Water butt pump

swebb

http://www.hozelock.com/watering/garden-pumps/water-butt-pump.html

Anyone got/used one of these? The tap pressure in my house is poor. I'm thinking of using this combined with a water butt (203L) as a better alternative (washing the car/watering the garden). Will this do the job?

Paparika

Good idea to conserve water, but with that pump your butt would be empty in 20min or less, and then unusable until refilled.

Is your area renowned for low pressure, or could it be a plumbing issue?

Luckily, I live very near to a reservoir so no issues with it!

davetrousers

If you consider that you receive low pressure you should contact your water company, as they have to maintain 'levels of service'. Though you may have good pressure at your boundary it may be your plumbing that is restrictive.

Have a look at this OFWAT link

swebb

I did get Severn Trent to check the pressure a couple of years ago. They checked the tap at the top of the drive (which had a high water pressure). It was fine and so that was that - nothing more they could do. Is that wrong then - should they do more than just that?

Our house is just over 100 years old... any factors there?

rdpro

Deffo sounds like a plumbing issue then - not 100% but aren't water co's responsible for the pipe until it 'emerges' in the house? Could be a bad pipe between street and house.

Garetha

or another stop tap hiding somewhere which is not fully on

rdpro

Good point! I have 3, and they're all bl**dy jammed (including my street mains!)

davetrousers

rdpro wrote: »

Deffo sounds like a plumbing issue then - not 100% but aren't water co's responsible for the pipe until it 'emerges' in the house? Could be a bad pipe between street and house.

No, they are only responsible to your boundary (or the stop tap near it).