Hot water pressure ?

[J4CKO]

We are having some improvements, re-jig the kitchen and utility, was going to be an extension but we decided it was getting too expensive and too much hassle for limited gain.

Anyway, plumber mentioned two of the three new taps wont work, downstairs loo one is fine, the utility sink one isnt and the Boiling tap for the kitchen isnt either (Franke Minerva) this is because we have a system boiler (old Valiant) and not a Combi, so apparently our options are,

New unvented hot water cylinder will apparently boost the pressure, problem is it wont go in the location it currently is in.

Get a Combi Boiler fitted

Suck it and see if its usable.

Get different taps, not the end of the world but not sure what Boiling taps work with lower pressures.



Will it work or will the flow be utterly hopeless, not sure what our water pressure from the cylinder actually is, any info gratefully received !

[J4CKO]

Also, if we go for a new boiler, are Worster Bosch the ones to go for these days ?

[J4CKO]

decent sized 4 bed 30s detached, 3 to 5 people depending on who is home from Uni.

[J4CKO]

Apparently the high pressure taps, designed for combis or unvented cylinders or something need at least 1.5 bar which is a lot higher than the 0.3 or so from a conventional cylinder on a system boiler.

We have just reverted to a normal tap for now but its got the wiring in place if we change, a lot dont recommend Combis and we arent sure where a bigger cylinder would go so for now we have just left it out and gone with a normal tap.