Hi
I have put up with my lousy showering experience for years but need to sort the problem as i need to get a lodger in to pay the bills. I live in a small terraced house and the whole street seems to share a water mains pipe with their next door neighbour. I know for a fact i do as the yard was resurfaced over 10 years ago and we spotted a single lead water pipe running down my side of the wall and then branching out to my kitchen and to my next door neighbour. With hindsight the pipe should have been replaced then but the plumber was not keen on doing the job and i would also have had to dig up next door neighbours yard putting the additional cost over my budget.
I have a Worcester combi boiler R 30 HE located in the loft about 3m to the left and 3m above the shower which is located over the bath. I am feeding 6 radiators though there are only 3 that are used regularly. The other 3 are set at level 1 on the TRVs. The pressure is usually at 1 bar and very very rarely reaches 1.25 bars. I also have to top up my boiler pressure at least every 2/3 days as there is a slight leak on the system somewhere that to date i have not been able to track down. I am checking the boiler every day.I am going to add some sealer to see if this helps. Is this a major factor in my showering issues? I can sometimes hear the boiler clunking which usually means the pressure has dropped and a top is required.
I have performed a flow test with my 14 litre bucket and timer at the main sink adjacent to the stop cock. I ran the test 3 times and the flow averaged out at 9/10 LPM. This is considered low pressure. I have also performed a flow test on my next door neighbours water supply. The flow rate at her kitchen sink is 8.40 LPM ( 3 tests and 10.50 LPM ( 2 tests). =I tested her shower which is fed by a cold water tank above the bathroom and it comes out at 4.66 LPM ( 3 tests )
I have an unknown make/model mixer tap that runs my shower over the bath and ran the flow test 3 times. The time to fill the bucket was 2 mins, 3 mins and 2 1/2 mins giving a flow rate between 4.54 and 6.3. The shower runs cold on occasions and loses pressure. The problems still exist even when the neighbour is away and not running any water .
What are my options?
I have emailed mira to see if their mixer taps and magni flow system could help the situation but they did not think so due to the uneven nature of the flow rate.
They said "I feel like the fact that your flow rates are fluctuating around so much might now allow the shower to operate correctly"
Money is very limited so need an affordable solution. I do not need a power showering experience just one that is more reliable.
thanks
darrell
I have put up with my lousy showering experience for years but need to sort the problem as i need to get a lodger in to pay the bills. I live in a small terraced house and the whole street seems to share a water mains pipe with their next door neighbour. I know for a fact i do as the yard was resurfaced over 10 years ago and we spotted a single lead water pipe running down my side of the wall and then branching out to my kitchen and to my next door neighbour. With hindsight the pipe should have been replaced then but the plumber was not keen on doing the job and i would also have had to dig up next door neighbours yard putting the additional cost over my budget.
I have a Worcester combi boiler R 30 HE located in the loft about 3m to the left and 3m above the shower which is located over the bath. I am feeding 6 radiators though there are only 3 that are used regularly. The other 3 are set at level 1 on the TRVs. The pressure is usually at 1 bar and very very rarely reaches 1.25 bars. I also have to top up my boiler pressure at least every 2/3 days as there is a slight leak on the system somewhere that to date i have not been able to track down. I am checking the boiler every day.I am going to add some sealer to see if this helps. Is this a major factor in my showering issues? I can sometimes hear the boiler clunking which usually means the pressure has dropped and a top is required.
I have performed a flow test with my 14 litre bucket and timer at the main sink adjacent to the stop cock. I ran the test 3 times and the flow averaged out at 9/10 LPM. This is considered low pressure. I have also performed a flow test on my next door neighbours water supply. The flow rate at her kitchen sink is 8.40 LPM ( 3 tests and 10.50 LPM ( 2 tests). =I tested her shower which is fed by a cold water tank above the bathroom and it comes out at 4.66 LPM ( 3 tests )
I have an unknown make/model mixer tap that runs my shower over the bath and ran the flow test 3 times. The time to fill the bucket was 2 mins, 3 mins and 2 1/2 mins giving a flow rate between 4.54 and 6.3. The shower runs cold on occasions and loses pressure. The problems still exist even when the neighbour is away and not running any water .
What are my options?
I have emailed mira to see if their mixer taps and magni flow system could help the situation but they did not think so due to the uneven nature of the flow rate.
They said "I feel like the fact that your flow rates are fluctuating around so much might now allow the shower to operate correctly"
Money is very limited so need an affordable solution. I do not need a power showering experience just one that is more reliable.
thanks
darrell
