Can the water volume at home be increased?
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Water supply through the municipal supply network; this is a picture from the ground floor. The one with the elbow in the middle belongs to my house. The outer diameter of the iron pipe connecting to the water meter is 16 millimeters, while the inner diameter hasn’t been measured – it’s probably 14 millimeters. The outer diameter of the aluminum-plastic pipe is 15 millimeters, and its inner diameter is only 11 millimeters. There are 7 floors in total, and my home is on the 5th floor. We use this type of aluminum-plastic pipe in our house. The flow rate of the cold water faucet is 14 liters per minute, but the flow rate of the shower head is only 8 liters per minute. What could be the problem? Could we replace the water inlet pipe that comes from the basement? Excuse me, is there any way to increase the water flow from the shower? The larger, the better, mainly because it’s easy to catch a cold when taking baths in winter.
I think the water pressure at home is okay; I mainly want to increase the water flow from the shower.
This post was last edited by bfdlwolf on 2019-3-11 at 16:51. The flow rate of the cold water tap at home is 14 liters per minute; by choosing a household pipeline pump with a higher flow rate than 14 liters per minute, the water flow from the shower will definitely increase. Of course, pay attention to the head pressure to avoid bursting the water pipe.
Thank you for your reply. Is the booster pump installed in the home on the 5th floor? The water pressure from the shower is fine now; but after installing a pressure booster, will the water be too strong when taking a shower and cause pain? By installing a pressure booster pump, by how many liters per minute can the water flow from the shower be increased? Without installing a pressure booster pump and by using thicker pipes for water supply to the upper floors, can the water supply in the house be increased?
Replace the showerhead and valve with larger ones. Up to 1.5 times the traffic.
1. Check to see if there is water scale blocking the shower’s flow channel. 2. If the first step works fine, replace it with a better showerhead one that has less resistance, self-pressurizing, and a larger flow channel ；
It’s very simple to install a small pipeline pressure booster pump on the water pipe; it costs around 150 yuan
I agree with you; it must be that reason.
The pressure booster showerhead reduced the water flow; it was useless.