flow restrictor

[bigdavy]

I am about to replace my kitchen sink and the new tap is a monobloc mixer type,
included with the taps is a flow restictor fitting (never used them before as when i was growing up nobody cared about saving water etc)
my question is should i put the flow restrictor on the hot or cold supply ,or if i should use it at all and are there any considerations to be taken into account ie water pressure etc,
Thanks Davy

 

[kevplumb]

water press to the kitchen is off the main (or should be so fit it

nothing to do with saving water it stops the washer up getting a shower

 

[bigdavy]

I think i have got my terminology a little mixed up

I think it may be a flow regulator and not a flow restrictor,
it has what can best be described as a plastic ball in the middle that acts as a one way valve.

The hot water pressure is 1 bar, (boiler less than a year old) and the flow rate is just right,
I do not want to change the hot supply in anyway,

so can i just fit the regulator/restrictor to the cold water only ,i intented to put the regulator/restrictor on the 15mm pipe just below the tail pipe,is this ok,

sorry to be a pain but if you want expert advice you have to ask an expert ,thats why i came here
and it's always better to double check then check again just to make sure

Thanks Davy

 

[CAESAR32]

sorry yes it is a flow regulator can you alter these to slow the waters passages through the boiler down thus getting it hotter?