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Water Pressure

Started by queenzboy
almost 14 years ago
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Member since: Aug 2012
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Any idea how to increase water pressure in a pre war building? Will mgmt need to update the plumbing in the basement only or will it also require to update each unit? Thanks
Response by bob420
almost 14 years ago
Posts: 581
Member since: Apr 2009

I think it depends on where you are in the building. I believe a lot of higher floors in coops get their pressure from the holding tank on the roof while the lower floors get it from the street.

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Response by NWT
almost 14 years ago
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Member since: Sep 2008

Right, street pressure is usually sufficient up through five or six floors. Anything higher needs a roof tank.

An engineer would have to look at the system and determine the cause of the low pressure. E.g., the capacity of the pipes might be undersized due to scaling or bad design.

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