Megaflo and Water Softener

[CheamMumOf2Kids]

We are in the middle of an extension and loft conversion. Once its all done (god knows when ) will have 4 bathrooms (on first and second floor) and 1 WC (on ground floor).

In order to maintain a high pressure in the bathrooms upstairs, we have been adviced to install a Megaflo.
Due to hard water in our area, we were thinking on getting a water softener installed. However the more I read on this product, it seems that this will reduce my Megaflo flow rate.

Is there any water softener which could be installed with a Megaflo and does not compromise on the pressure ?
There are so many in the market, making claims, no single website which can help me compare ! we are quite confused...

We have a megaflow (7 years) and a Harvey’s water softener (3 years) and have had no issues with pressure or system capability. We do have an additional pump though.

It is an efficient system, it was only after our boiler was fixed last winter, that I realised we hadn’t run out of hot water - 4 days in total.

Thanks @Pimms0clock.

Where is this additional pump installed ? Is it in connected to Megaflo somehow ?

Is Dualflo the same as Harvey ?

The pump is in the same cupboard as the megaflow. It was left over from the old system and the plumber decided to use it rather than take it out so that helped when we installed the water softener.

Harvey’s has a very good reputation locally and had an offer so we didn’t look at other types / brands.

if you use a water softener with a combi or an unvented cylinder, you have to use large-bore (high flow) valves and hoses. They usually come with hoses and valves rather like you'd use on a washing machine (but white, for drinking water). The softener company will normally offer them as an option or as an extra. High flow hoses may have a braided stainless outer, rather than bare plastic. It's possible they offer a high-flow softener where the control head is also a bigger size. Softeners are made in various sizes, for example for hairdressers and hotels.

Search out all the stopcocks and service valves, because they all need to be full-bore or they will constrict the flow.

you'll want the plumbing to be run in 22mm pipe all the way from the internal stopcock. if your old water supply pipe is half-inch or 15mm, you'll almost certainly need to dig it up and lay a bigger one.

Thanks PigletJohn.

Interesting !! SO it is true that the high rate flow has nothing to do with what tyoe of water softener one has installed, its the pipe sie and the high flow values which need installation.

Quite interesting, as I am getting water softeners starting from £xxx to £xxxx.

Kube2 is one such example. Not sure if anybody has installed this with 3/4 bathrooms.