Is your water pressure starting to drop?

Ubbquittious · 25-06-2018 09:10PM #1

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 · 25-06-2018 09:14PM

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

Your Face · 25-06-2018 09:19PM

Slow tap day.

Allinall · 25-06-2018 09:21PM

No

Beta Ray Bill · 25-06-2018 09:30PM

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 · 25-06-2018 09:36PM

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 · 25-06-2018 09:43PM

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 · 25-06-2018 09:45PM

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

kneemos · 25-06-2018 09:47PM

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

questionmark? · 25-06-2018 09:51PM

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 · 25-06-2018 09:57PM

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 · 25-06-2018 09:58PM

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

stimpson · 25-06-2018 09:58PM

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

Conservatory · 25-06-2018 10:02PM

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 · 25-06-2018 10:03PM

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 · 25-06-2018 10:07PM

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

kneemos · 25-06-2018 10:08PM

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 · 25-06-2018 10:09PM

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 · 25-06-2018 10:10PM

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Rented Mule · 25-06-2018 10:12PM

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 · 25-06-2018 10:21PM

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 · 25-06-2018 10:35PM

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 · 25-06-2018 11:57PM

Cute Kerry hoors have something organised.

Marty Bird · 26-06-2018 12:00AM

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 · 26-06-2018 12:13AM

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 · 26-06-2018 12:18AM

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

Conservatory · 26-06-2018 12:21AM

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 · 26-06-2018 12:24AM

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 · 26-06-2018 12:27AM

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 · 26-06-2018 12:40AM

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 · 26-06-2018 12:44AM

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.:)

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