plumbingplumbing-fixturewater tankwater-pressure
I have a space in balcony of my 1st floor house where I intend to keep a tank around the height same as that of the water pipe which leads to my bathroom taps. Will there be problems related to flow/pressure into the bathroom tap.
Thanks in advance.
EDIT: Gravity Tank in question.
You may need an aerator. If it needs replacing, then the water may spatter a lot. The aerator is the piece that screws into the end of the spigot. It limits the flow of water to between 1.5 and 2.5 gallons per minute and entrains air into the water stream to prevent splashing. From what you describe, it may even be missing. You can pick one up at any hardware store.
Some taps and other fittings and appliances are rated for either high-pressure supply (direct mains) or low pressure supply (from a header tank in the building).
If any occupants have any fittings or appliances that are only rated for low-pressure, converting the building to high pressure could cause problems.
As others have noted, converting completely from low-pressure to high pressure means isolating and emptying the old header tank.
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Pressure at the tap -- if pressure isn't being supplied by a pump, which I assume it isn't in this case -- depends on the height of the column of water. The rain barrels in my back yard are elevated 4 feet above ground level to increase the available pressure, and it's still much, much less than what I get out of the municipal water supply. I can run drip irrigation from it, or fill a watering can; I could not run a sprinkler without adding a pump to the system.
When doing this sort of thing, also remember that water is heavy. My two rain barrels approach 2000 pounds. Unless your proposed tank is small, make very sure that whatever is supporting it can handle that additional weight, or you may do serious damage to the building... And remember to allow for lever-arm effects as well as direct weight.