Immersion boiler and fitting a shower

[Unknown321]

Hi I have an immersion boiler and I'm looking to put a shower head in my flat, so my boiler is about 1.5m higher than my bath taps If i add a shower and have the extension pole/ shower head about the same height as the boiler, would I get any hot and cold water? I mainly want a shower for cold showers as I'm getting sick of having baths... I dont know if the pressure would get to the shower head?

 

[terryplumb]

If your hot water cylinder, with immersion heater fitted, is fed from a cold water tank somewhere above it ,the vertical height difference between the tank and the shower head will determine the pressure.
For instance ,if the cold tank is in a loft ,and the shower head is a few feet lower,the pressure would be very poor.

 

[Unknown321]

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If your hot water cylinder, with immersion heater fitted, is fed from a cold water tank somewhere above it ,the vertical height difference between the tank and the shower head will determine the pressure.
For instance ,if the cold tank is in a loft ,and the shower head is a few feet lower,the pressure would be very poor.

These another flat behind me, so I think water froms the mains outside? My cold tap as they are now bathrooms and kitchen, water pressure is stronger than the hot

 

[terryplumb]

Show us a pic of your hot water/ immersion boiler as you call it.

 

[Unknown321]

 

[terryplumb]

You will not get any pressure from a shower head if the bathroom it's in is on the same floor level as that set up.

 

[Unknown321]

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[Unknown321]

You will not get any pressure from a shower head if the bathroom it's in is on the same floor level as that set up.

its roughly 215cm from the bathroom floor to where I would like the shower head as im 6ft 3..

the bottom of the boiler sits roughly 180cm above from the floor and its highest point is roughly 280cm

 

[Unknown321]

You will not get any pressure from a shower head if the bathroom it's in is on the same floor level as that set up.

Will I not get any cold water either?

 

[terryplumb]

You said the cold water was mains pressure ,so you would have plenty of cold water from shower head .
The hot is gravity fed and you would get virtually nothing,if any at all.
What kind of shower tap / valve were you thinking of installing ?

 

[Unknown321]

You said the cold water was mains pressure ,so you would have plenty of cold water from shower head .
The hot is gravity fed and you would get virtually nothing,if any at all.
What kind of shower tap / valve were you thinking of installing ?

Something like this

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I assume the water is coming from the mains? I dont know where else it could come from, its not possible from upstairs flat? I live on a 1st floor

 

[terryplumb]

I assume you have a mains cold water stopcock in your flat, turn it off and see if your baths cold water tap ceased to give water. It's almost certain it will not

 

[Unknown321]

I assume you have a mains cold water stopcock in your flat, turn it off and see if your baths cold water tap ceased to give water. It's almost certain it will not

I cant find one inside, these 3 levers near the boilers, and 1 of them turns the hot off. I can turn both kitchen taps off from under the sink...

 

[terryplumb]

Is the flat a purposely built one ,or a large property that was converted. Either way you should be able to isolate the water in an emergency from a source point. What would you do if you have a burst pipe ?

 

[Unknown321]

Is the flat a purposely built one ,or a large property that was converted. Either way you should be able to isolate the water in an emergency from a source point. What would you do if you have a burst pipe ?

Its an old house that converted to 4 flats with the basement