Interior Design Fittings and Fixtures - Plumbing
Water In
This incorporates getting the water into the building either as a direct or indirect feed. Directly from the main supply into the system (also known as a high pressure system) or to indirectly fill a water holding tank (to lower the pressure in the system and known as a low pressure system), which in turn feeds into the building.
Once in the building (the pipes) the water under pressure is released directly to the cold taps and toilet cistern and also to the hot water cylinder, which in turn feeds to the hot water taps.
To simplify it, if the water enters directly into the system from the mains supply it is called a high-pressure system, if it goes through a holding tank it is a low-pressure system. So why do we have the two systems? Both systems in different circumstances produce.
Depending on the amount of pressure that feeds the water into the building determines if it is a high or low-pressure system. A low-pressure system will have a holding tank in the ceiling to contain the water from the mains or from an alternative water supply.
