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and the fact that their neighbours were all getting combis fitted If the cost is as it is now it's a no go anyhow, which is why is started the thread, to find out about responsibilty for pipes, pressure and flow.
The councils across the country are fitting combi`s because they don`t employ anyone direct now ( and haven`t since Maggie binned DLO`s) so they get a price from sub contractors for servicing combi`s - I KNOW how lucrative these sub to council jobs are - I lived near a " contractor " once . I won`t get started on the politics - I was in a good mood till now . You won`t get any result out of the water co. unless they Need to replace the main in the road past all the houses - and then you still might not get any better flow/pressure - been , done , got the T shirt @ another of my homes . Go for the meter too - it will definitely save them money . Another £ saver is - If they can prove their rainwater goes to a soakaway , they can get a small reduction on the wastewater bill Done that one too , where I am now - the old folks that were here for 20 years paid £ 18 every year and they didn`t need to
it is still very much worth looking at the Water Co's Lead Replacement Scheme. It will do no harm to ask and might save a lot of money. Especially if you happen to find the old pipe is leaking as there may be a leaking pipe replacement scheme as well.
Another £ saver is - If they can prove their rainwater goes to a soakaway , they can get a small reduction on the wastewater bill Done that one too , where I am now - the old folks that were here for 20 years paid £ 18 every year and they didn`t need to
I'll ask about that for myself too. Had blocked drains lately and the soakaway in the field down the road was mentioned many times, definately goes to soakaway, but only the back. The front goes to sewer, I'd need to check, but looking at the Board website it says all the rainwater needs to go to soakaway.
it is still very much worth looking at the Water Co's Lead Replacement Scheme. It will do no harm to ask and might save a lot of money. Especially if you happen to find the old pipe is leaking as there may be a leaking pipe replacement scheme as well.
I thought they were compelled to offer a subsidy but perhaps I am wrong.
one of their docs says there might be a subsidy from the local authority.
It does however appear that they will test for lead traces in the water at the tap, so ask them to do that for a start. By the end of 2013 the allowable lead content will be reduced again.
"Which" says that some water co's are more helpful than others.
Good old water boards never in the face of water conflict have so many been fobbed off by so few if they meet their commitment on supply you won't shift them all what happens is an inspector comes puts a stand pipe up takes the pressure and checks flow then turns to you and says "we are supplying what we have to so we don't have to do any more" he will then get in his van and disappear into the sunset
A condensing system boiler fitted in the airing cupboard with a small (say 75litre) vented cylinder underneath and tank in the loft.
The heating system will be sealed and therefore reduce the buildup of sludge in the system.
The hot water will be open vented and aslong as enough water is stored in the loft the lows ins flowrate will not be an issue. You can then pump the hot water to showers or all of it if required.
The system should be controlled with a hot water priority and will recover in around ten minutes providing almost endless hot water
If you use a Viessmann boiler you can have seperate heating supplies for the heating and hot water and it will take care of the priority hot water function for you
I'll speak to them and see what they want to do. I imagine that other brands than Veissmann supply this sort of system?
We have a WB condensing combi, so could a system be built around that, if I wanted to show them an example of a combi, albeit not with the vented cylinder.
They've not seen our boiler and can only relate to the Baxi system that they have now.
When you demo the boiler to them, turn down your main stopcock to simulate the restricted supply they have. Then show how slow it is to fill the bath, and what happens to the shower when the kitchen taps are turned on, etc.
Then knock off the boiler electric supply and demo what happens to the hot water when the boiler breaks down.
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. I won`t get started on the politics - I was in a good mood till now 
. You won`t get any result out of the water co. unless they Need to replace the main in the road past all the houses - and then you still might not get any better flow/pressure - been , done , got the T shirt @ another of my homes . Go for the meter too - it will definitely save them money . Another £ saver is - If they can prove their rainwater goes to a soakaway , they can get a small reduction on the wastewater bill 
