IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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just fitted a mixer shower and the pressure isnt very good
any way of getting it better?
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Twiggy
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Registered: 15th Oct 04
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is the pressure not determined by your boiler?
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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A big pump.
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deanmcreynolds26
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Registered: 15th Sep 03
Location: E46 //M3
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depends where the water is coming from? combi boiler or hot water cylinder?
Combi - not much chance although u can alter it a little
hot water cylinder - get a pump for it
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
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combi!
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
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Depends how far the presure has to travel. Mine is in the next room as the boiler and is like a power shower 
I don't think you can put an extra pump on, but i'm no plummer. Although, i did fit a rad the other day 
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
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boiler is downstairs probably about 15ft of pipes to the shower
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deanmcreynolds26
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Registered: 15th Sep 03
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cant put an etra pump on the combi, all mains pressure for your hot water.
wat kinda boiler is it? might turn out that the mixer and boiler are not compatible together, happens quite alot mate
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
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worcester 24i junior
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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Combi's are not well known for their ability to deliver large amounts of hot water to something like a shower. Ive got an electric shower.....much better!!
The fact yours has junior in the name gives the impression its not up to the job!
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Russ 200sx
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Registered: 29th Dec 05
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I have just fitted one in my bathroom, running off a combi boiler (worcester 30si and pressure is spot on, alot better than the lame electric one i had before
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Matt.H
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Registered: 12th Mar 03
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I went for a bigger boiler for this reason. Ive got a Glow worm Ultracom CXi which is 30kW. ive tried my mixer shower and i wouldnt say the water is blasting out but there is a high volume of water. Im sure my boiler can put out around 12 litres per min on domestic hot water.
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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the 24 means 24 kilowatts, not really that powerful, I nearly always put at least a 30KW in for this reason, people always expect far too much from combi boilers, I dont rate them myself, I much prefer a tank and cylinder.
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Blade_sri
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Registered: 23rd Apr 03
Location: Pop
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we have a very old shower in our bathroom,i could piss harder then what comes out,its 7-10bar is it worth just getting a newer shower or getting a pump?
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Blade_sri
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Registered: 23rd Apr 03
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its a 8.2kw.....most showers ive seen are 8.5kw
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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7-10 bar would break your back I guess you mean kilowatts
I wouldnt even go for an 8.5 id want at least 9KW
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1.0l12vbadboy
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Registered: 17th Nov 03
Location: Keighley, West Yorkshire
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Just on the subject of showers and water preasure.
I havve a 9Kw Gainsburgh electric shower (Spelling sorry)
It works fine until some one turns a tap on, either in our house or nex door. then preasure drops and water goes freezing cold.
I can only assume the change in preasure trips the shower out as its trying to heat less water at the same rate it was trying to heet the larger amount of water at. (confusing.)
Any idias in how i may resolve this!?
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