{"id":2929,"date":"2021-07-01T04:00:21","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T03:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iwnl.co.uk\/?post_type=custom_post_projects&#038;p=2929"},"modified":"2025-09-12T14:59:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T13:59:01","slug":"advice-on-water-pressure","status":"publish","type":"custom_post_projects","link":"https:\/\/www.iwnl.co.uk\/help-and-advice\/advice-on-water-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"Advice on Water Pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"block-columns-wrap relative\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"about-circle fade-in\">\n\t\t\t<svg class=\"about-circle__img\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"50\" cy=\"50\" r=\"50\" style=\"fill: #00b5aa;\"><\/circle>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"about-oval-orange fade-in\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"about-oval-orange__img\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"about-oval fade-in\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"about-oval__img\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"block block-columns block-columns-inner\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row fade-up block-columns-col-row\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-12 col-lg-6 col-image-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"block-columns__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iwnl.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/metropolitan-theme\/img\/placeholder.svg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.iwnl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Water-Pressure-720x480.jpg\" alt=\"Close up of a hand under a tap with the water running\" class=\"img-fluid lazyload\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-12 col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-columns__large-text-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"block-columns__large-text block-columns__large-text--medium\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe will aim to provide a minimum pressure of 10 metres head (or one bar) at the boundary of the property. This means there is enough force\/pressure to push the water to a height of 10m.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-columns__text-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is our legal duty to supply customers with all the water necessary for domestic purposes &#8211; cleaning, washing, cooking, central heating and sanitation, as well as watering your garden and washing your car.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ui-provider jl og jj cpm cpn cpo cpp cpq cpr cps cpt cpu cpv cpw cpx cpy cpz cqa cqb cqc cqd cqe cqf cqg cqh cqi cqj cqk cql cqm cqn cqo cqp cqq cqr\" dir=\"ltr\">By law, we must provide a minimum pressure of 0.7bar measured at the boundary of your property that connects to our main.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row fade-up block-columns-col-row\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-12 col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-columns__heading-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"block-columns__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPressure test\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hr-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hr\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-columns__text-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To carry out your own pressure test, firstly ensure all other taps and appliances are turned off.<\/p>\n<p>Now turn on your kitchen tap at full power and use a 1 litre jug to see how many times you can fill it in the space of one minute. Filling it 9 or more times confirms an adequate flow rate to your property.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-12 col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-columns__heading-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"block-columns__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat taps are affected?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hr-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hr\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-columns__text-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If your hot tap or upstairs taps are affected this is likely to be an internal plumbing issue and not the responsibility of us.\u00a0 In this instance please contact a plumber.<\/p>\n<p>If your kitchen tap is affected this could either be an internal issue or could possibly be related to a wider issue. If the above pressure test, confirms low pressure, please contact us.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row fade-up block-columns-col-row\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-12 col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-columns__heading-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"block-columns__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSudden loss of pressure &#8211; things to check\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hr-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hr\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-columns__text-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It&#8217;s possible that there could be ongoing works in the area, or work that has recently been completed that could have affected your supply.\u00a0 It&#8217;s always a good idea to speak to your neighbours to see if they are also affected.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-12 col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-columns__heading-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"block-columns__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat are the next steps?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hr-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hr\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-columns__text-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You\u2019re only responsible for the parts of the system that sit within your home\u2019s boundary (after the meter if it\u2019s located outside or after the outside stop value (OSV) if your meter is located internally).\u00a0If other properties are affected, or you still have concerns after going through the above, then it&#8217;s important to get in touch with us on 02920 028711 as soon as possible .<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Have you got weak water pressure?  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