Is your water pressure starting to drop?

Ubbquittious

The hot snap is in full swing now so soon we'll see some Fianna Gael slutherpus mumbling on the tellybox about how everything would have been so much better had they introduced water charges and privatised everything to Denis O'Brien


I notice there's a slight drop in pressure from the tap already. Way back in the 90's there was a decent summer and it was almost like Phil Hogan reduced it to a trickle near the end of it.

murpho999

What has Phil Hogan got to with the heatwave and water pressure in 1995?

Your Face

Slow tap day.

Allinall

No

Beta Ray Bill

Sorry, but it outrageous that in a country where it rains 9 months of the year, that there is a fresh water shortage.

We should be selling fresh water to hotter/desert countries FFS!

Alun

grahambo wrote: »

Sorry, but it outrageous that in a country where it rains 9 months of the year, that there is a fresh water shortage.

There's plenty of water in the main reservoirs, the problem is processing capacity in the purification plants that feed the intermediate storage reservoirs.

n!ghtmancometh

grahambo wrote: »

Sorry, but it outrageous that in a country where it rains 9 months of the year, that there is a fresh water shortage.

We should be selling fresh water to hotter/desert countries FFS!

Way to not understand the situation, and overreact accordingly. We don't just collect rain rain water and pipe it to homes, it has to be treated to be fit for consumption. Dublin is almost at capacity in regards to treating water to cope with the increased demand.

Jaysci20

Da guvermen shuh deliver bottled wahter to me free gaf. Puh ih in da consda tutiion.

kneemos

They laughed when they prayed for fine weather,well...

questionmark?

Jaysci20 wrote: »

Da guvermen shuh deliver bottled wahter to me free gaf. Puh ih in da consda tutiion.

I'll give Paul Murphy a shout to drop it over to you. Would you like a few a few cans of Dutch Gold to wash the water down?

no.8

grahambo wrote:

Sorry, but it outrageous that in a country where it rains 9 months of the year, that there is a fresh water shortage.

grahambo wrote:

We should be selling fresh water to hotter/desert countries FFS!

Sorry but not all rain water drains into reservoirs for long term storage. In fact we don't have many large volume bodies of freshwater inland

mad muffin

Dublin always using up the country’s water. Fück you dublin…

stimpson

Thanks for the concern OP. The doctor says my prostate is tip-top so no issues with the waterworks over here.

Conservatory

If there was loads of water but not enough treatment facilities why is the hot weather affecting supply. Surely we have loads of water backed up waiting to get treated?

Sounds like the water chargers just want to make up reasons about how this wouldn’t have happened if water charges came in.

facehugger99

grahambo wrote: »

Sorry, but it outrageous that in a country where it rains 9 months of the year, that there is a fresh water shortage.

We should be selling fresh water to hotter/desert countries FFS!

That's how it works all right.

The rain drops drain directly into the the pipe that feeds your mains tap - it's mad handy.

Atlantic Dawn

What if we got everyone to flush their toilet at exactly the same time?

kneemos

Conservatory wrote: »

If there was loads of water but not enough treatment facilities why is the hot weather affecting supply. Surely we have loads of water backed up waiting to get treated?

Sounds like the water chargers just want to make up reasons about how this wouldn’t have happened if water charges came in.

Not enough reservoirs,that's why they are on about piping water from the Shannon. The ones we have do get low and need to be preserved.

mikemac2

mad muffin wrote: »

Dublin always using up the country’s water. Fück you dublin…

And they want to take water from the Shannon

*shakes fist*

jacksie66

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Rented Mule

mad muffin wrote: »

Dublin always using up the country’s water. Fück you dublin…

You could have just used the last sentence.

It says everything you needed to say.

Beta Ray Bill

Alun wrote: »

There's plenty of water in the main reservoirs, the problem is processing capacity in the purification plants that feed the intermediate storage reservoirs.

n!ghtmancometh wrote: »

Way to not understand the situation, and overreact accordingly. We don't just collect rain rain water and pipe it to homes, it has to be treated to be fit for consumption. Dublin is almost at capacity in regards to treating water to cope with the increased demand.

no.8 wrote: »

Sorry but not all rain water drains into reservoirs for long term storage. In fact we don't have many large volume bodies of freshwater inland

facehugger99 wrote: »

That's how it works all right.

The rain drops drain directly into the the pipe that feeds your mains tap - it's mad handy.

I get that it needs to be processed/cleaned.
I also get that not a lot of it is caught in reservoirs and dams.

