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    #152
    lucast2007us
    Registered Users Posts: 801 ✭✭✭lucast2007us


    Had ours done yesterday and today water in cold tap in kitchen is terrible its dribbling out the hot tap is flying out though! Would this have anything to do with what they were doing?


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    #153
    Joe Public
    Registered Users Posts: 1,781 ✭✭✭Joe Public


    Previous to the installation you probably had the outside stopcock throttled to only allow low water pressure to the mains feeding your house. Now with no throttling and extra pressure it is showing up a weakness with your taps so I wouldn't really blame the new meter installation.


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    #154
    lucast2007us
    Registered Users Posts: 801 ✭✭✭lucast2007us


    Joe Public wrote: »
    Previous to the installation you probably had the outside stopcock throttled to only allow low water pressure to the mains feeding your house. Now with no throttling and extra pressure it is showing up a weakness with your taps so I wouldn't really blame the new meter installation.

    Would you say I'd have to get a plumber in so Joe?


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    #155
    ozmo
    Registered Users Posts: 3,866 ✭✭✭ozmo


    lucast2007us wrote: »
    Would you say I'd have to get a plumber in so Joe?



    Not a plumber but doesnt hot water pressure come(depending on installation) from the storage tank of hot water high up in your house - so that might be why the hot still has pressure.
    But the direct cold incoming is now restricted by the new meter and so is lower?

    Know almost nothing little about plumbing but i wouldnt pay for a plumber to fix as it sounds like they broke it and should make it right.

    “Roll it back”



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    #156
    guil
    Registered Users Posts: 10,495 ✭✭✭✭guil


    lucast2007us wrote: »
    Had ours done yesterday and today water in cold tap in kitchen is terrible its dribbling out the hot tap is flying out though! Would this have anything to do with what they were doing?

    Go outside and lift the cover. There is a tap under it that turns either 90 or 180 degrees. It might not be fully open. Joe got your question the wrong way around.


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    #157
    Joe Public
    Registered Users Posts: 1,781 ✭✭✭Joe Public


    guil wrote: »
    Go outside and lift the cover. There is a tap under it that turns either 90 or 180 degrees. It might not be fully open. Joe got your question the wrong way around.

    You'd be doing well to fully understand the question :)


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    #158
    Danpad
    Registered Users Posts: 273 ✭✭Danpad


    So, you didn't understand the question? It's simple. The OP has decreased water pressure and wants to know if it has anything to do with the meter installation. IMO it's a perfectly reasonable assumption to make. If the OP "had the outside stopcock throttled to only allow low water pressure to the mains feeding your house" I'm pretty sure she would have experienced issues before now.


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    #159
    Joe Public
    Registered Users Posts: 1,781 ✭✭✭Joe Public


    Ok I understand the Q now, the lack of punctuation threw me off. It looks like they have not allowed enough water pressure towards the house mains feed, maybe the valve in the new outside box needs adjusting or the system is badly air locked. Does the info leaflet that gets dropped into each house before the cut-over not give details of where to contact if your water does not flow properly afters?. If water is not going to the tank in the attic then all water in the house will stop once the tank is emptied.


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    #160
    lucast2007us
    Registered Users Posts: 801 ✭✭✭lucast2007us


    Thanks guys yes the info leaflet has the number I will ring them on Monday! Thank you all for the replys sorry if my messages were hard to understand! Was just in a panic when I realised it would take 10 mins to fill the kettle! :)


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    #161
    lucast2007us
    Registered Users Posts: 801 ✭✭✭lucast2007us


    Thanks guys yes the info leaflet has the number I will ring them on Monday! Thank you all for the replys sorry if my messages were hard to understand! Was just in a panic when I realised it would take 10 mins to fill the kettle! :)


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    #162
    brian_t
    Registered Users Posts: 6,695 ✭✭✭brian_t


    lucast2007us wrote: »
    Thanks guys yes the info leaflet has the number I will ring them on Monday! Thank you all for the replys sorry if my messages were hard to understand! Was just in a panic when I realised it would take 10 mins to fill the kettle! :)

    Did you try what guil suggested in post #37. It might save you waiting til Monday.


