rushabh
New Member
Hello all,
New to the forum. I'm glad there is a forum like this and I'm even more happy Terry Love is local to me (I live in Renton, WA and will be moving into a custom house in Bellevue, WA soon)!
This is NOT a DIY plumbing question in which I would be doing the installation; rather, my general contractor for the custom house will have his plumber subcontractor do all the installation. I am just responsible for purchasing all the major components and fixtures required for a fancy shower system in the master bathroom shower and I have some questions about whether I have all the components required for the specific configuration I have in mind.
The master shower system set-up will be Kohler-based and has two separate "water lines" or zones:
Water Line/Zone 1 Set-Up:
- Pressure valve: Kohler K-2971-KS-NA Rite-Temp pressure valve with 3/4" IPS inlets/outlets
- Transfer valve: Kohler K-728-K 3-way transfer valve with 3/4" inlet
- Kohler Pressure Valve Trim (model TBD)
- Kohler Transfer Valve Trim (model TBD)
- Kohler K-8002 Shower Tiles. QTY: 4
- Kohler K-13694 Ceiling Shower Head with K-7394 ceiling arm
Configuration for Zone 1: Pressure Valve --> Transfer Valve --> (2 WaterTiles on left side) <--> (2 WaterTiles on right side) <--> (Ceiling Head on ceiling)
Pressure valve provides 13.0 gpm at 45 psi. The Water Tiles and Ceiling Head requires 2.5 GPM. So they will collectively take 12.5 GPM.
QUESTIONS:
1) The Zone 1 GPM math shows that the pressure valve will provide more than sufficient GPM and pressure but is that what really happens in real life application? Will I actually get full pressure in all outlets if I were to turn all of them on at the same time? Or would I be better off reducing the Zone 1 configuration to just 2 water tiles and one ceiling head?
2) Are there any other components I need to have to make the configuration work?
Water Line/Zone 2 set-up:
- Pressure valve: Kohler K-304-K Rite-Temp pressure valve with 1/2" IPS
- Shower trim: Kohler K-T14670-4-BN
Configuration for Zone 2:
Pressure Valve --> Shower Trim (in the center, between the water tiles on left and right)
QUESTIONS:
Are there any other components I need to make the configuration work?
Thank you in advance for helping me out in getting all the parts required for a great shower system!
New to the forum. I'm glad there is a forum like this and I'm even more happy Terry Love is local to me (I live in Renton, WA and will be moving into a custom house in Bellevue, WA soon)!
This is NOT a DIY plumbing question in which I would be doing the installation; rather, my general contractor for the custom house will have his plumber subcontractor do all the installation. I am just responsible for purchasing all the major components and fixtures required for a fancy shower system in the master bathroom shower and I have some questions about whether I have all the components required for the specific configuration I have in mind.
The master shower system set-up will be Kohler-based and has two separate "water lines" or zones:
Water Line/Zone 1 Set-Up:
- Pressure valve: Kohler K-2971-KS-NA Rite-Temp pressure valve with 3/4" IPS inlets/outlets
- Transfer valve: Kohler K-728-K 3-way transfer valve with 3/4" inlet
- Kohler Pressure Valve Trim (model TBD)
- Kohler Transfer Valve Trim (model TBD)
- Kohler K-8002 Shower Tiles. QTY: 4
- Kohler K-13694 Ceiling Shower Head with K-7394 ceiling arm
Configuration for Zone 1: Pressure Valve --> Transfer Valve --> (2 WaterTiles on left side) <--> (2 WaterTiles on right side) <--> (Ceiling Head on ceiling)
Pressure valve provides 13.0 gpm at 45 psi. The Water Tiles and Ceiling Head requires 2.5 GPM. So they will collectively take 12.5 GPM.
QUESTIONS:
1) The Zone 1 GPM math shows that the pressure valve will provide more than sufficient GPM and pressure but is that what really happens in real life application? Will I actually get full pressure in all outlets if I were to turn all of them on at the same time? Or would I be better off reducing the Zone 1 configuration to just 2 water tiles and one ceiling head?
2) Are there any other components I need to have to make the configuration work?
Water Line/Zone 2 set-up:
- Pressure valve: Kohler K-304-K Rite-Temp pressure valve with 1/2" IPS
- Shower trim: Kohler K-T14670-4-BN
Configuration for Zone 2:
Pressure Valve --> Shower Trim (in the center, between the water tiles on left and right)
QUESTIONS:
Are there any other components I need to make the configuration work?
Thank you in advance for helping me out in getting all the parts required for a great shower system!