just had new bath room fitted and now getting very slow hot water flow from both taps.Have tried forcing out air and this is not the problem.Water tank and cylinder are in airing cupboard about 2 foot above taps.Plumber has used a short piece of 15mm plastic pipe on hot bath tap.Cold feed to tank also seems ok although gate valve is siezed open.Could the taps be the wrong ones,how do you tell the difference between high and low pressure taps.Any help greatly welcomed.
bath tap pressures
- Thread starter donetello
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if they are quart turn taps or cartridge taps not the old washer type taps they 9/10 times will only work on mains pressure.
as you have gravity system why has your plumber stuck 15mm on the bath tap should be 22mm
as you have gravity system why has your plumber stuck 15mm on the bath tap should be 22mm
yes sounds like you need to change to gravity taps.
and get rid if the 15mm put it back to 22mm
while your doing that get a plumber not a muppet that can't use copper pipe.
any descent plumber would advise you of these problems before fitting them.
not when he's been paid.
and get rid if the 15mm put it back to 22mm
while your doing that get a plumber not a muppet that can't use copper pipe.
any descent plumber would advise you of these problems before fitting them.
not when he's been paid.
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Cheers foe the advice mate I will be doing this myself this time.Could lifting the cold water tank into the loft increase flow from taps,and how big a job would this be,or is it better to install a pump and where in pipe work do you fit this.Again thankyou.
for what height you can lift tank won't gain you much pressure.
to install pump is a expensive way round. can you not change the taps ?
to install pump is a expensive way round. can you not change the taps ?
tank moving won't gain enough to worry about.
I have 1/4 turn bath taps but they work fine on my low pressure system. Maybe it's the push fit connectors, some of them are not full-bore, they restrict the flow quite a bit, the 'cuprofit' ones are the only full-bore ones i've seen.
just because they are quart turn don't mean they are mains pressure. some good makes will work on low pressure.
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