Hi.
Well my last post got useful replies, so I'm posting again.
I live on a really old farm house (>200 years) in Switzerland. It's fantastic, but the water pressure is too low. Showering is unpleasant, and it would be nice to have more pressure in the sink too.
I don't think the pipes are clogged as I have had a plumber in to do some work, and he checked into that for me. As far as I know the water has always been the way it is.
I think there are two different problems. One is overall low water pressure to the house, and the other is particularly low water pressure from the hot water supply. The hot water system is pretty fancy, and I haven't figured it out completely yet. There are two hot water tanks: one is a heat store for the radiators, and the other is a hot water tank for the taps. They are both connected to a wood stove, and the hot water tank has a backup electric heater for when we aren't burning wood (i.e. the summer).
Any idea why the pressure is lower coming from the water heater? What should I look into for that? As for the general water pressure in the house, is there anything that can be done about that?