Water supply: can anyone help?

OccasionalPoster

Hi all,
FTB here. Our building survey has flagged an issue with the cold water tap in the kitchen, namely that it's connected to the cistern and not the mains. There's no quote for this work on the report, so I'm wondering if anyone here knows how much it would be to put right? Is it a major issue or a relatively quick job?
Thanks so much for any advice.

"The cold tap in the kitchen sink is not connected to the rising main, which is potentially a health hazard. I recommend removing the cold water storage cistern in the attic, and having all appliances connected directly to the main."

matelodave

The taps supplying drinking water should never be connected to a cold water storage cistern, they should be connected to the incoming mains supply to avoid contamination.

In many houses the hot water tank and the hot taps are fed from the cistern and in some cases so is the cold feed to toilets, baths, showers etc and there shouldn't be a requirement to have them re-plumbed. 

The cost of sorting it out shouldn't be all that expensive, depending on the relative locations of the incoming mains supply and the plumbing associated with the kitchen tap

It's the sort of thing an reasonably competent DIYer could do but if you aren't then you need to get a plumber in to assess it and give you a quote.

OccasionalPoster

Thank you.

Grumpy_chap

Usually, the mains water supply enters the property under the kitchen sink, making the arrangement the surveyor describes uncommon but also a very easy rectification.  Is it likely that the kitchen is not in the original place for the property?

OccasionalPoster

Grumpy_chap said:

Usually, the mains water supply enters the property under the kitchen sink, making the arrangement the surveyor describes uncommon but also a very easy rectification.  Is it likely that the kitchen is not in the original place for the property?

Thank you. No, it's only a two-up, two-down. No major work since it was built in the 50s.
I'm not sure why they did not resolve it after all this time, considering it's such a hazard.