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Electric Shower Low Water Pressure.

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Eccles-on-Sea, or nearly covered by the sea. There exists at Eccles a remote shanty town and many holiday "chalets." The water supply is just about o.k. to allow the use of an electric instantaneous shower at most times. BUT, at high season at peak times of use, the water pressure drops very low and the showers will not work due to low water pressure. Apart from building a high water tower at each chalet, what is an economical practical solution to the problem per chalet? Some are let out and guests like to shower regularly and not have to wait until night time. Some chalets have flat rooves and no "loft" space for a tank.

Z.

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    If the flow rate is less than 12 litres per minute the first thing to do is to ask the water board to investigate.

    They will only check flow and pressure at the kitchen sink assuming it has the first cold water tap on the consumers installation.

    A water board inspector once turned up just after I had removed the kitchen sink and tap, he got into quite a fluster about testing at the outside tap when I suggested it.

    Presumably the water board will refuse to check the water supply at individual chalets or caravans unless they are supplied directly from the water board system rather than through a privately owned distribution system.

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    If the flow rate is less than 12 litres per minute the first thing to do is to ask the water board to investigate.

    They will only check flow and pressure at the kitchen sink assuming it has the first cold water tap on the consumers installation.

    A water board inspector once turned up just after I had removed the kitchen sink and tap, he got into quite a fluster about testing at the outside tap when I suggested it.

    Presumably the water board will refuse to check the water supply at individual chalets or caravans unless they are supplied directly from the water board system rather than through a privately owned distribution system.

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    Yes Anglian Water has checked the pressure and said that nothing can be done to improve the water pressure, as the pipes are small, the chalets remote and high demands during the holiday season causes the pressure loss.

    Z,

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