Hello new friends!
Archie here. I sure could use some professional help with the installation of a new shower I'm constructing in my basement!
I have 3/4" supply lines feeding a aqua brass 3003 thermostatic valve with 3/4" supply into the valve with 4 3/4" out lines. witch will feed 3 body jets on either side of stall,also a rain shower head, & a hand held sprayer. I'LL be using 3/4" lines to feed all mentioned. Ive seen several ways on how to loop the body jets my concern is do all veriations of on how to loop jets by reputable refrences give the same amount of equal pressure, or is there a spacific method to ensure equal pressure when contructing a new shower system from scratch?
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME FOLKS! HOPE YOU CAN HELP OUT!
"ARCHIE"

The heads themselves have flow restriction so it maintains equal pressure in the system that keeps all of the jets at or about the same pressure.

THANKS MY FRIEND!!!!!!



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archie, so much depends on the location of the 3 body sprays.
personally i would run 3/4 out of the control valve and branch off 1/2 inch to each spray.
each spray is limited to 2.5 GPM so you should be fine.
keep the number of elbows to a minimum on the farthest spray.
make sure to set one of the sprays at a height where it will hit you just above the base of your spine. right where we all get backaches..
also, running 3/4 to the hand held is overkill.
lastly, make sure when choosing a shower drain choose one that takes into account the extra volume you will be creating. they are made for that purpose. you don't want to be standing in ankle deep water..

If the heads are stacked one above the other, I go straight to the middle one and tee up and down to the other two, without a "pressure balancing loop?.



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here we go again...
quote "witch will feed 3 body jets on either side of stall"
after re-reading this part, does this mean 6 sprays total or 2 on one side and one on the other?

If the poster is using correct grammar, then there will be 6 body jets.

then if there are 6 sprays, 3/4 plastic won't be big enough. would have to use 3/4 copper.
if the shower valve and diverter are located on the back wall of the shower then it would be easy to design a loop in the long wall. put three 3/4 by 1/2 tees stacked on each vertical pipe
of that loop.

3, 6, or 9, it would be immaterial, each grouping would be assembled the same way with a feed from the control valve. A balancing loop would be superfluous.

most control valves do not allow multiple outlets to function simultaneously. so he would have to choose which set of 3 sprays he wanted to use rather than using them all at the same time.

did'nt mean to frustrate anyone!
There are 6 in total 3 per side.

Hello sir,
using this design by teeing off the center jet."provide better pressure" over the loop design,& all the elbows it envolves wich must restrict flow,(apposed to your design without all the elbows)
THANKS FOR YOUR INPUT!!!
"ARCH"

Thanks for your help!
Q.is there body jets,or sprayers on the market place that have less than 2.0 gpm



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Delta 501000 uses 1.8 GPM.
Hansgrohe 06342000 uses 0.8 GPM.



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