Water flow and pressure in a flat

Aj_newbie

Hello Everyone!

I own a flat on the 4th floor of the building.

Since past few months, water pressure in my flat is very very low. It is practically impossible to take a shower. I have contacted the property management company to check the external plumbing, as there's no change inside the flat. They aren't helpful at all.

It is all the taps, from sinks to showers to kitchen sink.
When I turn the tap on, it has good pressure, but the pressure reduces to very very low in 3-5 seconds.

Any idea what might be defective? Where do I start given the management company is least bothered to help investigate.

Thanks in advance
Aj 

user1977

Are the neighbours having similar problems? Have you contacted the water company? Could be a leak which nobody has reported yet.

Aj_newbie

Neighbours do not have this problem.
I haven't contacted the water company - this looks like a good place to start. Thank you.
Leak - possibly yes, but prop management company isn't helping with identifying

ThisIsWeird

Aj, what type of boiler/heating system do you have? Gas-powered? Combi? Hot cylinder? Where does your water supply come from - a tank on the roof, or direct from the mains? Where is your 'mains' stopcock?

Aj_newbie

It's an electric only property, so there's a electric boiler, with a storage tank on the same floor.
The water supply comes directly from the mains.
There's one mains inside the flat, right next to the boiler. It is fully open.
There's another stopcock, I believe somewhere else in the building, in the water meter room.

m0bov

Do you have a cold water header tank? If you turn the stop off, do the tapes continue to run?

Aj_newbie

m0bov said:

Do you have a cold water header tank? If you turn the stop off, do the tapes continue to run?

Thanks for your response. I will check this later today once I am there.

EssexHebridean

Do ALL the taps have poor pressure? We have a header tank which  needs a pump to get any sort of pressure into the taps that feeds - the kitchen cold tap and the shower are mains fed and both get excellent pressure. When the water pump goes kaput (see "right now" for this) we get little more than a trickle from the hot taps and the bathroom cold, and also to the toilet fill. Mr EH will be replacing the pump this weekend...I will neve have appreciated the phrase "hot & cold running water" more!  

rw0413

Aj_newbie said:

Hello Everyone!

I own a flat on the 4th floor of the building.

Since past few months, water pressure in my flat is very very low. It is practically impossible to take a shower. I have contacted the property management company to check the external plumbing, as there's no change inside the flat. They aren't helpful at all.

It is all the taps, from sinks to showers to kitchen sink.
When I turn the tap on, it has good pressure, but the pressure reduces to very very low in 3-5 seconds.

Any idea what might be defective? Where do I start given the management company is least bothered to help investigate.

Thanks in advance
Aj 

Hello Aj, just wondering has the issue ben resolved? I am now also experiencing the same issue and would like to know how to solve it. Thanks.

ThisIsWeird

rw0413 said:

Aj_newbie said:

Hello Everyone!

I own a flat on the 4th floor of the building.

Since past few months, water pressure in my flat is very very low. It is practically impossible to take a shower. I have contacted the property management company to check the external plumbing, as there's no change inside the flat. They aren't helpful at all.

It is all the taps, from sinks to showers to kitchen sink.
When I turn the tap on, it has good pressure, but the pressure reduces to very very low in 3-5 seconds.

Any idea what might be defective? Where do I start given the management company is least bothered to help investigate.

Thanks in advance
Aj 

Hello Aj, just wondering has the issue ben resolved? I am now also experiencing the same issue and would like to know how to solve it. Thanks.

Worth starting a new thread, adding info on the type of water system you have. Also, when did this issue begin?

Aj_newbie

The problem is part-solved (which means the problem still exist). The property management company is not helping. We are fighting with them in the tribunals, so its a long story.
I managed to locate and adjust the water mains, and it helped to some extent. A person can take a shower, but the pressure dies down when we have 2 taps open.
Its going to be a long term pain.