Advice on installation of shower

[notwenam]

I want to put a shower cubicle in my bathroom and am wondering what sort of head I need for the supply.

My hot water system is fed from a tank in the loft and the water level in the tank would be 4 or 5 feet above the shower head from which I would feed both hot and cold through a thermostatic control valve.

I do not want to use a pump on noise grounds.

Would this be sufficient head for an effective shower? I could raise the tank in the loft is there a minimum height?

What valve is recommended?

Thanks for any replies.

Mike

[wonderb0y]

it all depends on the shower you buy and what the minimum running presure required is.

if by an affective shower you mean a fairly decent jet then probably not, you would have to check the manual to check optimal working preasures.

it would be easier to install a pump rather than move your tank and at least your gaurenteed to have a fairly decent power on the shower.

[Chris]

If you use 22mm pipes and a valve like a MIra 88 designed for very low pressures you can get as good a flow as you'd get from an electric shower, if not better. Adequate by most people's reckoning.

Avoid obstructive things like stop cocks, use full flow ball valves