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Getting hot water from shower to actually be hot
On 27/10/10 16:09, funkyoldcortina wrote:
On 26/10/10 22:12, John wrote: I realise now that your has a "flow" control (mine doesn't). Is the problem there at lower flow rates? Google for E-on showersave. They were doing a promo with Anglian Water where they were sending these out free. Fits in line with the shower hose or shower head and limits the flow rate to around 9l/min. http://www.awdirect-savewatersavemon...ete-kit-aw/876 F-O-C |
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On 27/10/10 03:26, Gib Bogle wrote:
On 27/10/2010 1:01 p.m., jgharston wrote: Gib Bogle wrote: I don't follow you, sweetheart. We had low pressure at all the hot taps, good pressure on the cold. After adjustment of the diaphragm thingie on the hw cylinder inlet, we now have good pressure on all hot taps. OK darling? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Exactly sweetie, I *don't* have a hot water cylinder, hot water is supplied on demand by being heated as the cold water flows through the boiler. If it flows flowly enough to be heated to a useful temparture, it's flowing too slowly for a decent shower. If it's flowing fast enough for a decent shower, it's flowing through the boiler too fast for it to be heated up, escpecially now that the cold supply arrives at 8 degrees since the snow stared. This is why I hate non-stored hot water systems. JGH That's the first time I've heard of a 'combi' system. Sometimes posting to uk.d-i-y from NZ does make a difference. Maybe NZ isn't as advanced as AUS then because I've seen them there too. |
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On 27/10/10 09:23, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
The only 'combi' I have used that really worked for hot water, was the one my sister had in germany. It lived in the basement and was the size of a family car. That actually could produce a hot shower. Vaillant 24kw combi & Deva Thermostatic mixer works fine for us. If the OP is in a hard water area, how hot does the water come out of the hot tap if you turn the water temp control on the boiler up to full. It should be way too hot to put your hand in (assuming no thermostatic mixers), above 65degrees C. If it is not and you're in a hard water area, check the secondary heat exchanger in the boiler isn't scaled up. That can make a world of difference. A working, scale-free combi is fine for a good hot shower, even in cold weather when the incoming mains is colder. |
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"funkyoldcortina" wrote in message
... On 27/10/10 16:09, funkyoldcortina wrote: On 26/10/10 22:12, John wrote: I realise now that your has a "flow" control (mine doesn't). Is the problem there at lower flow rates? Google for E-on showersave. They were doing a promo with Anglian Water where they were sending these out free. Fits in line with the shower hose or shower head and limits the flow rate to around 9l/min. http://www.awdirect-savewatersavemon...ete-kit-aw/876 F-O-C That's what I fitted - helped the combi to cope in the winter. |
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On 27/10/2010 16:15, funkyoldcortina wrote:
Vaillant 24kw combi & Deva Thermostatic mixer works fine for us. Vaillant 28kW combi works fine here, what are people calling a "decent" flow rate anyway? Lee |
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On 28/10/2010 4:12 a.m., funkyoldcortina wrote:
On 27/10/10 03:26, Gib Bogle wrote: On 27/10/2010 1:01 p.m., jgharston wrote: Gib Bogle wrote: I don't follow you, sweetheart. We had low pressure at all the hot taps, good pressure on the cold. After adjustment of the diaphragm thingie on the hw cylinder inlet, we now have good pressure on all hot taps. OK darling? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Exactly sweetie, I *don't* have a hot water cylinder, hot water is supplied on demand by being heated as the cold water flows through the boiler. If it flows flowly enough to be heated to a useful temparture, it's flowing too slowly for a decent shower. If it's flowing fast enough for a decent shower, it's flowing through the boiler too fast for it to be heated up, escpecially now that the cold supply arrives at 8 degrees since the snow stared. This is why I hate non-stored hot water systems. JGH That's the first time I've heard of a 'combi' system. Sometimes posting to uk.d-i-y from NZ does make a difference. Maybe NZ isn't as advanced as AUS then because I've seen them there too. Maybe it's just an issue of nomenclature. We have "hot water on demand" systems here, usually gas. This is basically the same as what used to be called a califont (perhaps that's a brand name). Water flowing through triggers gas flames. We replaced the cylinder in our previous house with one of these. It worked well enough. |
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Lee wrote: On 27/10/2010 16:15, funkyoldcortina wrote: Vaillant 24kw combi & Deva Thermostatic mixer works fine for us. Vaillant 28kW combi works fine here, what are people calling a "decent" flow rate anyway? I'd expect 28kW to give a reasonable shower - given many put up with electric ones. Might be a bit slow for filling a bath, though. -- *Growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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On Oct 26, 8:13*pm, jgharston wrote:
