Bailey pageant water pump pressure

[rhodiejeb]

1999 Bailey Pageant Imperial. Had the caravan for a some time and I am very fond of the old girl.
Does anyone know what the internal water pump operating pressure is? The water pressure in the shower is dismal, to be polite, and I want to fit an internal water pump with better pressure but, I don't want to overdo it and create problems for myself. If you don't have the figure to hand but do know the relief valve operating pressure that will be great because at least I will know to aim for a bit less than that.
Cheers, Clive

 

[Damian]

The MAX pressure the pipework can handle is 1.5bar.

 

[Dustydog]

21.75psi is quite a pressure.
1. Make sure all joints are secure.
2. Most on board type pumps deliver in excess of 30+psi.
Choose carefully.

Don't forget a shower in the caravan is not expected to be like a power shower at home. You are governed in any case by the amount that of hot water produced by your water heater.
Too rapid a flow will deplete your hot water before you have even started.

 

[swpostie]

Dustydog makes a very good point about the water heater - you'll probably only ever have about 9 litres of hot water!

Are you sure it's the pressure that's the problem rather than the volume of water delivered?

For example, the shower in my van has a small shower head with lots of small holes delivering a low volume of water at quite a high pressure resulting in a pretty decent balance between shower performance and hot water longevity!

If there are onsite facilities then they are generally much better in all respects!!