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Electric Shower Low Water Pressure.

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Eccles-on-Sea, or nearly covered by the sea. There exists at Eccles a remote shanty town and many holiday "chalets." The water supply is just about o.k. to allow the use of an electric instantaneous shower at most times. BUT, at high season at peak times of use, the water pressure drops very low and the showers will not work due to low water pressure. Apart from building a high water tower at each chalet, what is an economical practical solution to the problem per chalet? Some are let out and guests like to shower regularly and not have to wait until night time. Some chalets have flat rooves and no "loft" space for a tank.

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    @Zoomup “Yes Anglian Water has checked the pressure and said that nothing can be done to improve the water pressure, as the pipes are small, the chalets remote and high demands during the holiday season causes the pressure loss.”

    I would guess the flow is insufficient as well, you cannot pump more out of it than is flowing in although you can increase the pressure of it.

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    Well, you can increase the flow to a limited extent as the "sucking" action of the pump will help to overcome pipe friction. But we're talking theory rather than practice so I would suggest the only long term solution is cold water storage and a pump.

    But then you're into re-piping the shower supply as you don't want to be drinking stored water etc.

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    Well, you can increase the flow to a limited extent as the "sucking" action of the pump will help to overcome pipe friction. But we're talking theory rather than practice so I would suggest the only long term solution is cold water storage and a pump.

    But then you're into re-piping the shower supply as you don't want to be drinking stored water etc.

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