cold water feed

[stevewilliams]

I'm sorting out my gravity fed shower - currently it's just a mixer tap on a bath fed by hot water cylinder (pressure fine - tank in loft, bathroom on ground floor) and mains cold.

I realise that I need to equalise the pressure for a shower fitting (manual or thermostatic) and my question is this:

Can I tee into the cold feed supplying the hot water cylinder in the airing cupboard to save me messing around in the loft cutting into the cold supply tank?

Cheers experts

Steve

 

[Dan Robinson]

Nope.

 

[gavinda]

i suppose i should know, but why

 

[Dan Robinson]

'cos you will be drawing water from the bottom of the cylinder as well as sharing the flow.

 

[gavinda]

but of course.. long day, no brain left