oreke
New Member
Hi All,
I am planning to build a multiple outlet shower, with potentially a rain shower head (2.5gpm), regular shower head (2.5gpm) and four body spars (1.75gpm each). I am calculating a max of 12gpm if I were to turn all of them on at the same time, which should be a rare occasion.
I have 3/4" lines through most of the house. A 1/2" line tees off from the 3/4" and goes for about 10ft to this shower. I have regulated the pressure to 65psi.
My plan was to get a pressure balanced shower valve and three volume control valves for each outlet. As far as I have seen, 1/2" input shower valves have flow rates of 6-7gpm. Whereas 3/4" input shower valves have 10-16gpm flow rates (Have checked Moen and Kohler). My questions are:
1) Are there higher flow rate, 1/2" shower valves that anyone would recommend?
2) If I were to get a 3/4" shower valve and go up to 3/4" piping from the 1/2" I have, would the shower work properly? I would end up with 3/4" lines, then a 1/2" run for about 10ft, then 3/4" for about 3ft before the valve.
Thanks,
Oreke
I am planning to build a multiple outlet shower, with potentially a rain shower head (2.5gpm), regular shower head (2.5gpm) and four body spars (1.75gpm each). I am calculating a max of 12gpm if I were to turn all of them on at the same time, which should be a rare occasion.
I have 3/4" lines through most of the house. A 1/2" line tees off from the 3/4" and goes for about 10ft to this shower. I have regulated the pressure to 65psi.
My plan was to get a pressure balanced shower valve and three volume control valves for each outlet. As far as I have seen, 1/2" input shower valves have flow rates of 6-7gpm. Whereas 3/4" input shower valves have 10-16gpm flow rates (Have checked Moen and Kohler). My questions are:
1) Are there higher flow rate, 1/2" shower valves that anyone would recommend?
2) If I were to get a 3/4" shower valve and go up to 3/4" piping from the 1/2" I have, would the shower work properly? I would end up with 3/4" lines, then a 1/2" run for about 10ft, then 3/4" for about 3ft before the valve.
Thanks,
Oreke