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Cylinder Size for 1.5 Bar Showermate

  • 07-01-2013 10:00pm
    #1
    tommyh1977
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 350 ✭✭


    Hi Guys, what would the recommended cylinder size be for a 1.5 bar Showermate pump. I currently have a 18 X 30 in hotpress but doubt it is large enough. Getting a quote tomorrow for stove with boiler install so if cylinder needs to be twin coil then I want them to quote a big enough replacement cylinder.


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  • #2
    shane0007
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,677 ✭✭✭shane0007


    tommyh1977 wrote: »
    Hi Guys, what would the recommended cylinder size be for a 1.5 bar Showermate pump. I currently have a 18 X 30 in hotpress but doubt it is large enough. Getting a quote tomorrow for stove with boiler install so if cylinder needs to be twin coil then I want them to quote a big enough replacement cylinder.
    Depending on the head of pressure supplying it, at 1.0bar head, it will give approx a flow rate of 12 litres per minute. So that would be 6 to cold & 6 to cold. 10 minute shower if the shower can pass the volume, that would be 60 litres of hot.
    An 18 x 30 cylinder is approx 136 litres so you can see the volume required for the number of showers to be used.


  • #3
    tommyh1977
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 350 ✭✭tommyh1977


    Hi Shane, many thanks for your reply. Just one more question, the Mira Shower Bar came with a 12Ltr/Min flow regulator. Sorry if a stupid question but I presume fitting this would restrict flow to 12/min? Or is this used to increase to 12ltr/min from a lower factory flow rate? Manual gave no info whatsoever for this regulator. Again I presume it fit's to the hose outlet on the shower valve?


  • #4
    LIFFY FISHING
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,791 ✭✭✭LIFFY FISHING


    tommyh1977 wrote: »
    Hi Shane, many thanks for your reply. Just one more question, the Mira Shower Bar came with a 12Ltr/Min flow regulator. Sorry if a stupid question but I presume fitting this would restrict flow to 12/min? Or is this used to increase to 12ltr/min from a lower factory flow rate? Manual gave no info whatsoever for this regulator. Again I presume it fit's to the hose outlet on the shower valve?

    Flow regulators are generally fitted on the inlet connectors, not in the head or hose.
    You can download a installation manual from the Mira Showers web site.
    The ratio of water used in a thermistatic mixing vslve is 60/40. So your shower valve will be using 8 lrs of hot & 4lrs of cold water per minute.
    In relation to the cylinder size, that would depend on the amount of stored hot water and family usage.
    A 42 x 18 cylinder should be a big as you will need, with a 12lr per min shower & a 1.5 bar pump.


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