Robert Walser
New Member
Hello There,
I had a faulty old REX valve which was over 30 years old, parts were getting hard to find and performance dropped off over the years so it has been replaced with a brand new Royal Sloan Flushometer. Now I believe the old Rex and the new Sloan under-perform due to a lessening of water pressure in the system. It takes about six flushes to clear the bowl.
Over the past 22 years flow has decreased considerably. I live on the 4th floor of an old loft building in NYC. Water pressure gets worse every year. My research tells me that a 5 gallon thermal expansion tank placed in line with the feed will increase the water pressure enough so The Sloan will flush and fill compleately with one pull of the handle.
Well, to me, that sounds like heaven!
So I just bought a Utilitech 5 gallon tank. I am ready to install. There is a 1" copper feed to the toilet. A few questions: how close to the Flushometer should this thing be placed? What is the ideal pressure for the expansion tank? The Factory pressurized it at 25 psi. Do I need to place a pressure dial in line with the feed or can I simply check the tank with a tire pressure gauge? Should the tank be above or below the 1" feed to the flushometer? How does this work exactly? Won't it pressurize the water trying to come in to the system and cause the pressure to back off?
I really love the old Gerber Bowl and the idea of the flushometer system. Just had the toilet seat hardware re-chromed (!) I really want to keep it all together and get it working. Thanks for any help or information.
On this first, ever, post.
RW
I had a faulty old REX valve which was over 30 years old, parts were getting hard to find and performance dropped off over the years so it has been replaced with a brand new Royal Sloan Flushometer. Now I believe the old Rex and the new Sloan under-perform due to a lessening of water pressure in the system. It takes about six flushes to clear the bowl.
Over the past 22 years flow has decreased considerably. I live on the 4th floor of an old loft building in NYC. Water pressure gets worse every year. My research tells me that a 5 gallon thermal expansion tank placed in line with the feed will increase the water pressure enough so The Sloan will flush and fill compleately with one pull of the handle.
Well, to me, that sounds like heaven!
So I just bought a Utilitech 5 gallon tank. I am ready to install. There is a 1" copper feed to the toilet. A few questions: how close to the Flushometer should this thing be placed? What is the ideal pressure for the expansion tank? The Factory pressurized it at 25 psi. Do I need to place a pressure dial in line with the feed or can I simply check the tank with a tire pressure gauge? Should the tank be above or below the 1" feed to the flushometer? How does this work exactly? Won't it pressurize the water trying to come in to the system and cause the pressure to back off?
I really love the old Gerber Bowl and the idea of the flushometer system. Just had the toilet seat hardware re-chromed (!) I really want to keep it all together and get it working. Thanks for any help or information.
On this first, ever, post.
RW
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