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J-Tuner said:
Your bathroom waters probably coming from a water storage tank in the loft - which is probably full of years of limescale and various other nasties from the loft....
I wouldn't recommend you drink it
Wot he said.I wouldn't recommend you drink it
And if you've had that plumber off of Rouge Traders, probably a bit of widdle
No, hot water comes from the storage tank and cold water is always from the mains, as it's under pressure, unless you do have a storage tank for the cold and if that's the case, well, it's just odd.
There is also a storage tank for the central heating but you wouldn't be able to drink that.
I may be talking poo though.
There is also a storage tank for the central heating but you wouldn't be able to drink that.
I may be talking poo though.
GTIR said:
No, hot water comes from the storage tank and cold water is always from the mains, as it's under pressure, unless you do have a storage tank for the cold and if that's the case, well, it's just odd.
There is also a storage tank for the central heating but you wouldn't be able to drink that.
I may be talking poo though.
There is also a storage tank for the central heating but you wouldn't be able to drink that.
I may be talking poo though.
Kitchen cold water is mains water, upstairs can be from a cold water storage tank in the loft (especially in older houses).
Lots of new and/or refurbished homes do now have mains water to cold water taps throughout the house, that's why when buying taps you have the choice between taps for either mains water or not.
Lots of new and/or refurbished homes do now have mains water to cold water taps throughout the house, that's why when buying taps you have the choice between taps for either mains water or not.
YourNemisis said:
I was thinking about this the other day,my house is very new i use the water upstairs if i need a drink yet it is cloudy no water tank in the loft.
Shirley the water comes from the mains ?
Mains water can be full of sShirley the water comes from the mains ?
te &/or taste wk.That's why I only drink ale. Kept em alive during the plague
AndySpecD said:
Kitchen cold water is mains water, upstairs can be from a cold water storage tank in the loft (especially in older houses).
Lots of new and/or refurbished homes do now have mains water to cold water taps throughout the house, that's why when buying taps you have the choice between taps for either mains water or not.
I can confirm this, our house, built in the '50s, has a cold water storage tank in the attic which feeds the bathroom's cold water taps, and, I assume, the toilet. The kitchen gets its cold water from the mains.Lots of new and/or refurbished homes do now have mains water to cold water taps throughout the house, that's why when buying taps you have the choice between taps for either mains water or not.
If I turn off the water mains, I quickly run out of cold water in the kitchen but cold water is still available in the bathroom.
I would not drink the bathroom water, I've seen the tank and god only knows what might end up in there.
Had this argument with United Utilites recently whislt doing some improvements. 
There are VERY TIGHT conditions on using direct mains water for anything other than one kitchten tap & boiler. It's to prevent contamination of the supply.
Hence most houses have cold water storage tanks.
They are prone to UFO's (Unidentified Floating Objects)
We've had dead mice in ours before now (that causes a queue for the toilets! )
There are VERY TIGHT conditions on using direct mains water for anything other than one kitchten tap & boiler. It's to prevent contamination of the supply.
Hence most houses have cold water storage tanks.
They are prone to UFO's (Unidentified Floating Objects)
We've had dead mice in ours before now (that causes a queue for the toilets!
)In a properly specc'd house with stored water in the roof all the colds in the bathroom will be tank fed. It makes mixing water temperature through mixers possible. Bath-shower mixers, for example, should NEVER be mains fed. This is a recipe for skin removal.
Toilets are better tank fed for cistern condensation reasons, although the facility to flush toilets during water supply failure is also nice.
Mains fed bathrooms (with stored water in the roof) are the sure sign of a cheap job.
Toilets are better tank fed for cistern condensation reasons, although the facility to flush toilets during water supply failure is also nice.
Mains fed bathrooms (with stored water in the roof) are the sure sign of a cheap job.
GTIR said:
No, hot water comes from the storage tank and cold water is always from the mains, as it's under pressure, unless you do have a storage tank for the cold and if that's the case, well, it's just odd.
There is also a storage tank for the central heating but you wouldn't be able to drink that.
I may be talking poo though.
you're talking pooThere is also a storage tank for the central heating but you wouldn't be able to drink that.
I may be talking poo though.
the installation will depend on the dwelling - cold water storage tanks with boosters will be fitted on developments over a certain storey height due to reduced mains pressure over the last few years
the pressure was reduced to minimise the loss of water through cracked mains
oh the days of 4 bar pressure, you're lucky if you get anywhere near 2 bar from new mains supply these day
Bill said:
J-Tuner said:
Your bathroom waters probably coming from a water storage tank in the loft - which is probably full of years of limescale and various other nasties from the loft....
And mice IME 
Plenty of houses don't have storage tanks though.
I also hear that drinking the water from the bathroom tap was a big No No before the introduction of "copper" pipe.
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