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by andy065
Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:55 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: power shower on cold mains??
Replies: 9
Views: 15538

ok, so would mains pressure (i can fill a 1 litre container in 4 seconds from the mains in the kitchen = 20litres/min flow) going thru an 8.5kw electric shower be greater than a '4 bar twin impeller pump' going thru, presumably, a simple mixer shower??
by andy065
Sun Mar 11, 2007 8:31 am
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: best solution for shower...?
Replies: 1
Views: 4108

best solution for shower...?

i live in a flat, cold water tank is at chest height, hot tank sits below it. Reading on this site, electric showers are recomemnded so long as the mains supply is min 1 bar, flow rate of 8l/min and static pressure of 10 bar. The only part of that i can test myself, is the flow rate. Filled a kettle...
by andy065
Fri Mar 09, 2007 2:50 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: power shower on cold mains??
Replies: 9
Views: 15538

guys - thankyou both.

If i get the hot pressure to match the cold mains (using an unvented cylinder as Simon suggests), can i then push both thru a power shower - i want the kind of shower pressure that pushes you against the wall and leaves bruises!
by andy065
Thu Mar 08, 2007 6:13 am
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: power shower on cold mains??
Replies: 9
Views: 15538

power shower on cold mains??

i live in a flat where the bottom of the cold water tank is a chest level - not much pressure there! Currently i have a power shower, but it struggles to suck the water through from the cold tank - hot is also thru a low level heated tank (cold from the mains sat in a tank and heated by hot water fr...
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