Water pressure in ireland ? BAR

k123456

Thinking of buying a set similar to this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Chrome-Bathroom-Bath-And-Basin-Mixer-Taps-Set-ICE-51-/330518240275?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Bathroom_Taps_PP&hash=item4cf46c1c13

Seller has stated
Minimum pressure requirement 0.5 BAR

What is the standard pressure in Ireland

(we don't have a pumped system in house, so mains/gravity fed)

Thanks

PS saw other sets minimun 1 bar

PS 2 prob use the mixer to fill bath, will use a seperate elec shower for showering

jeepers101

It doesn't matter what the mains pressure is, those taps will be gravity fed from your attic tank. You might get away with it depending on the height of the tank above the taps. If you go to a plumbing suppliers (or Woodies if you prefer) you can pick up a gauge that will fit over your tap and tell you the pressure. Cost around 8 euro.

Joey the lips

Water pressure in ireland under gravity works at an adverage of 0.2 bar.

A 0.5 bar bath shower mixer will not work as the diverter will not stay open.

You buy cheap.......

TOMP

Because water is free to residential users, the councils are not under any obligations to supply it at a given pressure. Expect this to change when water is charged for and metering is introduced. In the meantime they can vary the pressure to suit themselves and to conserve water. This plays havoc with electric showers fed directly from mains supply.

jeepers101

Joey I was told before that as a rule of thumb water pressure is 1psi per 1 foot of head. Is that incorrect?

heinbloed

@ the OP:
Contact your water works for the guaranteed pressure.

You can meassure it yourself of course. A competent plumber will do that for very little money, he/she will also give you the flow (liters per minute). Ask him to that job during peak demand time.

If your waterworks can't help you - which would be very strange - contact the local fire brigade. But don't dial the emergency number.

As long as the mains pressure is high enough and the min.flow guaranteed there should be no problem to connect your device.

As long as the water makes it from below ground into the attic (second or third floor) there should be enough pressure, well above 0.5 bar.
But better measure it !

JohnnieK

k123456 wrote: »

Thinking of buying a set similar to this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Chrome-Bathroom-Bath-And-Basin-Mixer-Taps-Set-ICE-51-/330518240275?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Bathroom_Taps_PP&hash=item4cf46c1c13

Seller has stated
Minimum pressure requirement 0.5 BAR

What is the standard pressure in Ireland

(we don't have a pumped system in house, so mains/gravity fed)

Thanks

PS saw other sets minimun 1 bar

PS 2 prob use the mixer to fill bath, will use a seperate elec shower for showering

You have stated clearly that it is a gravity system in your house on the sanitary side so mains pressure dose not come into it so dont let your self get confused by the conflicting posts. If the taps state a minimum of 0.5bar and your bathroom is down stairs you will get away with it. If it is upstairs then the performance will be reduced because as joey says it will be about 0.2 to 0.3 bar.

Hope this helps

Billy Bunting

Agree with Johnnie.

Joey the lips

again just from the opinion of someone who has seen all types but is not a plumber. Do not put a bath shower mixer 0.5bar upstairs or downstairs in a standard gravity fed system.

k123456

Hi Joey

Thanks for the info, will the mixer work giving that I am not using for shower just to run bath and just to run sink

The bathroom is upstairs

Joey the lips

k123456 wrote: »

Hi Joey

Thanks for the info, will the mixer work giving that I am not using for shower just to run bath and just to run sink

The bathroom is upstairs

I can buy this bath shower mixer in ireland for low pressure @ 150 euro why would you pay 110 +/- when you include sterling exchange for an inferior application.

It just makes no sense. Also depending on the valve openings it may or may not work. The hot will most certainly be slower than the cold. Which imo makes it a lada with duct tape.

k123456

Thanks Joey Didnt realise they could be got for that price, wiill shop around

Joey the lips

k123456 wrote: »

Thanks Joey Didnt realise they could be got for that price, wiill shop around

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