example?

Neil_Jones

datlex wrote: »

If you are in a housing association/ council flat are you sure you don't need their permission? Have they got a bathroom replacement scheme for example?

Some do require permission to put your own shower in.
Most councils don't put showers in themselves when the bathrooms get refurbished and tend to stick with baths. There are exceptions to this for people with various needs who can't use baths.

spiro

datlex wrote: »

If you are in a housing association/ council flat are you sure you don't need their permission? Have they got a bathroom replacement scheme for example?

Even if you don't need explicit permission I think you need to advise them because the maintenance of it would fall to them when you move out or are evicted.