My point is that with so much of the source component (Untreated fresh water) abundant in Ireland, it doesn't look great that we are unable to properly treat and stockpile the required amounts.

Graces7

kneemos wrote: »

They laughed when they prayed for fine weather,well...

Yep. On the one hand they all want hot dry weather forever an d yet grumble and rumble at the inevitable side effects :rolleyes:

No pain, no gain

kneemos

Cute Kerry hoors have something organised.

Marty Bird

Jaysci20 wrote: »

Da guvermen shuh deliver bottled wahter to me free gaf. Puh ih in da consda tutiion.

These have to be the worst type of posts on boards I really am embarrassed for you. What were you thinking ?

prinzeugen

If only people would read the news not just the headlines.

While there IS water in reservoirs now, there will not be in 2-3 months time if people keep using so much.

Its why we have had water restrictions in October in the past. We drank the place dry and it takes months of rainfall to refill a reservoir.

Also in Dublin, the treatment works are at capacity. Think they said they can clean 510 million litres a day max in Dublin and we are using 506 million litres.

De Bhál

No noticeable drop In pressure while watering the lawn this evening anyway.

Conservatory

De Bhál wrote: »

No noticeable drop In pressure while watering the lawn this evening anyway.

Yeah I’d an awful stain on the car. I rigged up a stake and a few pipe clips to hold the hose directly on it and left it blasting for a good hour. Smashed the bird poop right off. I’m filling the bath at the moment Incase I need to wash it with a bucket and sponge when the pressure drops from all the foreigners coming in and using our supply.

De Bhál

Conservatory wrote: »

Yeah I’d an awful stain on the car. I rigged up a stake and a few pipe clips to hold the hose directly on it and left it blasting for a good hour. Smashed the bird poop right off. I’m filling the bath at the moment Incase I need to wash it with a bucket and sponge when the pressure drops from all the foreigners coming in and using our supply.

Which reminds me that the bath needs a good wash. Job for tomorrow

Conservatory

De Bhál wrote: »

Which reminds me that the bath needs a good wash. Job for tomorrow

Fill it right up with boiling water to kill any bacteria. Then drain it carefully down the plug hole. Spray the bath with a hose. Then fill it up for teeth brushing and the like. You don’t want dirty water for the old teeth. You don’t want to have to que for the dentist during a water shortage that’s for damn sure.

Ubbquittious

prinzeugen wrote: »

If only people would read the news not just the headlines.

While there IS water in reservoirs now, there will not be in 2-3 months time if people keep using so much.

Its why we have had water restrictions in October in the past. We drank the place dry and it takes months of rainfall to refill a reservoir.

Also in Dublin, the treatment works are at capacity. Think they said they can clean 510 million litres a day max in Dublin and we are using 506 million litres.

Nearly 500L per person? What in the feck are they using it for? Twould be a struggle for me to use that in a week I'd say

Conservatory

Ubbquittious wrote: »

Nearly 500L per person? What in the feck are they using it for? Twould be a struggle for me to use that in a week I'd say

Industry and foreigners.:)

kneemos

Ubbquittious wrote: »

Nearly 500L per person? What in the feck are they using it for? Twould be a struggle for me to use that in a week I'd say

A lot of it goes down the loo.

Graces7

Ubbquittious wrote: »

Nearly 500L per person? What in the feck are they using it for? Twould be a struggle for me to use that in a week I'd say

It is all these housewives washing "everything that is not nailed down and will fit in the washing machine.." Madness!

And no facilities to use "grey water" for the garden etc.. All mine gets used to water plants as I have no washing machine etc and that is easy to do.

BarryD2

Ubbquittious wrote: »

The hot snap is in full swing now so soon we'll see some Fianna Gael slutherpus mumbling on the tellybox about how everything would have been so much better had they introduced water charges and privatised everything to Denis O'Brien..

And they'd be quite right! Rural dweller here on own well but we'd NEVER think of washing the car off it, or hosing the lawn/ flower beds for hours, or filling large paddling pools or multiple power showers. Otherwise we'd simply run out.

