Turning high pressure system bath taps/shower mixer into low pressure with the help of my old taps
I put a post on here this morning trying to identify some bath taps/shower mixer in order to replace a diverter valve and although no one seemed to recognise them I got a lot of views so I’m sharing my story incase it helps anyone else.
I’d bought a new set as recommended by a plumber only to find I had a trickle for a shower. I have a gravity fed system with low pressure on the hot water and I discovered my new taps needed a min of 1 bar pressure. Brilliant. I should have known this but I’d had the old taps for about 25 years. (And I’m a woman dare I use the excuse🧐) I had an okay shower with them but the diverter valve was broken and I couldn’t identify the make so hence the post on here this morning, trying to avoid having to fork out for yet another set of taps, the low pressure ones are expensive too.
Anyway after a lot of brainstorming with the plumber (and grumbling about it too) we discussed shower pumps and new taps. Then we had a lightbulb moment. We decided to change the new tap handles with the old tap handles in the vain hope that they might fit. A tense moment. Fortunately they did and bisto! The pressure came back to what it was when I had my old fittings on. 🙏😄 Something to do with the cartridge inside the tap handle, I’m so happy I can’t remember what it is. 👍👍