More water supply issues... argh! Clot, if you're around....

[None]

Yeah, but with the way the water circulates in the neighbourhood, I would say there are several 'balance points'.... the road behind our one is the same setup, two/three way feed, fed by the big cast iron main on the main road. Well, I will do what I can next week. The last time I rang the water department in December, the chief engineer there told me to 'wait a month to see if the problem settles.' I said that I knew it would do nothing, but sure, why not. Before he said that, he mentioned that they could jet the main as a last resort or something if the problem persisted. Since back then I didnt know what was the underlying cause, I wanted to leave it until I really knew how to articulate it to them.... I reckon I do now. I think the recurrance of these water fleas pretty much seals the deal anyway!

[Clot]

I wish you good luck. I've visited the City and stayed in various locations both in the centre of town and in the growing outskirts numerous times in the 90s and not noticed a chlorine odour to tapwater but never felt uncomfortable about drinking it.

There is however, the Big Picture. It would seem, from the link below, likely that Stillorgan S.R. is still not covered with plenty of opportunity for food to get into the city's mains system, or only recently completed! Look at page 8.

[None]

Which is all well and good but for those of us far away from chlorination points. I was told that we are fed directly from the Vartry reservoir in Co. Wicklow, which passes through a service reservoir in Rathmichael, which then feeds us. So the Stillorgan reservoir is not used for my area it seems. But Im pretty sure most of our service reservoirs are uncovered anyway. We're way behind here on these things.

I have a feeling that a proper jet through our main will improve matters a fair bit, at least for a while. And if it does, I can point this out to them so that they know I was right! Anyhow, thanks for all the advice from your good self, I think its been about a year now that Ive been posting here about this.... :)

[Clot]

Just noticed your reply, prior to turning the PC off and wandering up the wooden hills. The Big Picture I was thinking about is that it would be sensible financially to ensure that all the SRs feeding the system were covered before initiating a major flush and refurbishment of the mains within the City; possibly the reason for not being keen to address your problem at this time!

Regardless, I wish you good luck in resolving the issue.

Clot

[Tim Downie]

I'm beginning to wonder if it wouldn't be a lot less aggro to install your own water treatment/filtration system.

When pigs start flying you might be able to reclaim your expenses from the water company. ;-)

Tim

[None]

Tim,

Ive already tried a couple of filtration options, they were disasters. I would never recommend treating mains water, it just doesnt work out.

[Tim Downie]

Just out of interest, what was the problem? Just too much crude for your filters to cope with?

Tim

[None]

I think so yeah, lol.... it also seems that if we only use the minimum water amount in and around the house, we get a lot less sediment and what have you. But in times when we use a lot, we get a lot more. We are on the bottom of a steep slope, and the supply is fed from two directions, so i guess this is why that is happening.