Water Supply Problems

[zena591]

Hi if anyone can offer advice i would be really grateful. I have used the forum before and it was very helpful.

I live in a victorian terrace house with an old water supply pipe the stopcock is situated several houses away from where i live and i am the only property left on the old supply pipe as all of my neighbors have changed their pipes supply.

My problem is recently the water coming into the house is very slow, its not exactly a trickle but it certainly isnt full flow.

Who is responsible for the supply as i have been told the water board now are only responsible at the point beyond my boundery so i imagine it would be a costly job if it is the supply pipe.

has anyone got any ideas of things to try to find out what the problem is?

Many Thanks

 

[Sparkgap]

Yes, board only worry about it up to the boundary. Where I live there are 6 terraced houses fed by a 3/4" main run along the back and popping up under the kitchen. Mine was replaced before I moved in with a new supply along the side of the house but the pipe remained to feed the other houses. My neighbour decided to replace their kitchen and found the pipe and tee under the sink were rotten. Long story short, having failed to persuade a couple of the other neighbours to do away with the supply and abandon the pipe he laid a new 32mm poly through our back yard and his to reconnect into the old pipe next door.

The bits of pipe we ripped out were pretty well crudded up inside after 100 years so I expect yours is similar. See the board about getting a new supply in.