Hi, I'm hoping someone can offer me some advice.
I think I know what the problem is but I could do with some clarification by someone with a little more knowledge!
I have done a diagram that I'll attach below to try and explain things a little more and I'll try and attach a picture of the shower mixer tap too!
First an explaination.
I have fittted a new shower in the ground floor of my house.
Since fitting it I have noticed the hot water on the first floor is only just warm enough to shower/wash in.
When the shower is run on its coldest setting the water on the first floor is lower pressure but piping hot!
I think that perhaps when the first floor hot tap is run the cold pressure is pushing back up the hot pipe that leads down to the shower and coming into the first floor hot supply... but this is simply a calculated guess!
Here are the pictures to try and explain!
Rough plumbing diagram:
And the shower mixer tap is almost identical to this one:
Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer me!
Rob.
I think I know what the problem is but I could do with some clarification by someone with a little more knowledge!
I have done a diagram that I'll attach below to try and explain things a little more and I'll try and attach a picture of the shower mixer tap too!
First an explaination.
I have fittted a new shower in the ground floor of my house.
Since fitting it I have noticed the hot water on the first floor is only just warm enough to shower/wash in.
When the shower is run on its coldest setting the water on the first floor is lower pressure but piping hot!
I think that perhaps when the first floor hot tap is run the cold pressure is pushing back up the hot pipe that leads down to the shower and coming into the first floor hot supply... but this is simply a calculated guess!
Here are the pictures to try and explain!
Rough plumbing diagram:
And the shower mixer tap is almost identical to this one:
Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer me!
Rob.