System is a conventional and vented... OH and can someone answer why
it is that here in the UK these junky (sh*ty) systems are common as
opposed to much better systems on the continent/USA ???

They were banned until the late 1980s. They are widely available now,
if you can persuade a typical Luddite installer to install them. They
are usually known to them as "Heatrays", an anglicised version of
"Heatrae Sadia Megaflo". Most installers think they eat children, or
at least shine ionising microwave radiation into them.

Christian.

Didn't the OP just mean combi or pumped type systems?

The trouble with many of the mono taps that are on sale is that they are
designed for continental fully pumped systems, so are not compatible with
conventional UK systems.
If you take them apart its quite obvious the bore, when they are fully
open,
is pathetic, never mind the narrow feed pipes.
Get proper taps designed to work on gravity systems and remove any flow
restrictors.



No -- Christian has the idea - the thermal store type systems etc... much
better idea. Combi's have there place too, but I wasn't specifically
referring to them...

and... due to the price of brassware - and the direction that most stylish
brassware/bathroom hardware manufacturers are going, I believe the answer
definately ISNT to change everything because of bleedin "Great British"
tradition... grrr

Isn't it about time we lost this "great british" arrogance and started
adopting systems/conventions used elsewhere in the world, so we can at least
take advantage of enhanced style/price/quality etc etc???

Remember - I only have this problem because WE decide to be different in
this country. grr.

/rant lol again

Pete.