Finally fitted new bath/shower etc. & as suspected the water pressure from shower is still very poor. Its a mixer bar gravity fed system. Can anyone suggest the best way to get good pressure, & a rough idea of costs?
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For a gravity fed system you need to pump both your hot and cold (not mains) to ensure equal pressure and greater flow for your mixer shower - assuming it is thermostatic ?. You'll also need to check your hot cylinder size and cold water tank size - you may not have enough to spend more than 5 mins in the shower without running out of either.
I bought a dual Salamander pump for approx £130 but you'll need to get this fitted with an Essex / Surrey flange and probs a days plumbing work - good luck.
Another option which I'm looking into at the moment (mains water pressure issues permitting) is to put in an unvented hot water cylinder - this will be approx £500 - £800 just for a decent sized unvented tank plus labour.
I bought a dual Salamander pump for approx £130 but you'll need to get this fitted with an Essex / Surrey flange and probs a days plumbing work - good luck.
Another option which I'm looking into at the moment (mains water pressure issues permitting) is to put in an unvented hot water cylinder - this will be approx £500 - £800 just for a decent sized unvented tank plus labour.
As was suggested to you six weeks ago, you need a pump. This could either be a separate pump or a shower with an integral pump. Cost? Almost impossible to say without seeing it. Somewhere between £400 And £2k
I noticed that the 2 inlet connections on the back of the mixer bar have built in mesh/filters. Would this also be slowing it down?
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Which shower mixer do you have,they vary
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Which shower mixer do you have,they vary
You take then out...?
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No need to,just have the knack of installing goods that will work
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No need to,just have the knack of installing goods that will work
For at least 12 months huh?!
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Only with decent products thou.For at least 12 months huh?!
Not those chinese imports,with pun intended flood the uk market
I live in a bungalow. Cold tank in loft pretty much just above ceiling at shower head, hot water tank next door to bathroom. 2 pipes that feed the shower come from the loft. Can anyone recommend a pump (or any other solution) that could be fitted, at a decent cost as Ive already spent enough on this bathroom!
The "least faff" solution would be a ceiling fed Visage, or alternatively a Showermate pump would do it with your existing shower valve but you'd need to do some pipework alteration to make it work
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