[Dan The Lad]

Hi,

Got a pure freedom system in back 350L. Connected my garden hose to ports to fill up, this is my first time filling my new rig up. Issue i have is the pressure from my outside tap is crappy, so im only getting a trickle into my tank. Is there anyway i can boost the pressure of my outside tap without spending loads of money?

  - cant re-scale this lol, sorry.

Thats my rig above.

Thanks in advance

[duncan h]

Not legally 

[Dan The Lad]

Not legally 

Oh, this is a good start, im calling bout 12 hour to fill my 350L 

[Window Lickers]

Buy an IBC as a holding and pump from there into the van. That way you can get all the pressure you want and keep illegal.

[Dave Willis]

Check the stop valve is fully open (under the sink normally) and the valve outside in the road/pavement.

[duncan h]

If your tap pressure is bad, get water board to check mains pressure. They have to supply a certain pressure to road main

[CleanClear]

Buy an IBC as a holding and pump from there into the van. That way you can get all the pressure you want and keep illegal.

 

[trippyboy]

Buy an IBC as a holding and pump from there into the van. That way you can get all the pressure you want and keep illegal.

100% correct

[robert mitchell]

If your tap pressure is bad, get water board to check mains pressure. They have to supply a certain pressure to road main

unfortunately they only have to supply 20psi

[S.W. Window Cleaning]

It takes me about the same. I thought this was normal. How long does it take everybody else to fill 350 litres?

[deeege]

It takes me about the same. I thought this was normal. How long does it take everybody else to fill 350 litres?

About 45 minutes, but I'm DI only.

[duncan h]

If your tap pressure is bad, get water board to check mains pressure. They have to supply a certain pressure to road main

unfortunately they only have to supply 20psi

Its flow they check not pressure

[Jakey boy]

Why do so many use booster pumps if it's illegal?

[chris turner]

Booster pumps are not illegal. Pretty sure I didn't buy mine from silk road!

[Pj]

Why do so many use booster pumps if it's illegal?

Water companies have to provide a minimum of 1bar pressure.  A booster pump won't increase the mains pressure.  But if you buy one with a small holding tank it will take the water from there and push it through your RO at a greater pressure, whilst the flow from your mains remains the same.  In simple terms...

[Dan The Lad]

its abit better than I thought, callin it an over night jobby if anything. Thanks for the info though

[robert mitchell]

Why do so many use booster pumps if it's illegal?

Water companies have to provide a minimum of 1bar pressure.  A booster pump won't increase the mains pressure.  But if you buy one with a small holding tank it will take the water from there and push it through your RO at a greater pressure, whilst the flow from your mains remains the same.  In simple terms...

This is not true , if you have enough flow then a pump will boost the pressure , as mine does .

Tecnically you are not supposed to increase the flow directly from the mains by more than 12 litres per min .

There is a minimum standard for flow and pressure from the mains but the standards are low .

I had southern water round to check mine and the pressure was just above minimum and flow was slightly below , they have increased the flow since and as a result my pump boosts about 10psi more than it did as it is no longer over running the supply and cavitating.

[CleanClear]

The reason you should not attach any pump directly to your mains supply is incase you contaminate it. Thats why its illegal. Use a simple one way valve...........
http://r.ebay.com/uPGjmr

Then run off your tap, no holding tank neccesary.

[robert mitchell]

even with the valve you are not allowed to increase the flow rate by more than 12 litres per minute .

don't think your likely to get caught though .