The pressure reductions will result in large parts of the County experiencing a complete loss of supply during these hours and the Council is therefore advising that all customers expect and plan for a loss of water supply over the next three nights.
Restoration of supply following the previous night’s restrictions will commence at 07:00 each morning. Due to the nature of the work involved (watermains have to be recharged slowly) this process can take a few hours with some households receiving water almost immediately while others, at the extremities or on high points in the system, not receiving a full supply for a number of hours. Also, as Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council contains a high proportion of older housing stock with associated older plumbing system, householders living in these older houses are likely to experience delays in the restoration of full water supply and in particular the re-filling of storage tanks.
Other problems, such as air-locking of pipes, can result in a lack of water in bathroom and toilet fittings. For further information on how to solve an air locking problem please refer to
http://www.dlrcoco.ie/aboutus/councildepartments/wateranddrainage/findit/watersupply/#Air Locks /
We wish to thank consumers right across the Region for their patience and for assisting us in our efforts to restoring water supply to normal, by taking conservation measures themselves when we return supply to them each day.
Issued on 5th November 2013
