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Do I need a new boiler or just a new water tank?
Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 2.50 PM
My partner and I have moved into 3-bed house and the water pressure is low so the shower is rubbish. The boiler is only about 7 years old & is a condensing boiler. We have been getting mixed messages. Some people say we need a combi boiler for a decent powerful shower? Some people are saying the boiler should be fine but the water tank (in spare bedroom, boiler is in kitchen) is really old so need a new wated tank? Any ideas?!
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Boiler Homecare
Rating: 5 out of 5
Simple job to remedy, you have a conventional boiler with a hot water cylinder. Solution: fit a shower booster pump but make sure you select the correct pump e.g. negative head or positive head and follow the manufacturers installation instructions carefully!
copy & past link below in to your browser to identify correct shower pump:
http://www.stuart-turner.co.uk/media/136776-SystemsPressurePumpsTypes.pdf
If you can stretch your budget fit a Stuart & Turner shower pump, they are probably the market leaders.
Answered27 May 2014
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kevin cassidy building contractors
Rating: 5 out of 5
It sounds like you do not have much of a head of pressure (difference in height between the cold water storage tank and the shower head) this being the case the way to remedy this is to install a shower pump to increase the pressure.
Answered27 May 2014
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Full Flame
Rating: 5 out of 5
A Good Combi Boiler Should last about 15 years
Combi boilers get there water from the Mains. Nothing to do with your Cold water Tank! Get your mains pressure Tested. Good mains pressure is about 1.5 to 2.5 Bar of Pressure
about 11 to 15 litres per minuite
Answered27 May 2014
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