Water Main Question.

[purpleorange]

I have just took over a job where a building has been converted into 3 flats. A plumber has utilised the existing incoming main and split it 3 ways to serve the flats. Surely this is not correct as there are no meters to measure water consumption and with a 15mm supply, there would be low pressure if tenants were using water at the same time. Should the landlord notify the water provider to fit meters etc? I wonder if anyone could shed some light on this matter, thanks

 

[mountainman]

Not likely to work very well in practice.

But you might question whether the landlord paid for a proper job or a cheap job (heaven forbid)

 

[AWheating]

speak to your local water board and/or building control for advise, assuming the new propertys will need to be signed off anyway.

 

[REDSAW]

any storage above?

 

[hammers4spanner]

Would have thought you would need to be wras approved as to eventually sign off to build control

 

[purpleorange]

So should there be 3 separate meters to do the job properly? And should the landlord by law notify the water company to install them?

 

[hammers4spanner]

So should there be 3 separate meters to do the job properly? And should the landlord by law notify the water company to install them?

if the job is to be done properly then i would say yes ,
be warned tho as soon as you get the water board involved in anything it can open up can of worms

 

[purpleorange]

Thanks for that, I will inform the landlord of the disadvantage of the installation and leave it up to him to take action.

 

[Mike Jackson]

Is this a new conversion? If it's new separate mains should be run in to each flat. A lot of old conversions were done this way.


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[purpleorange]

Is this a new conversion? If it's new separate mains should be run in to each flat. A lot of old conversions were done this way.


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Yes,it used to be a gym and now it's being made into 3 flats.

 

[gornsgorns]

Well for starters one poor bugger is going to have a water bill for all 3 flats. If they're going to be 3 separate flats they'll need there own supply and meters. You can't just feed them all from one flat. You'd have to get onto the water board and sort it with them, although it wouldn't be cheap! It needs doing though, bit cowboyish not doing so.

 

[JCplumb]

Sub meters could be fitted and the bill worked out, probably more messing about than it's worth though in the long run.
If it used to be a gym I'm guessing there will be a decent flow rate.

 

[purpleorange]

Thankyou for the advice, I'll put it to Stavros the landlord and see what course of action he'll take!

 

[Bernie2]

Quite common. Landlord pays the water and the cost is split between the three flats or each flat pays its own water bill straight to the supplier.

What would be the problem is trying to feed three flats off a 15mm main.

The modern standard of course is for each flat to have independent supplies off the water suppliers main outside. But as far as I know there is nothing stopping a landlord from doing it the way it is done.


In many areas blocks of terraced house are fed off one communal main.