nicknoxx wrote: If the water is hot at the sink then it's not the boiler or the system. It must be the shower mixer. I've had one of those showers and it was fine. Has it ever worked? Not since I moved in in May. It's only now getting annoying as the weather gets colder. Are the hot and cold supply fitted correctly? Dunno, can only presume that the person who built/plumbed the house last year fitted them correctly. Is there a blockage in the hot supply? If you stop cold water reaching the shower does hot water come out? Hmm. That would be an interesting experiment, though how I would do it without ripping out the wall on the other side of the shower or breaking up the concrete floor I'm not sure. If I'd plumbed it in, there'd be isolating valves on both hot and cold. Simples! MBQ |
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On Oct 27, 6:29*pm, "John" wrote:
"funkyoldcortina" wrote in message ... On 27/10/10 16:09, funkyoldcortina wrote: On 26/10/10 22:12, John wrote: I realise now that your has a "flow" control (mine doesn't). Is the problem there at lower flow rates? Google for E-on showersave. They were doing a promo with Anglian Water where they were sending these out free. Fits in line with the shower hose or shower head and limits the flow rate to around 9l/min. http://www.awdirect-savewatersavemon...owerSave-compl... F-O-C That's what I fitted - helped the combi to cope in the winter. If the combi can't cope in winter then it's not fit for purpose, but that's combis for you. MBQ |
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Man at B&Q wrote:
On Oct 27, 6:29 pm, "John" wrote: "funkyoldcortina" wrote in message ... On 27/10/10 16:09, funkyoldcortina wrote: On 26/10/10 22:12, John wrote: I realise now that your has a "flow" control (mine doesn't). Is the problem there at lower flow rates? Google for E-on showersave. They were doing a promo with Anglian Water where they were sending these out free. Fits in line with the shower hose or shower head and limits the flow rate to around 9l/min. http://www.awdirect-savewatersavemon...owerSave-compl... F-O-C That's what I fitted - helped the combi to cope in the winter. If the combi can't cope in winter then it's not fit for purpose, but that's combis for you. that is my feeling more or less. If they are an sized, they work well enough, but all too often when the house is full of people all wanting hot water.. Never forget the howl of anguish from a teenager upstairs, having a shower, when I the visitor, tried to wash my hands in the downstairs loo.. here, when doing the new build, I looked at all the options. Water softener and mains pressure tank and modest system boiler has given me the best water system I have ever used bar none. Pressure is generally very good here, mind. Everyone who uses the showers comments on how much piping hot water they deliver. and I have had no scale problems anywhere. Drivel always says you can do just as well with a combi and a heatbank. Maybe so, but it would have cost more. MBQ |
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On 28/10/2010 6:09 p.m., John Rumm wrote:
Maybe it's just an issue of nomenclature. We have "hot water on demand" systems here, usually gas. This is basically the same as what used to be called a califont (perhaps that's a brand name). Water flowing through triggers gas flames. We replaced the cylinder in our previous house with one of these. It worked well enough. Assuming it does just hot water (i.e. not heating as well) its what would usually be called a "multipoint" water heater here. There were popular a while back, but combination (aka "combi") boilers that can run the heating and do hot water on demand have largely replaced them in popularity. Ah! They may exist down south, but I've never heard of such a thing up here in the winterless north. No boilers here (in houses) as far as I know. |
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The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Never forget the howl of anguish from a teenager upstairs, having a shower, when I the visitor, tried to wash my hands in the downstairs loo.. Ah, you should've used the hand wash basin... Anyway, after a week of fiddling about crawling under the kitchen sink and wandering back and forth to and from the bathroom, I've got something acceptable. Shower runs at 45 degrees at slightly lower flow than I prefer, but still usable. Another advantage is that the cold water doesn't go bouncing out of the kitchen sink any more. Takes 9 seconds to fill a 1.5l kettle. Will have to mark the main stop cock tap somehow so if it gets moved I can reset it fairly easily. JGH |
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John Rumm wrote:
Rather than restrict the flow through the boiler with the main stopcock, its more usual to use the service valve where the mains cold waster enters the bottom of the boiler. Which doesn't exist. The only stop tap in the entire house is the rising main. No isolation taps, no service valves, nothing. If I'd been the customer specifying this housebuild, I'd be demanding some money back. Hmm. My landlord's a joiner, so I wouldn't be surprised if plumbing stuff just goes over his head. JGH |
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