So I turned the pump off and ran multiple taps so the water ran out of pressure. Some of the taps were literally dribbling.
the ground floor outside tap was reading 1.8 I turned all the trickling taps off and the outside reading was 1.9
To isolate the water in the “extension” ie the kitchen and utility I need to turn these 2 under the sinks.
There is an external stop cock in the road too I believe
Trying to remember the peculiar situation we have with our piping.
Essentially we live in an 1850s terrace with a kitchen added 15 years ago or so essentially in what was the garden.
I believe that there is a stop cock for all the house excluding the utility room and kitchen
By turning these 2 taps the water in the house seems to stop but not in the utility or kitchen.
One essentially isolates the tank I believe the other a plumber called the stop cock.
Re the 3 floors up.
our kitchen and outside tap which I’ve been testing are on ground floor
We then have floor 1 then the floor with the bath which is floor 2 that I did the testing on earlier then the boiler and pump etc in the loft which is floor 3.
Ok thank you I will test this tomorrow
I have limited memory but I think I have 2 stop cocks
the water into the kitchen and I guess the outside is hard water the rest of the house is soft,
I will try to investigate this further tomorrow too
So I turned the pump off (it was reading 2.1 on its digital display)
Let the water run out in the bath in the 2nd floor bathroom till limited flow.
The 30 second test gave me 2.6 litres so 5.2 lpm.
The 2 “frozen” gauges appear to be frozen as they remain where they have been throughout this process.
I turned the pump back on and it was showing 0.6.
Not sure if any of the above is significant?
Thank you
Did the tests
all very strange findings
11.45 pump off pressure guage on outside tap reading 1.9 on guage
11.46 start pump reading 2.0 on guage
11.51 pump off reading 1.9 guage
turned tap on in kitchen for 25 mins (as after 10 was running quite fast still)
12.16
Guage reading still 1.9 guage
did the 30 second water test 2.4 litre in 30 seconds therefore 4.8 litres per minute
Turned pump on guage still reads 1.9
The pump which has been off for 25 mins reads 1.5 on the digital display!
I have to assume that the kitchen and outside tap are off a different water line potentially?
we have a water softener which softens everything but the kitchen tap could this be relevant?
Cheers
Hi I’m a bit lost regarding what I’m trying to do above. But I have put this pressure gauge onto my outside tap and it reads. Roughly 1.8
please note this tap is on ground level and my boiler is 3 floors higher in the loft.
many thanks