yea i guess just the noise, u can ask ur agent wheres the water pump located at

Thx for the reply bros.

Level 6 is the facilities. Below all parking. The unit that i actually feel more comfy is level 12, facing facilities. No break tank.

Bcos this is for own stay, and its a mid to high end condo, dont think people who live there are uneducated or what la. Should be ok and make the facilities like sunway lagoon.

Chosing level 16 have two downside... one is too near to another unit right across (bcos of this design, thus less privacy) and also the break tank.

any guidelines that M&E usually located in which floor ?

where are u buying bro?

Roof and midlevel.

Distance between each set of break tanks not exceeding 60m in height.

Will the break tank also serves water distribution to the units below it ? Or the water is served from the highest tank only ?

p/s: what is the implication ?

Eg if the break tank also serves the water distribution to the units below it, say if the break tank is at level 16, then likely the water pressure at floor 15 will be low.

This post has been edited by puchongite: Mar 13 2017, 10:49 AM

You may be right, on level 15 pressure is lower if BT at lvl 16.

Break tank to serve lower floors below it via gravity. Roof tank to serve units below it until mid level, mid level BT to serve levels below it til ground floor/next tank.

These tanks also serve as wet riser water supply.

This post has been edited by xtracooljustin: Mar 13 2017, 11:25 AM

I got a friend living on same floor as break tank, we couldn't hear any noise until we actually opened the door of the water pump. So i think should be no biggie. Then again, maybe China-made pump will be noisier?

BTW the water pump doesn't run 24/7 right?

I think it probably starts based on low level detection and stops after hitting the high level.

So at night the water usage is low, it might not hit low level so often. But who knows, your condo might be populated by late night water users. LOL.

some people prefer close view....
lots of view ya

but this will affect the whole floor isn't it?

if the break tank is to serve units below the level 15 will not experience low pressure. Also normally the water will distribute from the highest tank coz the mid level will be serve as storage tank.

My friend has a unit of condo just below the roof top, and he has low water pressure. Also my double storey house shower upstair also low pressure. Unless use heater with pump.

So normally gravity of just one level is not enough.

Mostly new semi furnished condo , they do free water heater shower with pump function as freebies .

This may help a lot when low water pressure .

Usually break tank will located at middle floor of the tower block , but I don't see any sound insulation for their pump room , and personally feel that not really noisy when they activating .

This post has been edited by Actchan: Mar 13 2017, 09:08 PM

Lot of kids shouting like horror movie lol.

believe me, mid end condo you will hardly hear those water pump operating coz the room insulated quite well with thick RC wall and fire rated door. Do you know how heavy those fire rated door and how good their insulation are?

just buy it. avoid the 3A retard thing. next time if u intend to sell, prepare to sell low.

My unit is opposite water pump room..can hardly hear any noise with the door to the pump room closed
And the pump does not run all the time

Thanks all for the reply!

Sorta decided to go with 3A, level12, reason being:
1. RM10k cheaper than level16, not bcos its 3A but bcos its incremental floor price. Checked out the unit of 13A-11 or 13A-3A are even more expensive than 12-08! Developer is not even giving discounts on those units. Ps, its a top developer in msia.

2. Its about 6 floors higher than facilities. Facing pool but pool is quite car bcos its of 4blocks.

3. I like the unit. If its not 3A, any number i'd not started this thread. Hahah

4. There are total 4blocks, 16 levels in each block which also have 3A, making it 64units in entire project that has 3A. And for that Type of layout, only 3A is facing facilities in all blocks. There's a value there for buyer who like facing facilities.

5. Its for own stay, at least minimum 5-7 years.

6. At Level 16, there are more units bcos there are rm1.4mil duplexes (only family of 4-5 will buy), for sure more peoplep in that floor. Close to 5-6 units more than level 12. But amount of lift is the same. Imagine staying in a hotel floor full with kids, and this one is your home. Gonna be worse than the wading pool.

Wish me goodluck!

Setia trio?

Or ecosky?

This post has been edited by BEANCOUNTER: Mar 14 2017, 02:51 AM

Maybe opposite is better than neighbour ?

If neighbour, the noise/vibration transmitted it over the wall.

If opposite, the noise gets to the wall but insulated by a layer of air ?