[UK]CuteSpunkyLad wrote:
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.
I think you'll find we had proper plumbing before most of the rest of the
world.
You can get stylish modern 1 lever taps that do work with UK systems but not
the cheap import stuff they sell in B&Q.