3rd floor shower....what to do?

[JohnnyB]

I'm after putting a shower above the bath, the bath is cold mains fed and the hot is from a mains fed combi, the problem is it's all on the 3rd floor and the pressure is pants. I've heard you can't pump mains water as it's illegal.....which leaves me a bit confused as to what type of shower I can use, or whether I can even have a shower at all!
Any ideas from anyone would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Softus]

If you have a loft then you could install one of these

and then one of these:

 

[bengasman]

You shouldn’t have any tanks left when you have a combi, convert the lot to mains.
Saves you problems, space, money, and you can drink water from whatever tap you want.

 

[Softus]

...convert the lot to mains.

He already has.

Saves you problems...

Then why does he have a problem?

 

[bengasman]

It seems we need a bit of clarity here.
The pressure of what is pants?
How much is pants?
And why the tank?

 

[Softus]

The pressure of what is pants?

The water.

How much is pants?

£2.99 for three pairs at Tesco.

And why the tank?

Who mentioned a tank?

 

[bengasman]

It’s been a long day.

That’s the second time I had to say that, maybe I should get some sleep.

Or maybe I’m just thick.

 

[JohnnyB]

Don't really have access to the loft, I'd need to master levitation or get a grappling hook or summing.
But, Yes it is the water pressure that's low at the top of the house, at the shower head it's 7 meters up, I don't know what the pressure is up there but through a shower attachment at the moment it's like being dribbled on by an over-friendly dog.
If possible I'd just like to beef up the pressure so's I could use a mixer shower....




...don't buy the cheap pants at Tesco, they chafe.

 

[bengasman]

No pump on mains.
Pressure upstairs is really easy to work out.
Measure on gardentap and deduct 0.1 bar per vertical metre rise

 

[Softus]

Don't really have access to the loft, I'd need to master levitation or get a grappling hook or summing.

Then you'll have no shower!

Yer basic alternatives:

1. Increase mains flow rate.
2. Store cold water above the shower, and use a Mira Elite.
3. Store both hot and cold water somewhere in the house, and install a twin impeller shower pump and shower mixer valve.

 

[JohnnyB]

Cheers for the ideas Softus!

I'll look into increasing the mains flow rate, failing that a cold tank for the loft could be do-able.......grappling hook on ebay £16