Water metering with modest charges is a no brainer and the only policy that will rein in excessive use, as in above examples, by the fortuitous people on public water supplies

Graces7

LIDL are in big trouble!

https://www.todayfm.com/News/Calls-For-Lidl-To-Pull-Paddling-Pools-Amidst-Water-Conservation-Calls

Wanderer78

BarryD2 wrote:

Water metering with modest charges is a no brainer and the only policy that will rein in excessive use, as in above examples, by the fortuitous people on public water supplies

With the current treat of privitisation, I'd say this sensible idea is probably a none runner, if this is to be eventually brought in, we d have to get some sort of guarantee of none privitisation

pxdf9i5cmoavkz

Ubbquittious wrote: »

The hot snap is in full swing now so soon we'll see some Fianna Gael slutherpus mumbling on the tellybox about how everything would have been so much better had they introduced water charges and privatised everything to Denis O'Brien


I notice there's a slight drop in pressure from the tap already. Way back in the 90's there was a decent summer and it was almost like Phil Hogan reduced it to a trickle near the end of it.

No no, this is definitely an EU Directive.

topper75

Graces7 wrote: »

LIDL are in big trouble!

https://www.todayfm.com/News/Calls-For-Lidl-To-Pull-Paddling-Pools-Amidst-Water-Conservation-Calls

7,500 litres of treated water just to cool down? Fup off.

The Green Party can be right sometimes too you know!

I'd readily ban these.

kneemos

topper75 wrote: »

7,500 litres of treated water just to cool down? Fup off.

The Green Party can be right sometimes too you know!

I'd readily ban these.

Another desperate attempt by the Greens to be relevant.
How many of these are already out there,or can be bought from other stores,or folk with a plentiful water supply.

Should be encouraging people to swap their old pool for these Lidl ones if the water doesn't need changing.

RobertKK

Yes my well is going dry.

Graces7

RobertKK wrote: »

Yes my well is going dry.

so sorry. We are on mains water here and I use very little so think alli s OK

YFlyer

De Bh107355102 wrote:

No noticeable drop In pressure while watering the lawn this evening anyway.

You're a ****.

weisses

Oohhh Ireland

Going from record after record in regards to rainfall

couple of weeks of proper weather and the water runs out :o

Wanderer78

weisses wrote: »

Oohhh Ireland

Going from record after record in regards to rainfall

couple of weeks of proper weather and the water runs out :o

ah its common enough, the whole world struggles with water from time to time, and we re no where near as bad as some countries

RobertKK

weisses wrote: »

Oohhh Ireland

Going from record after record in regards to rainfall

couple of weeks of proper weather and the water runs out :o

the wet spell ended here mid April, then just a couple of wet days in terms of decent rainfall, last decent rainfall was May 12th with 12.6mm.

Graces7

weisses wrote: »

Oohhh Ireland

Going from record after record in regards to rainfall

couple of weeks of proper weather and the water runs out :o

This is definitely IMproper weather..

Ubbquittious

Wanderer78 wrote: »

With the current treat of privitisation, I'd say this sensible idea is probably a none runner, if this is to be eventually brought in, we d have to get some sort of guarantee of none privitisation

It might not be privatised but you could end up in a situation where the running and maintainence and every other part of the network is outsourced to some DoB-owned contracting firm just like the installing of the meters was. So Irish water might not be private but it could consist of one public service guy who just renews a fistfull of contracts with DoB every few years

Wanderer78

Ubbquittious wrote: »

It might not be privatised but you could end up in a situation where the running and maintainence and every other part of the network is outsourced to some DoB-owned contracting firm just like the installing of the meters was. So Irish water might not be private but it could consist of one public service guy who just renews a fistfull of contracts with DoB every few years

yea its a messy one alright, we need to create some sort of system that actually works for our needs but is affordable, and is publicly owned, not an easy task though

Subcomandante Marcos

weisses wrote: »

Oohhh Ireland

Going from record after record in regards to rainfall

couple of weeks of proper weather and the water runs out :o

Literally happens everywhere. There's regularly hose pipe bans in the UK and the rest of Europe during prolonged dry spells.

TheBoyConor

Ubbquittious wrote: »

It might not be privatised but you could end up in a situation where the running and maintainence and every other part of the network is outsourced to some DoB-owned contracting firm just like the installing of the meters was. So Irish water might not be private but it could consist of one public service guy who just renews a fistfull of contracts with DoB every few years

Maybe you don't know but the vast majority of public works, from water & wastewater network construction & maintenance, gas networks, road building & maintenance is all carried out by private contractors working on behalf of IW, Local authorities, TII or whoever. County council crews barely even fill potholes anymore - it's contracted out.

It would be rediculous if Irish Water were actually physically carrying out the works to put pipes in the ground and build plants. They are asset managers and they don't have the specialist design capability to design these things in house nor the skills or equipment necessary to construct anything.

The fact that you don't know this just shows that you know nothing about Irish Water or about public works in general.

beerbaron

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

There's regularly hose pipe band in the UK

They're no Saw Doctors !