New water main

[philrab66]

Hi all
Hoping somebody can help and maybe do the job. We are wanting a new combi fitted but the water flow is not enough from main. We have rang several contractors that do moling as we did not want ant major digging. We live in a terrace with a passage up the middle but there are drain lines up the passage. A few of the contractors said it was to risky and one of them said we could take it up an external wall into the bathroom which is at the front of the property near the main stop tap. A lot of these companies say they are going to ring back and never do.Any suggestions I have a walk through video of property if anyone can help.
Thanks Phil.

 

[quality]

Terraced house ? what are your neighbors like?

 

[philrab66]

One side there are 2 lesbians one has a bike. The other side young couple just got married thinking about moving as they do not like the landlord that is all I know about them, :smilewinkgrin:

 

[rocketmanbkk]

I'd say better to dig. Imo it'll look terrible.

Are you sure it's not just the water meter that's knackered?

Last year my water pressure died, boiler was failing, Thames water tester & put in new meter. All lovely again

 

[philrab66]

I'd say better to dig. Imo it'll look terrible.

Are you sure it's not just the water meter that's knackered?

Last year my water pressure died, boiler was failing, Thames water tester & put in new meter. All lovely again

Have not got a meter

 

[rocketmanbkk]

You must have something outside your boundary.

Connects your water to the water undertakers

 

[philrab66]

You must have something outside your boundary.

Connects your water to the water undertakers

Just the main stop tap in the road are neighbors have separate line

 

[rocketmanbkk]

Yes, is that fully open / faulty?

Hows your neighbours pressure

How many litres per min do you get from the cold kitchen tap?

 

[philrab66]

Yes, is that fully open / faulty?

Hows your neighbours pressure

How many litres per min do you get from the cold kitchen tap?

We had the water board out 26 at roadside 10 indoors. have not asked the neighbors yet.

 

[rocketmanbkk]

Mmmm...

 

[philrab66]

Mmmm...

He said it was probably galvanized pipe corroded restricting flow.

 

[joni os]

Even without a meter, if you have new style meter box, there could well be a non return valve. On many systems the flow comes into the meter box, rises to stop valve, horizontal to meter, then downwards through non return valve and out to property. Although non return valve appears below meter it is on outlet side and any test at meter position will not eliminate possible fault.