When installing a Thermostatic shower over a bath, is it possible to plumb into the existing pipework for the bath taps ie from below? Would the water pressure be sufficient? Thanks in advance for any assistance.
Installing a Thermostatic shower over a bath
- Thread starter plumbobby
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It depends on what type of system you have.
Combi / Vented Cylinder / Un-Vented cylinder.
If combi / un-vented then yes that would be ok.
Vented cylinder then no as head of pressure from tank would not be enough.
Rico
Combi / Vented Cylinder / Un-Vented cylinder.
If combi / un-vented then yes that would be ok.
Vented cylinder then no as head of pressure from tank would not be enough.
Rico
yep as Rico said, you will need to take a separate feed from the HW cylinder (via a flange) and C/W tank to the hot and cold connections respectively. This is the best way. But make sure you have the required head - usually a minimum of 1M from the shower rose to the water level in the CW tank.
Excuse my total ignorance, but how would I tell if it is a vented system or not? I can't find any info that came with my new-build house 4 years ago. It is not a combi system.
Two - one large and one small. I'm guessing this is a vented cylinder then?
The small tank should be your fill & expansion tank; it should have an open ended copper pipe bending down over the tank, this would be the 'vent'.
I installed a thermostatic shower over my bath, including a pump i.e. power shower. I took seperate feeds from the cold water header tank and the hot water tank. If you go down this route don't forget to fit ball type isolation valves to your two feeds.
I installed a thermostatic shower over my bath, including a pump i.e. power shower. I took seperate feeds from the cold water header tank and the hot water tank. If you go down this route don't forget to fit ball type isolation valves to your two feeds.
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