Hi there. I am about to undertake a loft conversion of a 3 bedroom semi-detached house. We have 1 bathroom, 1 WC at present. With the loft conversion, we are hoping to add an extra bathroom with bath shower+WC. We currently have a Vokera Combi boiler.
During the various quotes we were given, a couple of builders recommended having a mega-flo system, whilst a couple of others said the current boiler should be fine. One even suggested we could add a pump, as my main concern was about the pressure on the shower, not necessarily the hot water (as we will only have 2 bathrooms). My current shower gives a trickle of water and I don't want the loft shower to be equally weak (or worse).
Do I really need a mega flo? Can I get a pump with a combi boiler??? I thought you'd need a hot water cylinder (isn't that the same thing as a mega flo) for a pump. And aren't pumps noisy anyway?
Any advice is appreciated as if I need a mega flo, I would rather plan for a space to put it into the conversion before all the work is done...
During the various quotes we were given, a couple of builders recommended having a mega-flo system, whilst a couple of others said the current boiler should be fine. One even suggested we could add a pump, as my main concern was about the pressure on the shower, not necessarily the hot water (as we will only have 2 bathrooms). My current shower gives a trickle of water and I don't want the loft shower to be equally weak (or worse).
Do I really need a mega flo? Can I get a pump with a combi boiler??? I thought you'd need a hot water cylinder (isn't that the same thing as a mega flo) for a pump. And aren't pumps noisy anyway?
Any advice is appreciated as if I need a mega flo, I would rather plan for a space to put it into the conversion before all the work is done...