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    #163
    lucast2007us
    Registered Users Posts: 801 ✭✭✭lucast2007us


    brian_t wrote: »
    Did you try what guil suggested in post #37. It might save you waiting til Monday.

    Hey Brian god I wouldn't even know
    Where to start with that! Sounds really hard! I'm working all weekend so I can last till Monday


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    #164
    lucast2007us
    Registered Users Posts: 801 ✭✭✭lucast2007us


    brian_t wrote: »
    Did you try what guil suggested in post #37. It might save you waiting til Monday.

    Hey Brian god I wouldn't even know
    Where to start with that! Sounds really hard! I'm working all weekend so I can last till Monday


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    #165
    L1011
    Registered Users Posts: 68,764 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Irish Water / Sierra work Saturdays from what I've seen. Pretty sure they called me back on a Saturday during my issues with them too.


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    #166
    Joe Public
    Registered Users Posts: 1,781 ✭✭✭Joe Public


    I suggest you ring them twice in a row on Monday :)


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    #167
    lucast2007us
    Registered Users Posts: 801 ✭✭✭lucast2007us


    Joe Public wrote: »
    I suggest you ring them twice in a row on Monday :)

    After my coffee Joe! ;)


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    #168
    lucast2007us
    Registered Users Posts: 801 ✭✭✭lucast2007us


    Joe Public wrote: »
    I suggest you ring them twice in a row on Monday :)

    After my coffee Joe! ;)


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    #169
    Davidth88
    Registered Users Posts: 3,181 ✭✭✭Davidth88


    Davidth88 wrote: »
    Strange the water meter installs seemed to have stopped.

    They did half our estate 2 weeks ago , but then disappeared .


    Wonder if they have been told to stop because of the water problems , although it's not effecting us.

    Ok , mystery may have been solved , apparently a sub-contractor has not been paid so they have walked off the job ( allegedly ) .

    It was very odd , they were working around our estate road by road , then overnight just disappeared leaving about 2 and a half roads untouched .


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    #170
    foodaholic
    Registered Users Posts: 1,515 ✭✭✭foodaholic


    They have started in our estate.
    No one got any booklet in the post.
    One whole street was blocked off - people had to park around the corner.

    If you have a complaint, who do you contact ?


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    #171
    L1011
    Registered Users Posts: 68,764 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    foodaholic wrote: »
    They have started in our estate.
    No one got any booklet in the post.
    One whole street was blocked off - people had to park around the corner.

    If you have a complaint, who do you contact ?

    Irish Water. They do follow up on complaints.


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    #172
    foggy_lad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,373 ✭✭✭✭foggy_lad


    They were in Prosperous last Thursday/Friday.


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    #173
    beertons
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 23,092 ✭✭✭✭beertons


    Has anyone got a meter fitted where either Tarmac or cobble lock had to be taken up? They were in our estate about 2 months ago, but left 7 houses alone that had cobble lock.


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    #174
    BuffyBot
    Registered Users Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    I'd like to remind folks that the purpose of this thread is to discuss the roll out of the water meters within the county, and the practical implications. If you want to debate the greater issues around Irish Water, etc, please do so in the more appropriate fora.


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    #175
    ozmo
    Registered Users Posts: 3,866 ✭✭✭ozmo


    Soo - what you think about the quality of the finish...?

    We had ours done last month - the hole they dug was smaller than the first ones I saw - and smaller than what was marked out - so thats good.

    concrete is a different colour(im not convinced it will fade) - some in our road had a cone placed on them so a few are cross patterned with the underside of the traffic cone :)

    Mine has small corner gaps left where the circular saw cut the path but were not filled in - hopefully this will not be an issue when frost comes - doesnt frost break up concrete when it expands inside a small gap?

    “Roll it back”



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