Good day to you all.
I'm fitting a shower pump onto my water system (gravity fed). Cistern is in the loft and cylinder in the airing cupboard.
For the cold I plan to take a 22mm run staight from the cistern (opposite end to the inlet ball valve) and fit with a full-bore (i.e. non-restricting) isolation valve.
For the hot I realise I will have to fit a flange to prevent air getting in the pipework/pump, the question is, which flange?
I have done a search and the 2 main contenders are the Essex flange or the York flange (my cylinder has a 1" BSP male outlet so Surrey won't fit).
I know you will have your personal preferences, but I'd be interested to hear the reason for your preference too.
So far I can think of
+Essex: No need to disturb existing hot water pipework
-Essex: Danger of dropping it into tank (something I believe I would do!)
The pros & cons of the York flange are the opposite to the above but I was wondering which is more likely to happen.
Many thanks
I'm fitting a shower pump onto my water system (gravity fed). Cistern is in the loft and cylinder in the airing cupboard.
For the cold I plan to take a 22mm run staight from the cistern (opposite end to the inlet ball valve) and fit with a full-bore (i.e. non-restricting) isolation valve.
For the hot I realise I will have to fit a flange to prevent air getting in the pipework/pump, the question is, which flange?
I have done a search and the 2 main contenders are the Essex flange or the York flange (my cylinder has a 1" BSP male outlet so Surrey won't fit).
I know you will have your personal preferences, but I'd be interested to hear the reason for your preference too.
So far I can think of
+Essex: No need to disturb existing hot water pipework
-Essex: Danger of dropping it into tank (something I believe I would do!)
The pros & cons of the York flange are the opposite to the above but I was wondering which is more likely to happen.
Many thanks
