hi everyone.
i'm at my wits end so please stick with me whilst i try to describe my problem (there may be frequent breaks whilst i count to ten).
our house is undergoing an extension and we have just had gas central heating installed. we were previously on a storage heater (yes just one) and a gravity fed emersion tank.
the heating side of things seems fine with the pressure sitting around 1bar and all 6 rads are warm when they should be.
the domestic water is another matter though.
the plumber has made use of the existing pipes to take the cold feed to the boiler so the arrangement is this:
Riser - Kitchen Sink Cold Tap - Out Side Tap - Cold Feed for Washing Machine - Toilet - Bathroom Sink - Bath - Shower - Boiler
is this a common way of connecting things? So the boiler gets the cold feed last?
if you turn the hot tap on in the kitchen, it's less than half the pressure of the cold from any other tap and if you run a cold tap and hot tap together the hot almost turns into a drip.
since i pointed out the low pressure the plumber has returned and removed a small yellow restrictor from the boiler but it's made no difference.
he told me we have low water pressure in the area so i've called severn trent for a visit (still waiting for an appointment) but i got a pressure gauge today and it says were at 3 bars for hot and cold (with all taps closed).
the reason why its all so frustrating is the plumber was recommended by our builder, who happens to be my father-in-law (i think he hates me) and the plumber is his step-brother.
i had a really bad feeling about things when my father-in-law said the plumber was ok but he wouldn't use him!
thanks for any advice you can offer and for reading all the way through.
deskmonkey
i'm at my wits end so please stick with me whilst i try to describe my problem (there may be frequent breaks whilst i count to ten).
our house is undergoing an extension and we have just had gas central heating installed. we were previously on a storage heater (yes just one) and a gravity fed emersion tank.
the heating side of things seems fine with the pressure sitting around 1bar and all 6 rads are warm when they should be.
the domestic water is another matter though.
the plumber has made use of the existing pipes to take the cold feed to the boiler so the arrangement is this:
Riser - Kitchen Sink Cold Tap - Out Side Tap - Cold Feed for Washing Machine - Toilet - Bathroom Sink - Bath - Shower - Boiler
is this a common way of connecting things? So the boiler gets the cold feed last?
if you turn the hot tap on in the kitchen, it's less than half the pressure of the cold from any other tap and if you run a cold tap and hot tap together the hot almost turns into a drip.
since i pointed out the low pressure the plumber has returned and removed a small yellow restrictor from the boiler but it's made no difference.
he told me we have low water pressure in the area so i've called severn trent for a visit (still waiting for an appointment) but i got a pressure gauge today and it says were at 3 bars for hot and cold (with all taps closed).
the reason why its all so frustrating is the plumber was recommended by our builder, who happens to be my father-in-law (i think he hates me) and the plumber is his step-brother.
i had a really bad feeling about things when my father-in-law said the plumber was ok but he wouldn't use him!
thanks for any advice you can offer and for reading all the way through.
deskmonkey