If I connect the house plumbing direct to the water inlet pipe would it need some kind of pressure reducer?
I woke up today to a dripping from the main water tank, which is a welded metal tank inside a bigger older riveted metal tank. Originally the house was fed water from a stream-run pump, but now theres a plastic pipe going up into the water tower and a float valve.
I guess the first metal tank rusted though some time and they inserted the other one to get it working and now that has rusted through.
But if I connect the mains water pressure to the house water supply would it be at too high a pressure and burst pipes and tap washers?
maybe i should insert a small header tank, or is there a valve thingummy which would reduce the pressure?
the door into the water tower is about a foot and a half wide and two foot tall, so's there's not much I could get into there without taking the roof off...
or i could put a cold water tank somewhere else...
i'm going to investigate further, ripping out the bathroom ceiling, but any hints and clues would be appreciated..
thanks
george
ps humbug