We really don’t very often get to see the pipework that brings our cold water around the home, like for the bath’s cold tap, a cold feed to an electric shower or washing machine or maybe an outside tap for the garden hose. Having some knowledge of how the cold water supply is distributed throughout the home will help to identify what might be wrong in the event of a leak or ensure you have the best system fitted for your needs. London Pumbers are experts on all systems. Two main types of cold water system are used in the UK. These distribute water around the home. The first, is called a ‘direct’ supply from the water mains, and the other method has a storage tank (cistern) to store cold water, it then distributes the water around the home, this is “indirect”. Lets talk a little more about the two systems: The Direct Water Supply is a system whereby all of the cold water outlets are fed directly from the main supply. These include all places such as the sink, wash basin and WC, plus any other outlets, like washing machines, dishwashers or outside taps used for watering the garden. An experienced Plumber is able to work on all domestic appliances. The Indirect Water Supply is a water supply system that is the most common type found in modern homes. The mains water supply comes into the home via something called the rising main and feeds directly a mnimum of one cold tap at the kitchen sink with ‘potable’ water (i.e. water which is fit for drinking, cooking etc) and could also supply a washing machine, a shower or outside tap etc. The rising main also feeds a storage tank at a high point in the building from where the water is fed to all the other taps etc using gravity.
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