Rental Low Water Pressure

[Liam Simmons]

Hi all,

I am moving out of my first home with the view to rent it out. The hot water pressure is very poor, although my partner and I have lived with it for over a year. It is has an old low pressure cylinder currently. Costs for supply and installation of a new mains pressure cylinder is expected to be approximately 4k. Should I do this work before renting it out or leave it as is and hope it doesn't cause issues?

Thanks, Liam

[John Warren]

@Liam Simmons I would take care of this before renting the property. I deal with low water pressure all the time here in the Chicago suburbs as most buildings had galvanized supply pipes. I typically will try changing fixtures, supply hoses and water shut offs first, and if that doesn't solve the issue then I will start changing pipes. One of my most recent acquisitions in Berwyn had old pipes and we went ahead and swapped them out with copper. The initial cost was higher than I would prefer, but it made the most sense for a long hold period as otherwise I would have had to piece meal the job.