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could I save a lot of time and hassle by just fitting a normal shower mixer (non-thermostatic) and whacking a pump in the hot feed?

I started out with the thermostatic bar which is still my pteferred option tbh. besides, I've bought all the gear!

My wife doesn't do enough washing up for this to be a problem!

Would I have a problem with air ingress? the pump would be at a lower level than the bath taps and shower. Jake: the point of fitting a PRV to the cold feed - to reduce the incoming mains pressure - thus doing away with the need to put a tank fed cold water feed in? (wishful thinking?) And...

can I get round the cold water pipe by fitting a prv?

The tee'd off supply is to the bath taps, not the shower. not sure if that makes a difference? OK, so i can get a surrey flange in the top of my tank and make that my dedicated bathroom supply, but will it still be ok to tee-off for the bath taps? Considering they won't be used at the same time.

No. It's the original 22mm feed which originally only supplied the bath.

i can't find an exact answer to this so apologies if I'm covering old ground.. I've fitted a new bathroom and of course the last part of teh installation is the shower unit. My house has a normal vented system - Y-type. The shower has about 2-3ft of positive head. The water in to the...