Hi Sifus,

Want to ask if I want to install a water pump in view that the water supply to my house has been small and same as neighboring units, is it legal to install it?

Secondly where do you install it at?

Thirdly how much does it cost you for a quiet unit but effective one.

Thank you for your advice.

This post has been edited by JasonW13: Jan 5 2015, 09:47 AM

Better install inside your boundary,
and back side of your house.With proper cover from sun.
If you install at front house, sure Syabas cone find u.
Due to your neighbour water have suck up by your pump,
if you put the pump just beside the main water supply line.
Price around 1k to 2k, depend brand.

that means it is actually illegal to do it la?

Should said it depend your local authority.
Johor,JB,KL,PutraJaya,Cyberjaya,Sabah, Sarawak different place rules..

most ppl install one after their tangki.. ie. main pipe -> tangki - pump, i don't think anyone has faced any problem with local authorities..

I see. I will go and find out more from my Majlis Perbandaran. Or it is actually another dept?

After the tangki? I thought is after the main pipe and water meter.

It is illegal to install water pump before your house tank. It will mean you suck water to be distributed to other house thus making all your neighbor left with even lower pressure. You can install after the tank

After tangki for landed.

Not much point install after main pipe and water meter, because those water pressure is much higher than water pressure after tangki. Unless you are in some weird area where the water pressure could not even pump it into your tangki. If such thing happens you should complain to syabas instead of fixing your own pump.

This post has been edited by puchongite: Jan 5 2015, 03:12 PM

Ic. I will take note of that. TQ!


If Syabas said everything is ok but we all still feel that it is not, then water pressure pump is the solution? If it is after the tangki then I will need to have it be install in the roof? Those water pressure pump runs 24 hours or there is a cut off or there is an on and off switch to control?

TQ for your advice once again. .

What is the objective of the pump ?

If your upstair bathrooms which draw water from tangki are low pressure, and bathing experience is terrible, then fixing a pump after meter does not fix anything. You got to fix it after tangki to fix this problem.

Usually the pressure after the meter is sufficient to push water upto 3 storey house's tangki, if it failed to do that, it's syabas's problem. You don't try to solve their problem.

If syabas says everything is OK, and you still have problem having water delivered to the tangki, then you need to check your water filter which you installed. Likely it's clogged or spoit.

The pump is automatic, it will run when there is a demand for water. Otherwise, it's cut off ( or draws very little current ).

This post has been edited by puchongite: Jan 5 2015, 03:59 PM

hej, I am consider to install water pump for my s/s landed house, experience terrible water pressure especially multiple taps open at the same time....

With additional of pump, will it cause leaking to existing pipeing at long run? since there will be a higher pressure in the water pipe...supplying to the whole house (bathroom, toilet, kitchen, etc)

thank you for all the advise in advance....

Kitchen usually draws water from the main, so if you have low pressure at kitchen, you have to check your filters or syabas.

Wheres bathrooms and toilets get water from tangki.

Two different problems.

This post has been edited by puchongite: Jan 5 2015, 04:17 PM

TQ!

i not sure if you are seriously thought is illegal setting a pumpset after ur meter.

Most of my development project now is providing pumpset after meter with a suction tank to supply up to the domestic water tank at roof. this is mainly due to low water pressure from syabas.

Take note, Syabas dont care how you modify your pipe or system after the water meter. It is not their jurisdictional and responsible.

Installed pumpset after your tank defeat the purpose to ensure sufficient water supply to your tank. We name it as booster pump. What if your incoming water is slower than ur usage? then you will run on dry pump. burnt.

Rectify the main root of problem first. Who care your neigbour can get the juice or not???? nit your baby or syabas baby. if all not satisfy, just petisyen to syabas demand upgrade bigger pipe and elevated water tanks.

its depends on your age of your house and if your water supply is filtered or not.

Old house without filtered water tense clog up the distribution pipes causing dramatic loss of water pressure.

even u installed a booster pump or water pump, it wont help increase much water pressure.