Are water companies reducing mains water pressure to customers living in blocks of flats?

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Are water companies reducing mains water pressure to customers living in blocks of flats?

High water pressure contributes to increasing leakage and wastes energy. Most water companies are now using pressure management as a way of reducing leakage. Some owners of affected high rise blocks may have to install booster pumps to make sure people living in the upper storeys continue to receive water at a suitable pressure.

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