plumbing on a boat

[timmyjane]

Hi All

I'm looking to buy kitchen tap, basintaps, bath mixer and shower for a canal boat. It will have a 19 litre pressurised system installed with a calorfier. We have to put in sanitary ware. I am presuming that most fittings I am looking at will need low pressure taps. Was looking at a combined bath mixer shower and have seen some at that operate from 0.1 bar. So what taps would anyone recommend for this situation and should I seperate the shower operation from the bath taps.

also going to hire the boat out and know to buy known quality brands for hopefully high volume use. But appart from Grohe and Hansgroer which are too expensive (although watching ebay) what other taps would you recommend? Are ideal standard good as seen some nice gear at very good price. Heard Bristan are good.

Also am presuming any standard sanitary ware will do (apart from toilet), is that correct.

Thanks for any advice you give.

:daisy:

 

[stevetheplumber]

you dont necessarilyb need low pressure taps look at the pressure your pump gives and pick taps to match,boat calorifiers can be high pressure but low capacity low pressure taps could draw to much water you may find it benifical to fit flow limiters

 

[timmyjane]

Thanks - I'll check with builder what pressure we can expect, had just presumed would be low, thankfully not bought anything yet, but was close tonight (ebay) on a grohe low pressure one. They take a day or so to get back to me with queries so thought I'd ask here. Clearly cant skip that step.

 

[Stanios]

Id reccomend plastic sanitaryware, fittings and pipe due to their buoyancy