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Hi,
Home had VERY low water pressure or flow before.
Had a pipe or joint burst where our feed comes into the house, via old iron pipework. We got someone out to fix it.
They found a rubber washer jammed inside a plastic joint where the iron or lead pipe from outside met the copper pipes below the sink.
They replaced the plastic joint, so now with nothing jammed inside. The water now rushes out at 1000 mph. residue in all sinks/bath etc. The kitchen sink now has tiny blue plastic sticks gathering in its filter. The same stuff came out in the bath, little shards of blue plastic.
The plumber said not to worry about massive increase in flow as he said it was 'flow' not 'pressure'. And that the system would hold.
Is this true? What is the blue stuff! The flow really is too strong.
Should I do anything!
Thanks in advance
Sam
Home had VERY low water pressure or flow before.
Had a pipe or joint burst where our feed comes into the house, via old iron pipework. We got someone out to fix it.
They found a rubber washer jammed inside a plastic joint where the iron or lead pipe from outside met the copper pipes below the sink.
They replaced the plastic joint, so now with nothing jammed inside. The water now rushes out at 1000 mph. residue in all sinks/bath etc. The kitchen sink now has tiny blue plastic sticks gathering in its filter. The same stuff came out in the bath, little shards of blue plastic.
The plumber said not to worry about massive increase in flow as he said it was 'flow' not 'pressure'. And that the system would hold.
Is this true? What is the blue stuff! The flow really is too strong.
Should I do anything!
Thanks in advance
Sam