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We've just had some new bath taps fitted and, as a nice little surprise for me, Mrs Underwater had the
plumber install (in my absence) a pop-up drain plug, operated by a shiny rotating control mounted in the overflow hole.
Although it looks nice and neat, I'm concerned that there is very little room around the control for the overflow to actually drain excess water.
I tried turning on both taps full on, and the level seemed to reach equilibrium at about 5mm below the point where the bath would actually overflow into the room - not a comfortable margin.
The taps are gravity-fed from loft tank, so pressure should (in theory) be constant, and flow rate shouldn't vary (at least not upwards) over time, but what do forum members think about this arrangement? I'm concerned that any minor accumulation of debris in the overflow will erode this safety margin to the point where the bath could actually overflow.
As an additional concern, the new taps have a lower flow rate than the old ones, meaning that people are now more likely to walk away whilst the bath is filling.
Does anyone have any experience of this type of control causing the oveflow to fail to work when needed?
Thanks
Underwater
plumber install (in my absence) a pop-up drain plug, operated by a shiny rotating control mounted in the overflow hole.
Although it looks nice and neat, I'm concerned that there is very little room around the control for the overflow to actually drain excess water.
I tried turning on both taps full on, and the level seemed to reach equilibrium at about 5mm below the point where the bath would actually overflow into the room - not a comfortable margin.
The taps are gravity-fed from loft tank, so pressure should (in theory) be constant, and flow rate shouldn't vary (at least not upwards) over time, but what do forum members think about this arrangement? I'm concerned that any minor accumulation of debris in the overflow will erode this safety margin to the point where the bath could actually overflow.
As an additional concern, the new taps have a lower flow rate than the old ones, meaning that people are now more likely to walk away whilst the bath is filling.
Does anyone have any experience of this type of control causing the oveflow to fail to work when needed?
Thanks
Underwater