I just wrote a very long message but Geekzone decided to time out my session and loose the whole message I was writing... so here is the short version:
install an expansion vessel (a.k.a "hydraulic accumulator") and you will also need a check valve on the pipe coming to the house before any tap or branch tees off. Go for the largest one you can afford, I would say 100 - 120L at the minimum.
I just wrote a very long message but Geekzone decided to time out my session and loose the whole message I was writing... so here is the short version:
install an expansion vessel (a.k.a "hydraulic accumulator") and you will also need a check valve on the pipe coming to the house before any tap or branch tees off. Go for the largest one you can afford, I would say 100 - 120L at the minimum.
Accumulator tanks are very expensive on a cost Vs storage basis. If it really is too difficult to fix the watermain properly. Far better to just use the watermain to keep a tank filled. Then connect a pump to the tank outlet.
I almost had to do the above on a job for a commercial kitchen. Watermain only provided 8L per minute to an open outlet. 18L per minute is required by the building code. Landlord didn't want to pay to upgrade the pipe, tenant didn't either. Especially as the pipe ran through a neighbouring property.
It didn't matter in the end, as the council inspector didn't bother checking that the available flow complied with the building code. And there was still just enough pressure for the spray rinse tap to operate.
It didn't matter in the end, as the council inspector didn't bother checking that the available flow complied with the building code. And there was still just enough pressure for the spray rinse tap to operate.
aucklander: I just wrote a very long message but Geekzone decided to time out my session and loose the whole message I was writing... so here is the short version:
Recommendation: I always pre-type long posts into a basic text edit program first then copy & paste into forums due to that very reason of time outs. Plus, like GZ, some forums do not have a preview facility.
Whilst the difficult we can do immediately, the impossible takes a bit longer. However, miracles you will have to wait for.
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