Shower pressure too high!!

[Bigbaldgit]

Our bath tap/shower mixer was woefully low on pressure when we had a tank fed system. Now it's the opposite since we had a combi boiler installed.

The pressure out of the shower handset is so strong it hurts and if you hold the shower head, it's fighting against you like a fireman's hose.

Is there any kind of handset that will cope better with the high pressure? Or is there something else I can do to limit the pressure a bit? apart from anything else the steam being generated is immense!

 

[John M]

Don't hold the showerhead

 

[ChrisR]

Rotate shiny metal thing.

 

[John M]

Them ones have buttons only .......

Could try the low setting I spose

 

[ChrisR]

Our bath tap/shower mixer

Them ones have buttons only .......

 

[John M]

My Bad ...... Got Confoosed with another thread

 

[MarkBarl]

If I read this correctly, you are wanting to reduce the force that the water comes out of the shower head. This is slightly different from reducing the water pressure. You should be able to achieve this by limiting the flow to the shower. On my shower I have an isolator valve under the bath, if you have one, you can use it to adjust the flow rate of water to the shower, thus reducing the force that the water comes out of the shower head.
Another solution would be to change the shower head to one with larger holes which will allow more water out thus reducing the force that it comes out.

 

[Doctor Drivel]

It is best to find out what the mains pressure is. If too high then install a Pressure Reducing valve on the mains as it enters the house.

 

[Bahco]

Turn the stop tap down a bit.

 

[ffg]

Could you send some of your mains pressure over to my house, it's hopeless here...