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ChrisR, Thanks for your advice. I think the primary pipes are 28 but the pipe in the bathroom to shower is 15. Do you think this should be 22? Thanks

If you see my only previous post you will see why I ended up with 50mm. The house is large (3 baths, 5 showers) and the plumber wanted to introduce break tank and pump. He would only be happy not doing this if we had larger than 32mm connection - the next one up is 50mm

Thanks for the quick reply. The main sits at around 8 bar and i've got a 50mm connection to the house. Do you mean the internal copper pipes in the house need to be of a sufficient size? I also thought the Oso might be good because it also operates at 3.5 bar but you have the ability to vary...

I am currently going through a similar experience of trying to choose an unvented pressure system. The Megaflo has the 25yr guarantee, better flow rates and better revoery time than the Santon. However, the Santon has an operating pressure of 3.5 bar vs 3bar for the Megaflo which is making me...

I am still having trouble with my new plumbing system. My new system will be based on a Megaflo mains pressurised system. My plumber has advised me that as there is 3 ensuite showers/baths and a main bathroom, I need breaker tank and pump aswell. The only way to avoid this is to make sure the...

Thanks for the information. The average pressure for my area is between 4 to 5 bar, although the standard answer given is Scottish Water are only required to provide a minimum of 1.5 bar. The most number of showers we would be happy to have running at once without compromising the system is...

I am looking for some advice on a new hot water/central heating system. I would like a higher water pressure system than is historically used in the UK and have been looking at an unvented 3 bar system. The house has 2 bathrooms which will be used regularly and 3 further ensuite shower...