Hi All, Just wondering what your thoughts are on the difficulty level and necessity of adding a Warix flange to this set up.... Looking at adding a STUART TURNER MONSOON S POSITIVE HEAD TWIN SHOWER PUMP 2.0BAR to my new en suite shower valve (yet to be installed). Gravity fed system. Cold tank in loft to bottom of hot cylinder is 2.3 meters in 22mm. There is also a dedicated 22mm off the Cold tank to the shower. Ive traced all 3 dedicated 22mm pipes from the F&E tank and they only supply the HWC, Bath and Shower in the en suite. the rest of the house cold is mains fed.
The horizontal hot is pretty much 90 degrees from the top of the tank and is about 450mm in length to the Tee.
1. How hard is it to fit a Warix flange? (i'll post a better pic of the top of the cylinder later) Any tips please? I dont want to rupture the tank trying to get the old top fitting out (18 years old). should I use boss white/loctite on the Warix flange?
2. Is a Warix flange completely necessary for this set up? I intend to install the pump next to the HWC on the floor. I hoped I could just Tee off the Hot Downpipe but concerned the horizontal pipe needs to be rising more than it is currently....
3. Can I route the hot out the pump back up into the loft and across to the new inset shower valve? Or should I try and follow the cold route under the floorboards for a positive head pump?
4. Any shower valves available that negate the need for any of the above?!!!! The mains pressure is pretty good.
thanks for any help
The horizontal hot is pretty much 90 degrees from the top of the tank and is about 450mm in length to the Tee.
1. How hard is it to fit a Warix flange? (i'll post a better pic of the top of the cylinder later) Any tips please? I dont want to rupture the tank trying to get the old top fitting out (18 years old). should I use boss white/loctite on the Warix flange?
2. Is a Warix flange completely necessary for this set up? I intend to install the pump next to the HWC on the floor. I hoped I could just Tee off the Hot Downpipe but concerned the horizontal pipe needs to be rising more than it is currently....
3. Can I route the hot out the pump back up into the loft and across to the new inset shower valve? Or should I try and follow the cold route under the floorboards for a positive head pump?
4. Any shower valves available that negate the need for any of the above?!!!! The mains pressure is pretty good.
thanks for any help