Pressure limiter

[WhoMe?]

Can anyone recommend a pressure limiter to use with a water softener? The instructions say if the pressure is above 5 bar, limit it to 3.5 bar. I've told the plumber several times but he hasn't done it so I plan to buy it and give it to him to fit the next time he visits.

Thanks

 

[just pumps]

You mean a pressure reducing valve?

 

[WhoMe?]

You mean a pressure reducing valve?

That what I thought it was called but I copied what was in the softeners instruction manual.

 

[ETAF]

i purchased 1 from screwfix to limit the cold supply to a shower mixer

Reliance Valves Predator Pressure Reducing Valve 15mm x 15mm

Order online at Screwfix.com. Takes a high inlet pressure and reduces it to a lower outlet pressure. Drop-tight valve controls the pressure under both flow and no-flow conditions. Fully serviceable integral strainer protects the seat of the valve. Can be installed in any orientation, providing...

www.screwfix.com

but they do others
cant find the details - i purchased around 2018 ish and works fine

 

[oldbuffer]

Honeywell D04FM - but make sure you get one to suit the connections (15 mm / 22 mm or BSP).

 

[cross thread]

What’s your water pressure without it ,most areas don’t get 3 bar

 

[WhoMe?]

What’s your water pressure without it ,most areas don’t get 3 bar

Very high, last time it was measured it was 6bar. But that was through a very old rusted steel mains pipe, with a small internal diameter due to the rust, which I guess made a difference. We've replaced it with a blue pipe but it is still really high