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Default Shower head under water


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The Medway Handyman wrote:
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On Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:07:02 -0000, "Arthur2"
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Hi all.
The wife often lets our 6 year soak in the bath water while
the shower continues to flow whilst submerged.
Does this have a detrimental effect on the combi?

Thanks.

Arthur


Thought that was against water regulations because of possible back
syphoning ?


Absolutely against the regs. Flogging is too good for em.

Whoever fitted the shower broke the regs. Ours had a plate-with-a-hole
arrangement that the shower hose has to go through. When that was done,
the shower head could not reach the water level in even a full bath. But
it also made it much more awkward to use the shower to sluice down the
bath after use. (Please note the tense in that sentence. :-) )


Are you certain - what regs? Most systems have or ought to have double
check valves. Mine has. Otherwise what's the point of having them?