Plumbing

High Pressure in House and Leaks etc (with symptoms!) - responsibility?

Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 3.25 PM

Hello, We live in a soft water area in a house that we bought about 5 years ago, 1950s build. Pressure is good in the house, but I am concerned there is either an issue with the quality of the water, or the pressure is too high. In the past couple of years we have had: Problems with the boiler (not on the closed ring), but leaks in terms of water coming in, exchanger etc. Twice a shower mixer valve has failed (only producing cold water, not hot). I have tried to remove and replace, and we now have hot water, but with a squeaky valve. This shower is at the end of the water ring, if thats the technical term. A tap mixer cartridge in our kitchen failed, which I then replaced but within a month it has gone to making the tap very rigid and difficult to move. The mains stopcock doesn't full work - i.e. if i turn it off fully, the shower mentioned above (which is the end of the supply and lowest point in the house), still drips out with water. So: Could this be a high pressure problem (the pressure is notably v good, and we have a large shower usptairs run off our combi, which has excellent pressure)? Who's responsibility is high pressure into the house? Is it the water company? Could it be a problem with mineral deposits or whatever they are - i.e. the shower with the mixer cartridge failing is the end of the water supply in the house? If we need to have a PRV fitted, would that in turn spoil our other shower? I.e. its one of the nicest features of our house! Thanks Andrew