Is hot water low flow a matter of disclosure when selling

Mutton_Geoff

tupina22 said:

My solicitor (I am in Scotland) asked me to confirm that all systems & applicances (incl. heating/water/elec) are working normally commensurate with age.  I confirmed yes but (stupidly?) stated that the water pressure is low as it's a bungalow at the top of a hill.  I have since just stated that the water pressure has been tested by the water authority and has been deemed acceptable.  That was accepted and no more has been said or asked. 

Thankfully I installed an electric shower from the start so that works fine!

As my mum used to tell me, "everytime you open your mouth, you put your foot in it"

tupina22

I think I panicked as the solicitor's SSC document (like the TA6) kept reminding me that any failure to disclose may result in my being sued by the buyer! 

davidmcn

tupina22 said:

I think I panicked as the solicitor's SSC document (like the TA6) kept reminding me that any failure to disclose may result in my being sued by the buyer! 

Yes, failure to disclose the things you're actually asked about.
"Does it work?"
"Yes."

xylophone

Good for you
The OP had a bungalow though 

But  other posters who commented didn't.

I would assume that most houses with a gravity (tank in the roof) system have relatively low flow flow rates, (I know ours does).  (Stubod)

I have an attic tank feeding a cylinder on the 1st floor (so similar 'drop' I imagine to your set-up) and the shower on the same floor as the cylinder works fine.

Perhaps you should read other posts more carefully before jumping in with sarcastic comments?

Mickey666

What does ‘low flow’ even mean?  Unless there is some sort of measurement put on such a statement, eg. litres/min, it’s just a subjective judgement.  One person’s perfectly adequate shower might be another person’s ‘dribble’.

tupina22

Mickey666 said:

What does ‘low flow’ even mean?  Unless there is some sort of measurement put on such a statement, eg. litres/min, it’s just a subjective judgement.  One person’s perfectly adequate shower might be another person’s ‘dribble’.

That's true but my concern is more about whether an 'obvious' low flow (not a dribble!) is something I should disclose (and should I only disclose if specifically asked) or by not disclosing might be argued later by the buyers as 'misrepresentation'. 

kinger101

If I had a problem with a dribble, I wouldn't disclose.

xylophone

If I had a problem with a dribble, I wouldn't disclose.

Conscious of TMI?

kinger101

xylophone said:

If I had a problem with a dribble, I wouldn't disclose.

Conscious of TMI?

Sometimes it's best to keep it zipped.

greatcrested

xylophone said:

Good for you
The OP had a bungalow though .

I would assume that most houses with a gravity (tank in the roof) system have relatively low flow flow rates, (I know ours does).  (Stubod)

I have an attic tank feeding a cylinder on the 1st floor (so similar 'drop' I imagine to your set-up) and the shower on the same floor as the cylinder works fine.

Perhaps you should read other posts more carefully before jumping in with sarcastic comments?

I have an attic tank feeding a cylinder on the 1st floor (so similar 'drop' I imagine to your set-up) and the shower on the same floor as the cylinder works fine.

What on earth was sarcastic about that? The drop in a bungalow from attic to ground floor is in most cases similar to the drop in a 2 floor house from attic to 1st floor.