Is this Mains water pressure tester any good and what sort of tap do I use it on?

[Marty32]

Afternoon all

Please could you advise me on this water mains pressure tester on what type of tap it should fit onto as it looks like it needs a bib tap outside garden tap type thread?




Is this type any good? Its made by Monument at 10bar max pressure.

Many thanks for any advice you can give!

 

[SimonG]

As good as any. I have one. Fits garden taps and washing machine taps.

 

[PlumbBobBob]

i agree, that's the type i have as said it fits on an outside tap and also washing machine valve

 

[SimonG]

I also have a washing machine valve on a short piece of pipe and a speed fit straight conn so I can push it onto an open end if need be.

 

[Roger Welton]

Same as I have also (trend emerging here!) I tend to use the outside tap if there is one as it saves pulling the w/m out.

 

[SimonG]

Yes I'm glad I bought this rather than a 10mm pipe straightener.

 

[PlumbBobBob]

Yes I'm glad I bought this rather than a 10mm pipe straightener.

slightly cheaper and more use as well

 

[zzzjim]

Yes I'm glad I bought this rather than a 10mm pipe straightener.

Those shiny rollers were very attractive !

Re Topic
Some houses are plumbed for washmachine and dishwasher !

 

[AWheating]

just remember to take check valves into account when measuring dynamic pressures.

 

[zzzjim]

just remember to take check valves into account when measuring dynamic pressures.

Cheers AW , that check valve was a new feature of Ext Tap kits a few years ago .

There to catch you out !

 

[Marty32]

Does this slow the pressure down then and give an inaccurate reading due to the check valve bore hole being narrow etc?

Excuse my naivety here!

just remember to take check valves into account when measuring dynamic pressures.

 

[Marty32]

Sorry - or increase it?!

Does this slow the pressure down then and give an inaccurate reading due to the check valve bore hole being narrow etc?

Excuse my naivety here!

 

[Roger Welton]

Pressure won't drop as check valve won't release it back into system

 

[Marty32]

Yes makes sense now! - how would you go about this then if there were check valves in the property or outside tap?

Thanks

Pressure won't drop as check valve won't release it back into system

 

[AWheating]

attach the gauge, open one or more cold tap's and then slowly open the outside tap/wash machine valve and you should get a working/dynamic pressure. Best without the check ideally, it depends how much effort you want to go to

 

[zzzjim]

If the check valve works as a " Peak Hold " device , allowing a little water to pass ,
would re- establish flow thru valve and give new (possibly lower steady pressure ) ,

or in simple english " let a bit out "

 

[AWheating]

yes but you will get wet

 

[Mike Jackson]

http://www.tcrwatering.co.uk/acatalog/TCRPressureKit.pdf

 

[Nostrum]

You can get one of these to go on some taps for a few quid, take the hose lock adaptor off and screw your gauge onto it.

 

[mactatty]

The Rothenberger water pressure gauge comes in two sizes, up to 6 bar and up to 10 bar. Toolstation do the 0 to 6 bar one for £58, and B& Q do the 0 to 10 bar one for £67. I use the Monument one which is fine for checking if the pressure is too high for some electric showers which can only take 6 bar, and in some of my town it can go up to 8 bar. So the 6 bar rothenberger wouldn't do for me, and the 10 bar one probably does the same job as the Monument. (and screws apart to fit onto 3/4 inch threads)

 

[Nostrum]

The monument one is a tenner in toolstation, hence going for that one rather than the overpriced rothenberger which does nothing more!

 

[Marty32]

View attachment 6777The Rothenberger water pressure gauge comes in two sizes, up to 6 bar and up to 10 bar. Toolstation do the 0 to 6 bar one for £58, and B& Q do the 0 to 10 bar one for £67. I use the Monument one which is fine for checking if the pressure is too high for some electric showers which can only take 6 bar, and in some of my town it can go up to 8 bar. So the 6 bar rothenberger wouldn't do for me, and the 10 bar one probably does the same job as the Monument. (and screws apart to fit onto 3/4 inch threads)

Good morning all

I managed to buy the Rothenberger water pressure gauge in the 10 bar format on ebay for half the price in the shop which is brand new. Now, this is where I could very silly but I'm gonna ask anyway:

This type I would have thought have gone over most taps? Any ideas where this type should be used as tried to put over my kitchen and bathroom tap which are mains fed and I live in a flat?

Can these be used on external taps?

Many thanks!

 

[PlumbBobBob]

typically the outside tap is the first one on the system after the stopcock, so that would be the best one to use

 

[Mike Jackson]

Btitish standard taps are designed so that it is difficult to get a hose connection on deliberately. All you really need is to get a rough idea of pressure anyway in my opinion as flow rates are much more relevant to system design. I use my weir gauge a lot more often than my pressure tester.