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Kitchen Taps
"SantaUK" Aye Right!! wrote in message ... My m8 just had new taps fitted to his kitchen sink during a new kitchen installation in his flat. Everything went well. But he's came across a problem. His hot water tank is in an airing cupboard next to his kitchen. The new taps, mixer variety, the spout goes in an arc, and the top of the arc is approx 60mm higher than the hot water tank. His cold water out the tap is great, but the hot water out the tap is slow. I'm guessing the height of the arc above the tank is the issue? Am I right? I seem to recall his previous mixer was a lot lower. Hi SantaUK, It's not really a matter of the height of the hot water tank, but more a matter of the height of the cold water tank that feeds the hot tank. I've had pointed out to me many time in the group, that it is possible that the mixer tap is set to run at high pressure and that may be the most likely the cause. The only solution others have come up with, is to change the taps for a low pressure one. Someone will probably confirm this for us. --- www.basecuritysystems.no-ip.com Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.502 / Virus Database: 300 - Release Date: 19/07/03 |
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Kitchen Taps
Oh and another thing is that the bathroom is the opposite side of the airing cupboard and both bath and sink
taps are perfect. -- SantaUK Mail me at: arjf (ng) zzvyyne (qbg) pb (qbg) hx === ROT13 Use http://andrewu.co.uk/tools/rot13/ to convert to readable format |
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Kitchen Taps
"SantaUK" Aye Right!! wrote in message ... Oh and another thing is that the bathroom is the opposite side of the airing cupboard and both bath and sink taps are perfect. SantaUK But the bath and basin taps are not normally set for use on high pressure. What happens to the sink tap, is that it isn't possible to tell which side of the mixer will be fitted to the cold mains drinking water, so both sides of the tap are set to take high pressure. If the hot water is not on or above, normally, 3 bar, then it runs very slowly. If your pal has the manual or instruction booklet for the taps, then ask him / her to check and see if it is for a high pressure system. --- www.basecuritysystems.no-ip.com Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.504 / Virus Database: 302 - Release Date: 24/07/03 |
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Kitchen Taps
If your pal has the manual or instruction booklet for the taps,
then ask him / her to check and see if it is for a high pressure system. Occasionally, taps can be converted by removing a flow restrictor on the inlet pipework. If there is one on the hot inlet, take it out! They often take the form of a plastic screw inserted into the pipe that seriously reduces the available bore. The other possibility is that there is an airlock in the pipe to the tap. This frequently happens in gravity systems where there isn't the pressure and flow to blast air pockets out along the pipe. These can often be resolved by connecting the mains cold to the gravity hot for a short time to blast the air pocket back into the cylinder where it vents off. This is easily done at a mixer tap by sealing up the spout with some sort of rubber or squashy plastic pad held on with a tea towel and turning on both taps. Don't do it too long, or you'll water spouting out of the vent and overflowing the header tank. Christian. |
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