master_bather
New Member
Hi, I'm trying to install a shower system with 3 body sprayers, a rainhead and a handheld. The connection sizes are all 1/2 in. We did a crude GPM test filling a 5 gal bucket from the hose and we got ~7.5 GPM. Our whole house is on 1/2 in copper -- reduced down from 3/4 straight off the meter.. (2 full baths in the house)
Should we run a 3/4 in line straight off the meter to the new bathroom and branch 1/2 in off from there for the rest of the house? Should I be actually verifying PSI instead of going off the fact that we are on city water and have great pressure to all existing fixtures? We are doing a full basement reno so have full access to plumbing.
I also didn't realize until finding this forum that total system output is limited to 2.5 gpm... could we even use this system in the US if the body jets are 1.5 gpm each, rainhead is 2.5, body sprayer is 2.0 and ideally we'd be using 2 at the same time?
Thanks to anyone who can enlighten us!
Should we run a 3/4 in line straight off the meter to the new bathroom and branch 1/2 in off from there for the rest of the house? Should I be actually verifying PSI instead of going off the fact that we are on city water and have great pressure to all existing fixtures? We are doing a full basement reno so have full access to plumbing.
I also didn't realize until finding this forum that total system output is limited to 2.5 gpm... could we even use this system in the US if the body jets are 1.5 gpm each, rainhead is 2.5, body sprayer is 2.0 and ideally we'd be using 2 at the same time?
Thanks to anyone who can enlighten us!