Hi, have found this forum especially for this annoying issue.
About 3 months ago the water pressure in the shower dropped for seemingly no reason. During the day, from 7am - 7pmish, hot water taps throughout the flat are poor, worst in the shower. The cold taps are better but not as good as they were. During the other times of day the water pressure is too strong with a bit of a rattle coming possibly from the taps.
I have a had a plumber over to look at it who thought the boiler may have had pipes wired in the wrong way round. A handyman suggests its a boiler issue. Just been talking to a boiler repair man who thinks it could be the water company or building shutting lowering the pressure during these times.
Your problem is a process of elimination and more info for us
1. Has this problem affected your neighbours in their flats
2. as above and do your neighbours have prob at same time as u.
3. What area are you ? -my reason - limescale
Before we all get too involved do you rent or lease or freehold ?
Do let us all know ................... centralheatking
There is a Building Management Comapny that owns the freehold to the block, I emailed them a few weeks back but they haven't responded and I haven't chased them up about it until today.
The block is 3 stories high & Im on the middle floor. There are about 20 flats in the block. People in the blocks mainly professionals who would be out during the day.
I have lived there for 7 years and there has never been an issue until this point. It just changed suddenly. Would be surprised if it were excess use by other flats.
I haven't asked the neighbours as I don't know them that well (despite being there so long!). If it is affecting the rest of the block then no one has done anything about it
Yes when working on big mains you need to hold them in the ground at night if is a pumping main ( between stations) pressure is horrific at night - no demand and low during day as at full capacity.
Also water company may be flushing mains out? Is there a leak or care ash locally?
Its a standard Thames Water problem affecting millions of homes in London - too much demand
by day - ie when everbody gets up and starts showering bathing etc.
You can get the utility to check your pressuer /volume but as usual it will be just inside the
requirement so you have no come back. There is a Grunfos wras legal booster pump you can install - someone on here will know the model. It will work for you fine style UNTIL all your
neighbours get one as well and your all back to square 1
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