{"title":"Low Pressure Taps","description":"\u003cp\u003eTaps that will still give you a usable flow on a low pressure system — the sort you have if your hot water comes from a cylinder fed by a cold tank in the loft rather than straight off the mains. Basin mixers, bath fillers, bath shower mixers and tall mixers, in chrome, matt black, brushed brass and brushed nickel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLow pressure is the single most common reason a new tap disappoints. A tap designed for mains pressure fitted to a gravity system can trickle, and no amount of adjusting will fix it. Check the minimum operating pressure on the product page against what your system actually delivers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHow to tell if you need low pressure taps\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCold water tank in the loft and a hot cylinder in a cupboard usually means gravity-fed and low pressure.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA combi boiler with no tanks means you are on mains pressure and have a free choice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn unvented cylinder is mains pressure too, even though there is a cylinder.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePressure depends on the height between the loft tank and the tap, so ground floor is better than upstairs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf in doubt, a pump on the hot feed opens up the rest of the range.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso in this range: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bathroom-taps\"\u003eall bathroom taps\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/basin-mixer-taps\"\u003ebasin mixer taps\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bath-filler-taps\"\u003ebath filler taps\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat counts as low water pressure?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenerally anything under about 1 bar, and gravity-fed systems often sit between 0.1 and 0.5 bar at the tap. The figure depends on how far the tap is below the cold tank, so the same system can be fine downstairs and weak upstairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCan I fit a mains pressure tap on a gravity system?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou can fit it, but it may barely flow. Either choose a tap rated for the pressure you have, or fit a pump on the hot and cold feeds to raise it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow do I find my water pressure?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe simplest check is to time how long a tap takes to fill a measured container, or measure the height from the base of your cold tank to the tap — roughly every 10 metres of height gives 1 bar.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/tilesparadiseuk.com\/collections\/low-pressure-taps.oembed","provider":"TILES Paradise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}