Hi, this is my first post and I am a complete novice when it comes to DIY. I have recently decided to fit a Thermo Mixer Shower (Mira Excel) over my existing bath. I am wanting to know the approximate pressure and flow rate (if possible) I could hope to achieve on my current system (just a standalone system, no pump), if this is an impossible question to answer then please forgive me. My current system is as below.
I have a gravity fed system. The cold water tank is in the loft on a wooden platform, more or less directly above the hot water tank that is situated in the airing cupboard below. The difference between the bottom of the cold water tank and the position in which the shower head would be is approximately 2.5 metres.
I would estimate that 7/8 metres of pipe would have to be laid to reach the location that shower would be placed in, this does not include the 2.5 metres head difference mentioned above. If it is of any use the bath currently flows at about 20 litres a minute.
Thanks in advance for any information given, I don't expect an exact pressure/flow rate figure, just a min and/or max figure will do.
I have a gravity fed system. The cold water tank is in the loft on a wooden platform, more or less directly above the hot water tank that is situated in the airing cupboard below. The difference between the bottom of the cold water tank and the position in which the shower head would be is approximately 2.5 metres.
I would estimate that 7/8 metres of pipe would have to be laid to reach the location that shower would be placed in, this does not include the 2.5 metres head difference mentioned above. If it is of any use the bath currently flows at about 20 litres a minute.
Thanks in advance for any information given, I don't expect an exact pressure/flow rate figure, just a min and/or max figure will do.