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have purchased the above shower, for which the input pressures for hot and cold need to be between 0.1 and 1 bar. does anyone know what the output pressure of the water will be from the pump? would be useful to know as shopping for fittings etc, which often have a recommended pressure rating...

thanks seco, know of any simpler/small ones that are okay at low pressures? am really struggling to find any like the pic of the one i posted for low pressures

Hi Guys, could anyone tell me why this diverter valve wouldn't work with a pressure of less than 2 bar? http://www.boundarybathrooms.co.uk/WebShop.aspx?ProductDetail=44537 I need a simple minimalist concealed 3 way diverter to direct water flow after leaving a pumped shower unit I have...

thanks for your responses guys. bahco - will be using these elswhere in the batroom where the pipework is concealled - but these will be on show hence I am looking at the more attractive ones - but was just concerned that they state high pressure only. but if you think it'll make no...

i'm looking at purchasing some basin shut off valves - but the manufacturer lists them as high pressure - the water going to the basin is not going to be that high - why would these need high pressure - surely they're just an on/off valve? do you think they would work fine with the...

hi bigburner, thanks for your response - but you will see from earlier in this thread i have already purchased the pumped version of this shower, upon advice from several sources.

i'm a bit confused now you might have guessed!

bugger - is that because the pressure won't be high enough? does the pump not increae the pressure? just the flow? how di i know what sort of showerheads will be suitable?

serco - am also looking at this diverter for after the pump unti to select overhead, handheld and bath filling - it states a minimum pressure of 2bar - do you have any idae what the output of the shower unit might be...

thanks very much tony!

yeh thats along the lines of what i was thinking... except will have to acquire the bits myself as the price i paid for the wireless pumped package was too good to pass up...

so using the grohe pumped shower - is it going to produce enough pressure to give a decent shower from a large overhead showerhead - one of those big 'rain' function ones. was thinking of having a three way divertor, so can either use overhead rain head, normal showerhead on slider rail or...

thanks very much :)

do you think i will be okay with feeding 1 bar pressure into it given that's right at the top of the limit? i think the the hot will be around .5 or .6 bar so that falls within their 5:1 pressure ratio

do they supply a flow restrictor then? what does that do - sorry really stupid question i know the other issue is I have a calleffi pressure reducing valve, which according to the specs will only take the water down to a minimum of 1 bar - will this be cutting it too close the the max input...

so the fact that i'm using a pressure reducer right before the cold enters the unit shouldn't throw up any issues with it? I was worried that the draw from the pump might have an adverse effect on the pressure reducing valve.

not sure yet, can be pretty flexible really - I am leaning towards putting it under the bath (it will be an over bath shower) - do you recommend positioning in a certain place?

well i bit the bullet and purchased the pumped version which will mean putting a pressure reducing valve on the cold supply before it enters the pump. you think this will work okay then serco - have you fitted one in a similar setup?

thanks for your advice, even if it was in a (somewhat hostile) response. As a homeowner looking to purchase new bathroom fittings i need to find out what the water pressures I have are to determine if the fittings i'm looking at are suitable or not. Whilst I don't profess to be a plumber...

hi guys, is there a simple way to calculate what my hot and cold water pressures are at the tap? can i time how long it takes to fill a litre container or something? not sure how to work it out?