New Install Mains Shower Hot Feed Slow / Low pressure

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New Install Mains Shower Hot Feed Slow / Low pressure

Author: rjo (Non-US)

Hi i wondered if you could help me.

You must hear it a lot! I have installed a new shower, bath and sink in a downstairs bathroom from scratch, pipework to all appliances (mains pressure) sink and bath are fine! but the shower (Mains pressure) not electric, when using it the hot it comes out but the pressure is very low, luke warm (slow), not like the cold as we know it wouldn't be. The pressure on the boiler is 1 Bar, would that need to be set to 2.5 or 3 or install a Shower pump to improve the flow on the hot run? If so can the Pump be put near to the boiler copper run away from the bathroom which is no more than 7 meters away, which would then feed the sink,bath and shower as it does at the moment? or the pump nearer to the shower? Please help Cheers Ryan.

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Re: New Install Mains Shower Hot Feed Slow / Low pressure
Author: saniconenergy (Non-US) As a good installation practise, keep the pump away from the showe area. Online pressure booster works on positive water flow, which means that there should be at least 0.5 Bar of pressure available at the suction end to have a trouble free operation.
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