Hot water pressure

[RobHum]

Hi folks, after some advice. I'm refurbishing a ground floor flat that has a hot water tank in a cupboard. Not a great deal of height and it gravity feeds the bath, wash basin and sink. Bath and basin seem ok as they are quite low. But I've fitted a new kitchen and the flow from the sink mixer tap is very slow. Distance and height aren't good. Does any one know what I could consider an acceptable flow rate. It takes about 2 minutes to fill the kitchen sink with just hot water.

 

[wetdrip]

How many litres or gallons does your sink hold.

 

[Neil K]

How is the hot water heated?

 

[tamz]

You've fitted a high pressure tap to a low pressure system.
You either change your tap, change your system or live with it.

 

[RobHum]

I guess I should have said the bowl in the sink. This holds about 5 litres

 

[RobHum]

The water is heated by an Elson electric water heater

 

[RobHum]

Hi Tamz, thank you for that. I think your right. The cold water pressure is really good. Would it still be ok to fit low pressure tap with the cold being high

 

[Neil K]

Is there a boiler in the flat?

 

[RobHum]

Is there a boiler in the flat?

Hi Neil, no boiler as such just a electric Elson water heater in the top of a cupboard in the lounge.

 

[Neil K]

What do you do for heating then? Storage heaters?

 

[RobHum]

What do you do for heating then? Storage heaters?

No. Wall mounted convector heaters. There is no gas supply to the flat so not a great deal of choice.

 

[Neil K]

Ok. If you're refurbishing the flat and you want better water pressure all round then there's 2 options off the top of my head 1) If your mains pressure is good get a G3 qualified plumber (or 2 or 3) to survey and quote for an unvented cylinder or 2) Fit a cold water storage tank and a normal cylinder and a pump

 

[RobHum]

Ok. If you're refurbishing the flat and you want better water pressure all round then there's 2 options off the top of my head 1) If your mains pressure is good get a G3 qualified plumber (or 2 or 3) to survey and quote for an unvented cylinder or 2) Fit a cold water storage tank and a normal cylinder and a pump

Thanks for your help Neil. I think that is wise advice. Not sure how much of that I will fit in the cupboard as it is. May have to make it slightly bigger with a stud wall.
Cheers

 

[Ch4 plumbing]

Plenty of flats in the same situation as you, cheapest way to resolve it is change the kitchen tap for a low pressure tap where the water is mixed at the end of the tap, not at the base. This will help with the unequal pressures of the cold main and the poor head of the hot water.

 

[RobHum]

Plenty of flats in the same situation as you, cheapest way to resolve it is change the kitchen tap for a low pressure tap where the water is mixed at the end of the tap, not at the base. This will help with the unequal pressures of the cold main and the poor head of the hot water.

Thanks for that. I reckon that's got to be worth a try before I do anything else. Cheers