I have just fitted a new bathroom suite including a new mixer shower. Since fitting everything my hot water supply pressure on the same floor as the hot tank seems to have decreased dramatically. My system is a gravity feed. I kept the feed to the shower in 22mm until it teed of for the shower under the bath taps, the cold is 15mm. The pressure to the sink and the bath seems to have reduced also and take an age to fill. I drained the tanks fully to fit the new suite. Could some debris have been introduced somewhere which would reduce the pressure?
Reduced hot water pressure
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I have just fitted a new bathroom suite including a new mixer shower. Since fitting everything my hot water supply pressure on the same floor as the hot tank seems to have decreased dramatically. My system is a gravity feed. I kept the feed to the shower in 22mm until it teed of for the shower under the bath taps, the cold is 15mm. The pressure to the sink and the bath seems to have reduced also and take an age to fill. I drained the tanks fully to fit the new suite. Could some debris have been introduced somewhere which would reduce the pressure?Sponsored Links
has your kitchen hot tap reduced as well ?
is your cold to the bathroom mains or tank fed ?
what new taps have you fitted ?
and what shower mixer ?
what new taps have you fitted ?
and what shower mixer ?
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Cold in the bathroom is tank fed the mixer is the following type http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/1677-15908 and the bath taps are the standard ones that came with the suite from B&Q 1/4 turn monoblock
most 1/4 turn taps are cartridge inserts and are designed for mains pressure.
designed for a min of 1bar gravity you'll only have about 0.2bar.
and your shower won't be much better running off gravity.
and your shower hot/cold feed should be on it's own supply not from the same as the taps.
designed for a min of 1bar gravity you'll only have about 0.2bar.
and your shower won't be much better running off gravity.
and your shower hot/cold feed should be on it's own supply not from the same as the taps.
try it but usally your kitchen tap would have reduced as well.
the shower I had fitted previously work fine with a very effective shower it was a round plastic thing which is no longer available. Seems strange how that worked bt this doesn't. Would I be best fitting a pump or power shower instead ? Lot of messing about, would have to remove tiles just fitted.
your shower mixer is not even a thermostatic so your temp will be up and down like a yoyo if someone runs another tap.
it is also recommended that it has 0.5bar
it is also recommended that it has 0.5bar
would be better off a pump but you must give it it's own supply pipework.
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