Recent content by Jimbob64

My situation is the latter. That is pretty much what I’ve planned and what exists currently. Very helpful and succinct. Many thanks. James

Incoming is 32mm from borehole reducing to 22mm

Sorry, all hot water and heating is from the heat pump. I’m repiping the hot and cold feeds to the kitchen/bathrooms. The heating system is all brand new.

I’m just about to re pipe my house which is undergoing refurbishment. I’ve had a new heating system installed but have decided to install new pipework to kitchen and bathrooms as the old stuff is ancient, badly corroded (V. hard water) and a mix of imperial and metric fittings. I’m going to...

OK, solved I think... I spoke to my local water authority who told me that recently completed works near to my house have resulted in a better flow and pressure to my supply. This plus the cold weather has resulted in the lower temps achievable. I can live with it as I shower at 38-39° anyway...

Hi and thanks for the replies. We've had the shower for six years and it has never behaved this way before. It would drop a degree or two on really cold days (with the control knob in the same place) but we were always able to achieve higher than 40° (normally 43°-44°).

Hi. As title says, the shower, having previously worked at up to 45°C, will not go above 40°C. I have checked the water pressure and cleaned the filter and scale trap. This made no difference. I then checked for continuity on the heater elements which were both OK. Any further ideas...