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A quick question that I guess you guys get asked a million times a day !
I want to install a shower in the bathroom over the bath (not in separate shower tray); and I'm currently thinking of a thermostatic shower.
The water pressure in our house is awful, so I know I'm going to have to install a good pump.
Its a 'normal' 2 story house, with the cold water tank in the loft. The hot water tank is in the airing cupboard which is downstairs in the kitchen (not so 'normal' ?)
The bathroom is almost directly above the airing cupboard and hot water cylinder.
I imagine that the pump must be installed on the floor next to the hot water cynlinder in the airing cupboard, with the hot feed for it coming straight of the top of the cylinder ?, and the cold feed being taken from the main feed down from the loft ?
The pumped outputs from the pump would then have to go up 1 floor into the bathroom, then up the side of the bathroom wall to the mixer.
What rating pump would you recommend in this scenario ? The various manufacturers seem to start at 1.4bar, but I'm wondering if this will be enough ? Would 2 or even 3 be better ? (I'm after best performance/shower pressure, but not overkill)
Secondly, regarding installing the pipework up the bathroom wall to the mixer, I am assuming I can channel the wall out to 'sink' the pipework into the wall, plaster and tile over to conceal. Is this OK ?
Given that the walls are brick, I know this is going to be hard work (especially in our current hot weather !). I can use a cold chissel and large hammer (if I really have to ), but was wondering if there is a tool I can hire which would make my life a lot easier ??
Cheers
Nathan
I want to install a shower in the bathroom over the bath (not in separate shower tray); and I'm currently thinking of a thermostatic shower.
The water pressure in our house is awful, so I know I'm going to have to install a good pump.
Its a 'normal' 2 story house, with the cold water tank in the loft. The hot water tank is in the airing cupboard which is downstairs in the kitchen (not so 'normal' ?)
The bathroom is almost directly above the airing cupboard and hot water cylinder.
I imagine that the pump must be installed on the floor next to the hot water cynlinder in the airing cupboard, with the hot feed for it coming straight of the top of the cylinder ?, and the cold feed being taken from the main feed down from the loft ?
The pumped outputs from the pump would then have to go up 1 floor into the bathroom, then up the side of the bathroom wall to the mixer.
What rating pump would you recommend in this scenario ? The various manufacturers seem to start at 1.4bar, but I'm wondering if this will be enough ? Would 2 or even 3 be better ? (I'm after best performance/shower pressure, but not overkill)
Secondly, regarding installing the pipework up the bathroom wall to the mixer, I am assuming I can channel the wall out to 'sink' the pipework into the wall, plaster and tile over to conceal. Is this OK ?
Given that the walls are brick, I know this is going to be hard work (especially in our current hot weather !). I can use a cold chissel and large hammer (if I really have to ), but was wondering if there is a tool I can hire which would make my life a lot easier ??
Cheers
Nathan