:confused: how the hell do i increase the water pressure to my house , i purchased a new shower hose the other week and its quicker to shower in the rain, revisited the shop and told the guy what was happening and he spouted on about water pressure also i've noticed that when i'm using the garden hose to wash the car again the water pressure is virtually non existant.

Originally posted by fridgeman
:confused: how the hell do i increase the water pressure to my house , i purchased a new shower hose the other week and its quicker to shower in the rain, revisited the shop and told the guy what was happening and he spouted on about water pressure also i've noticed that when i'm using the garden hose to wash the car again the water pressure is virtually non existant.

We have the same problem here.

Ours is that bad that when i use the hosepipe, next door has no cold water, and visa versa.

The water company can increase our pressure, but they say will also increase our bills.

Get yourself a booster pump. Should be able to get one for less than £200. They're quite easy to fit and make a huge difference

You are entitled to a minimum pressure of supply from the mains.
The following is from the Yorkshire Water (http://www.yorkshirewater.co.uk/yourbusiness/buscommit.html) website:

3. We will ensure that the pressure at the boundary to any existing property is at least 13.75 metres head (if it's within our control) and is sufficient to distribute water to the top-most domestic facility on the site, providing it will flow by gravity from the supply service reservoir.

If we don't we will...
Agree an action plan, with timescales, to ensure that pressure exceeds this minimum.
Cancel standing charges between the date the problem was reported to the Business Customer Services Section and the date necessary remedial work was completed.

They will come and check the pressure for you if you are sure that there is a problem. 0845 124 24 24

Other causes can be from airlocks in your system and from pipes being squashed by tree roots.

is it possible to check the pressure myself? if so what's the procedure?

You'll need to buy a pressure gauge, and associated fittings, to be able to tell the pressure you've got.

Flowrate is easy enough, open a tap full bore and time how long it takes to fill a bucket. Do some deft calculations and work it out in litres\min.

Originally posted by fridgeman
is it possible to check the pressure myself? if so what's the procedure?

You can. Using a meter you can get a reading from a tap or by connecting it in-line.
You will still not be getting the reading from the point of supply which would require some major digging and disconnecting (you are not allowed to remove their stoptap which is where they would do it).