Hi there,
Since I had some work done I've lost pressure in my shower.
I have a downstairs bathroom and ran a shower off of a mixer tap. Being on the ground floor I had good cold water pressure from the tank in the loft.
Mixing in the hot from the hot water tank (also on the ground floor) I got a reasonable head of pressure in the shower at a reasonable temperature.
Recently, I had a plumber (a mate) add inline valves to the supply so that as I decorated the bathroom I could isolate the taps as I moved the sink and bath around to plaster and decorate behind them.
He also added a 15mm spur off the pipe work as I was undecided as to where the sink would end up after the redesign
Now I find I have a much reduced pressure to the shower and taps.
Could it be because he reduced the pipe work from 22mm to 15mm to incorporate the valves?
I have 15mm flexible hose connecting the new mixer tap/shower to the old pipe work. I wondered if the hoses absorb the pressure as they flex but I also get reduced pressure from the new 15mm spurs.
I have checked and I believe that all valves in the system are fully open.
What can I do/test to solve this problem?
Thanks for any advice.
Since I had some work done I've lost pressure in my shower.
I have a downstairs bathroom and ran a shower off of a mixer tap. Being on the ground floor I had good cold water pressure from the tank in the loft.
Mixing in the hot from the hot water tank (also on the ground floor) I got a reasonable head of pressure in the shower at a reasonable temperature.
Recently, I had a plumber (a mate) add inline valves to the supply so that as I decorated the bathroom I could isolate the taps as I moved the sink and bath around to plaster and decorate behind them.
He also added a 15mm spur off the pipe work as I was undecided as to where the sink would end up after the redesign
Now I find I have a much reduced pressure to the shower and taps.
Could it be because he reduced the pipe work from 22mm to 15mm to incorporate the valves?
I have 15mm flexible hose connecting the new mixer tap/shower to the old pipe work. I wondered if the hoses absorb the pressure as they flex but I also get reduced pressure from the new 15mm spurs.
I have checked and I believe that all valves in the system are fully open.
What can I do/test to solve this problem?
Thanks for any advice.