I don't understand our hot-water system. We're in a ground-floor flat. In a cupboard there is a boiler and a hot water tank. There is another cupboard with a couple of header tanks concealed behind a false ceiling (at least one is for the central heating).
In the bathroom the water gushes out of both the (separate) hot and cold taps on the bath and the basin at a fair old rate. So far as I can tell they're at the same presure. Where does this pressure come from ? Would mains pressure feed through the whole hot water system, or is it just coming from the header tanks (which are maybe
1.5-2m above the taps at the most) ?The reason I ask is we've just had a new kitchen installed and the hot flow out of the (new) mixer tap is completely pathetic (cold is fine). Searching google groups for mixer tap water pressure turns up a whole load of discussion on this group I really wish I'd seen beforehand. Now I'm trying to understand where our hot water pressure comes from to decide what to do about this mess (alternative tap designed for low pressure ? pump ? write off the new sink and tap as an expensive mistake and go back to separate taps ?)
Thanks for any help Tim