water pressure and amount

[hithere]

Have you ever experienced little water issue?
yesterday(Sat), my store has some water problem, mainly because of little water supply from City to the store....
many washer machines show error message "01" that means water is not enough for certain time interval...
I saw water in the soup box and small amount flows in...not enough and low pressure water too....

this problem happens just a couple of times per year....
why city water pressure and volume dropped temporarily??
it just happens a couple of hours and then back to normal.

Thanks,

[fishmanz]

There may have been a fire and a lot of water was being used or affected by drought or conservation efforts by the municapality. Perhaps your line is blocked with silt or lead from shoddy pipe welding. Who's to say why.

[Monarch]

First, check inlet screens on your hoses to the machines.

Secondly check your valves, make sure they are open, and perhaps open one up to make certain that there is not some blockage there. Some times the washer seal in the valve will detriorate and cause a blockage, but as pressures thumps it back it forth it may open, - - for a while, then do it again.

Thirdly, check with your utility to see what may be the cause these sporadic "droughts". It may be you are in an older part of town with old pipes that have problems. Or any one many other reasons. But ask them.

And as water issues become more serious nationwide, (actually world wide! - Ask the folks in Australia) we may all see our taps coming down to a trickle. That is why water conservation is an important issue. We can't wait until the pipes are dry to think of ways to conserve.

JMHO

Norman