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Pressurized plumbing system during power cut

  • 13-02-2020 11:44am
    #1
    Big Dec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 57 ✭✭


    Hi,

    My house has a pressurized plumbing system with the tank/pump located in the garage.
    Normally, this is fine but recently I have had issues due to a power outage meaning I had no water except for kitchen sink, and also a blown pump which left me without water for over 24 hours.

    Is it possible to put in a solenoid bypass valve which would open when there is a power cut so that at least I can have functioning toilets/sinks?
    Are there any restrictions?

    Cheers,
    Dec.


Comments

  • #2
    Cantonahuges
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14 ✭Cantonahuges


    Simple answer is no


  • #3
    John.G
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,623 ✭✭✭John.G


    Big Dec wrote: »
    Hi,

    My house has a pressurized plumbing system with the tank/pump located in the garage.
    Normally, this is fine but recently I have had issues due to a power outage meaning I had no water except for kitchen sink, and also a blown pump which left me without water for over 24 hours.

    Is it possible to put in a solenoid bypass valve which would open when there is a power cut so that at least I can have functioning toilets/sinks?
    Are there any restrictions?

    Cheers,
    Dec.
    A bit of a grey area maybe?? between building regulations and laws/by laws
    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=106766060
    There are probably thousands? of combi boilers running directly from the mains even though there should be a break tank and pump between the mains and the pump and probably tens of thousands of dish washers/washing machines connected directly to the mains.

    Technically, no big deal, a couple of lever valves, double NR valve to prevent any potential backflow to the mains, piece of pipe, operated manually.


  • #4
    Dtp1979
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,870 ✭✭✭✭Dtp1979


    John.G wrote: »
    A bit of a grey area maybe?? between building regulations and laws/by laws
    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=106766060


    Technically, no big deal, a couple of lever valves, double NR valve to prevent any potential backflow to the mains, piece of pipe, operated manually.

    Basically this ^^^


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