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Inconsistent water pressure

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  • 01-11-2009 4:57pm
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    Dammo
    Registered Users Posts: 327 ✭✭


    Not sure if I'm in the right place.

    The water from my taps (and when cistern is filling) runs at different pressures - what I would call normal for a few seconds, then a 'surge' for a few seconds, back to normal, etc. Is this a sign that something is wrong in the system? Hasn't always been like this but has been for a couple of months now.

    Any ideas?


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    Joey the lips
    Registered Users Posts: 10,262 ✭✭✭✭Joey the lips


    Are you living in a house/apt. Are you connected to a pump. Does it happen all over the house. Does it happen at certain times or all the time.


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    Dammo
    Registered Users Posts: 327 ✭✭Dammo


    Living in a rural house, 7 yrs old. Happens all over the house. Have a pump.


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    Joey the lips
    Registered Users Posts: 10,262 ✭✭✭✭Joey the lips


    Dammo wrote: »
    Living in a rural house, 7 yrs old. Happens all over the house. Have a pump.

    Have the pump got a hugh big bubble called an expansion vessel or is it just a 1,2 or 3 bar pump


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    Dammo
    Registered Users Posts: 327 ✭✭Dammo


    Joey the lips wrote: »
    Have the pump got a hugh big bubble called an expansion vessel or is it just a 1,2 or 3 bar pump

    No idea but there's a small cylinder type thing in the pump house. Sorry, completely useless with this stuff.


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    Joey the lips
    Registered Users Posts: 10,262 ✭✭✭✭Joey the lips


    Dammo wrote: »
    No idea but there's a small cylinder type thing in the pump house. Sorry, completely useless with this stuff.

    Thats alright. What is sounds like is that your pump is intermittently kicking in.(No sh1t sherlock) I am not very good one well pumps I just wanted to know what type of pump you have to help you get a better answer.


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    stella1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭stella1


    Prob something got to do with the pressure switch. A grey little box on the pump or on the pipe. Not big monie.


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    Dammo
    Registered Users Posts: 327 ✭✭Dammo


    Cheers guys, I'll get someone to have a look at it.

    Thanks.


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    Dammo
    Registered Users Posts: 327 ✭✭Dammo


    Just to update anyone who might have a similar prob, the tank in the pumphouse had a broken bladder (sounds painful!) and was flooded. No pressure in it.

    None of that means a jot to me but if it helps anyone else, great.

    Thanks again for the advice.


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    stella1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭stella1


    Good you got sorted. Wells are funny things.


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