When we built our home we included an old style bathroom with antique fittings. We have a shower in that room that is a wet area with a curtain around it (floor length). We live rural and out water pump to the house died and we replaced it with one of slightly less pressure so as not to mess up our taps etc. Trouble is, it is less pressure everywhere except that bathroom. The shower is like needles and the curtain billows out making the whole bathroom a wet area - not good. The shower is an antique mixer and a rose type shower head, no hoses on hand pieces. Does anyone know where and how we can restrict the pressure and or flow? I understand most include an attachment to the pipe. Any other clever options?
harrislucinda,
Dec 4, 4:30pm
cant help but understand your problem as we have a pump as well we must turn off the pump as pressure to high Just last week forgot and the shower head blew off
golfdiver,
Dec 4, 4:39pm
Attach weights to the bottom of the curtain to keep it from blowing out?
alleycatz,
Dec 4, 5:03pm
when we were flatting - 100 yrs ago . - we sewed a seem in the bottom of the shower curtain and popped in small fishing sinkers to hold shower curtain "down' so water didnt go everywhere- worked a treat for years.
chakendrick,
Dec 4, 9:34pm
Thanks. It is already a 'weighted curtain' but the pressure overrides this.
budgel,
Dec 5, 11:04am
If you can get to the pipes for your shower you could try putting restrictors in the lines. Some modern all pressure mixers use these for the cold uon nequal systems. They work by reducing the flow rate.
macman26,
Jan 31, 5:53pm
Fit a pressure reducing valve after the pump.
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