plumbing in power shower

[stoot]

I am planning to install a 2nd power shower over bath Can i branch off the current hot & cold bath feeds? System is gravity fed. There is another power shower in another room currently fed directly from cold water tank and off top of hot water tank

 

[seco services]

what model is the shower ?

 

[stoot]

I have not purchased yet - will chose one best suited to this type of supply if it can be used - any suggestions ?

 

[seco services]

most power shower say own supply from cylinder or you can tee off the
horizontal or vertical hw supply pipe below the vent.

they do still work if taken from the tap supplies to say the bath.
as that is no real difference to teeing into the hw supply just below the vent pipe.

but i always like to stick to the mi's and stick to a dedicated hw/cold supply.

 

[slapper]

most power shower say own supply from cylinder or you can tee off the
horizontal or vertical hw supply pipe below the vent.

they do still work if taken from the tap supplies to say the bath.
as that is no real difference to teeing into the hw supply just below the vent pipe.

but i always like to stick to the mi's and stick to a dedicated hw/cold supply.

Good ole Seco,look at? warwick,surrey and essex,these might help your problem

 

[seco services]

hows your other power shower connected.

 

[stoot]

current shower is tee'd off vent pipe just below the feed in from top of hot water cylinder -cold direct feed from storage tank.I could do the same but just trying to keep it simpler so long as it would work from bath tap supply. Can you take two feeds off the vent pipe?

 

[seco services]

yes you can take another feed from the hw supply providing its below the horizontal pipe. which it more likely is.

 

[stoot]

Yes current feed is below horizontal pipe - so I quess I can put another tee in below this and run up into loft over landing and down into bathroom? and again tee off current dedicated cold supply under tank for 2nd shower ? could go under floor to bathroom with both but a bit more difficult - would this be better?

 

[seco services]

Yes current feed is below horizontal pipe - so I quess I can put another tee in below this and run up into loft over landing and down into bathroom?

yes

and again tee off current dedicated cold supply under tank for 2nd shower ? could go under floor to bathroom with both but a bit more difficult - would this be better?

should really be off it own supply from the cws.

 

[stoot]

Ok so nearly sorted - take another tee off vent pipe in similar position to now-put in new cold feed from tank and can I run hw feed up into loft and down again to new site? Sorry you have already answered this!

 

[seco services]

yes
but on the hot fit a bleed vent on the highest point.
as where the pipe gos up and over will be an air trap when ever the water is drained etc.
so makes it easy to bleed rather than sucking the hell out of the pipe.

 

[stoot]

I think I've got it - did you mean both current & new hw might suffer from air trap -as where the pipe gos up and other will be an air trap - did not quite understand the other?

 

[seco services]

sorry over any pipework that gos up/over should be vented as its an air trap.

thumb screw air vent.

 

[stoot]

Thank you very much "seco" - all clear now over & out. The picture was really helpful thanks again...