Water issue. Bit of an emergency.

bombidol

Hey folks. We are just getting over a week long water cut by DCC. Water came back on today. Its a small set up in the apartment. Ive got 3 "outlets"

Kitchen Sink
Bathroom Sink
Shower

All are hooked up the the Emersion.

Since the water came back on, Ive got full power on the cold tap in the kitchen. Half power in the cold tap in the bathroom and nothing from the shower.

Hot tap, Ive got maybe 1/4 power from the Kitchen sink, less than that in the bathroom sink and nothing from the shower.

I turned on the emersion for a few mins and whats coming out the the emersion is hot so water is getting through, but slowly. All valves under sink and on emersion are fully turned and on.

Freaking out as we have a weeks worth of clothes to be washed and a weeks worth of dishes to be washed. As well as ourselves!

17larsson

The pump from your tank to your taps isn't working. The cold at the kitchen sink isn't connected to the tank, it's connected straight to the main water coming in, that's why it's still working. Your washing machine should be connected to your mains water as well and so should still be working fine (I think so anyway).

It could be just the capacitor gone in the pump?

I'm sure a poster with more knowledge of these things will be able to tell you with more accuracy what's probably wrong

dupeters

hey it could be an airlock in the pipes. might be worth asking a plumber maybe just over the phone to start with.
do you have a water tank that you can look into? ur bathroom cold water should come from a tank and maybe ur shower it depend but if u can find this tank it could be the ballcock isnt leaving water into the tank. hope this helps

bombidol

Everything seems to be hidden behind the walls in here. Ive got a copper heating tank under the sink, that seems to be the main junction of everything. The shower is literally a head coming out of the wall. Theres no tank or anything. Im guessing its an airlock. Whats the quickest way to bleed the pipes and get the air out? Im useless at all of this to be honest, im completely winging it.

K.Flyer

If you have a pump that needs to be se-set.
1. Ensure that you cold water storage tank is full of water.
2. Disconnect the electric supply to the pump, some pumps are plugged in, others are wired into a fused spur.
3. Leave power off for 1 minute.
4. Reconnect power supply.
Pump should re-activate after 3 - 5 seconds.
5. Open bath taps for a short while to run any trapped air from the pipes.
6. If the pump does not run at step 4, repeat 2, 3 and 4. But if it does not restart after 3 - 4 attempts it may need something replaced or you may have air lock problems.

dupeters

you could try the pipe under the bathroom sink slighty open the cold water pipe (just the slightest of turns)
you will either get water then it is bled or you will hear air.
leave the air come out till you get water and close the joint again. might be handy to have an old towel or two for spills.

dupeters

are you in a 2 story or apt? you should try the highest point of the cold water system as the air will rise to the highest point, remember the kitchen is mains pressure so dont open this one!!!!!!!!!!

bombidol

Im in a top floor apt. Proper old school South circular one. I see no pump or switches for one. There is no valve at the bathroom sink, at least no turner that I can see. im guessing the cold water tank is in the attic for all the apts? or should I have my own one?
I have a towel wrapped in plastic tied to the hot tap and the tap on full to try and force water back into the pipes to remove the airlock. what are the chances of this working?

dupeters

i would say slim to be honest. but if u look under the bathroom sink the pipe will either be copper or plastic but it will have a brass connector to the taps
you should loosen this connector and check for air or water like we said this should bleed the system all this is on the cold water pipe in the bathroom sink

bombidol

Im getting a little bit of cold water from the cold tap in the bathroom and a tiny bit from the hot. both die off after a few seconds of running. That would be normal for an airlock?
I just found a vice grips. Ill try the bathroom sink thing. They are copper pipes.

dupeters

its worth a try but it does sound like ur pump is either gone or needs to be reset are the other apts in the block ok?

bombidol

could the pump be located in the attic? and would it be one pump per apt or would I have my own one?

dupeters

you should have ur own one but its up to the guys who plumbed it first day. might be worth asking the neighbours if theirs is ok?

bombidol

Asked one of the neighbours, he said his is fine. Went up into the attic. Two giant black plastic water containers. One didnt look hooked up, but the other had 5 copper pipes connected to it, each one with a shut off valve. not numbered or marked in anyway.
Pulled the gaff apart, no pump in here that I can see.
Ill take a picture of whats under the sink for you.

dupeters

can you see into the tank is there water in there?is it full or half empty?

Cedrus

How old is your plumbing? How old is your appartment?
Do you have a shared tank in the attic? This might need time to refill.
Do you have a combi or a traditional boiler?
More Info would aid a better answer

bombidol

This is literally every connection in the apt.

bombidol

Stuff looks old, cant see into the tank. Water has been back on since about 9am this morning though, should be full by now no?

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What???

dupeters

the tank in the attic is there water in it?

uberwolf

almost certainly an airlock.

Given it is impacting all of your tank fed taps I would start at the tank end of things and work outwards from there.

no shortage of of suggestions online as to how to deal with it, but you may ultimately be looking at a plumber call out. I don't live a million miles from you and I can pass you the number of a part time chap who has worked for me who may be available. But it's not a glowing recommendation (i have found him dependable and reasonable) as there are no shortage of plumbers capable of remedying this.

Cedrus

bombidol wrote: »

This is literally every connection in the apt.

Picture 1 suggests to me (not inconclusively) that there is a tank in the attic, this will take time to fill, remember how many people have been cut off, if you doubt that it will be slow, add all the impatient people turning on taps 'Just to See'.

bombidol

Ok, so I got this sorted .thanks for the help. Elbow grease and a piece of rubber piper. Blew the cold tap into the hot one for a few minutes. Had my first proper shower in a week!

dodzy

bombidol wrote: »

Ok, so I got this sorted .thanks for the help. Elbow grease and a piece of rubber piper. Blew the cold tap into the hot one for a few minutes. Had my first proper shower in a week!

Airlock sorted