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Bez (Non-US)
Hi
We have moved to a new England house whose water system is of low pressure: central heating sitting in an airing cupboard in one of the bedrooms. Therefore, the bathroom and airing cupboard are in the same floor meaning there is a height difference of about 50 cm between the bottom of the hot water tanker and the basin taps. Basin hot and cold water taps are unfortunately separate and my kids are not used to them because our previous house had a mixer tap and I thought I could easily change the taps when I bought the house. We, of course, changed the taps but cold water pushes the hot water back and doesn't allow a mixed water to come out of the tap. I set a pump up in the airing cupboard but no help at all.
What I've done for now is, I have turned the cold water isolating tap to a level which it doesn't push the hot water back but have left hot water isolating valve fully open. However, you can guess that the water coming out is to narrow and not pleasant.
Do you have any solution for me, considering that I'm not in a position to change my heating system to a combi one? The plumbers I met couldn't help any further unfortunately.
I have examined the kitchen tap and have found out that although it is a mixer tap, its cold and hot water mix at the tips of the sprout - just where water comes out. Would that help if I replace the basin tap with this?
Thanks in advance. Sorry for my long post.
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