New house- bathroom options

[Adam1980]

Hello all

Just moved into a new place. It has a bathroom and en suite.

Both need a total over haul- while we are at it we are looking at or heating options as when running a bath the hot water is soooo slow its un real.

Being a DIY virgin I will try to explain what we have currently.

The boiler is newish (2 years apparently) but not a combo I think as their is still a tank in the airing cupboard. On the floor next to the tank is a pump that powers the showers (makes a HELL of a racket).

I dont want to change boiler- but would like to run a bath in under an hour.

What can I do? I friend mentioned something called Mega Flow? What is this? Will it work?

 

[Adam1980]

also- the main bathroom itself- we want to strip it right back to nothing and start again- new floor boards, lino, tiles along with a new suite etc

The room is 6 * 7.

Is their a good rule of thumb on cost? One guy gave me a 'ballpark' of £5k.

 

[dreadnoughtheating]

£5K sounds about right, dependant on your choice of sanitary&brassware, wall covering etc.

The sky is the limit for the 'smallest room'. I would caution against falling in love with summat at a posh showroom place, they NEVER have any pipework on show either in or out.... and then the lady of the house gets uppity because some will inevitably be on show.

Get three quotes from recommended 'plumbers' - Not bathroom fitters - as they will tile every square inch and leave no access for future maintenance. My customers have found this out the hard way....

Shame you are not in Norfolk, I would be happy to pop-round for a cuppa and a chat about just what YOUR vision is for your home.

DH

 

[Hugh Jaleak]

If the hot water is still tank fed then there should be a simple solution to get better flow. Check all valves all fully open and there are no obstructions in the outlet from the cold tank (in loft) to the cylinder.

Possible the shower pump is drawing air (Cavitating) hence the noise, if hot flow is poor then this could be more likely. (It wont do the life of the pump any favours either....)

A megaflo is a brand of 'unvented' hot water cylinders. Basically its a storage cylinder for the hot water that supplies the hot taps at mains water pressure. However, they are expensive and you would need a qualified installer to fit one. Also it can only put out what comes in, if the cold mains supply is poor then you'd see little or no benefit. Correctly plumbed gravity hot / cold mains supply should fill a bath in a matter of minutes.

 

[Adam1980]

Cheers, I think I would look to pick and supply the units.

Good tip, accessing all the piping without ripping out all the units mig be handy.

Will next a few more quotes for the bathroom and one of these mega flow things