Mains water pressure

Sterlingtimes

I didn't do so well with my Googling. The general guidance seems to be that water supply companies quote a 1 bar standard.


I bought a meter via Amazon that measures mine at 2.2 bars, but it doesn't feel so strong.


What would be considered to be the ideal mains water pressure?

thozza

There is no 'ideal' mains pressure.

There is a minimum pressure requirement in the OFWAT guaranteed standards scheme of 0.7 bar (http://www.ofwat.gov.uk/consumerissues/rightsresponsibilities/standards/gud_pro_gss08.pdf).

Maximum pressure is normally 10 bar, as pressure above this is likely to damage water fittings. Some water companies such as UU specify maximum network pressure of 6 bar.

2.2 bar would seem to be quite normal.

vacheron

I bought a mains pressure meter a couple of years back as I had a shower head which required a minimum pressure of 2.5 bar.

My pressure was coming in at around 2.0-2.2, at the time but it seems to have worked fine ever since.