Low water pressure?

[LMH]

Just been trying out the new van.

The water (on hot and cold) runs out fine in the shower and bathroom sink. However, it doesn't gush out as quick from the kitchen tap.

Any comments? as in my previous vans, the water pressure was the same from both taps and the shower.

Abbey Vogue 217 GTS

Lisa

 

[Suzan_374321178]

We had the same problem with our 'van. Our dealer told us it was because the pipe diameter and tap diameter to the kitchen sink was bigger than to the other outlets. In fact, the pressure to the bathroom sink is probably too high as it splashes out of the sink!! But, hey ho, not everything can be perfect.

 

[metz]

Hi, I had the same problem in my Abbey, don't know the layout in the kitchen area of your model, but on mine the piller tap is on the right hand side of the sink as you stand at it,the flexible pipe the feeds the tap go's from underneath, across the top of the fridge over a panel edging then down and joins the vans pipe system, the flexi pipe to the tap was kinked where it went over the panel edge, i adjusted it slightly to remove the kink and everything flows correctly now.

 

[LMH]

Thanks for the replies, I'll back track the pipes and see if there's anything amiss there.

Lisa

 

[Bri-C]

Hi Lisa.

A couple of things you could try..

I'm not sure what water system you have but a whale will run at about 3 to 4 litres / minute depending on the model and battery voltage, so get yourself a measuring jug, saucepan or similay (1 Litre will do) and time the fill from each tap both hot and cold 15 seconds for 4 L/min and 20 seconds for 3 L/min. This will tell you if there is a trapped pipe or the like.

Also the type of filter could make a difference as the new in line whale filters tend to only be fitted in the cold line to the kitchen tap, and if upside down could restrict the flow.

Hope you get an answer....

Regards Brian.......

 

[RayS]

Based on experionce of several new vans, this is likely to be down to a kink in the piping where some "fitter " has taken a short cut rather than bent the tube round a decent radius. Look at all the pipes and see where one may be squashed by changing direction too quickly.