Water Output
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Water Output
I just moved into a newly built house so all is brand new in a new part of our community. Our basement is unfinished so i am slowly finishing it off. In our bathroom i would like to put in 2 shower heads controlled by the same hot/cold water valve. I just want to be able to turn the one shower head off or on so one will always be on. My question is, would you guess that i would be able to sufficiently supply these 2 shower heads on a half inch line? I don't know what the output of a 1/2" line is. Aren't shower heads regulated at like 2.5 gpm or something? Thanks for the help
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Showerheads are rated at 2-1/2 gallons per minute. The line should support 2 showerheads but if you want to be able to turn one off then you are talking a separate valve for this. My recommendation would be to make the head that you want to shut off, one of those that has an on/off lever built into the head. You could even use the same type for both heads to do this. Good luck with your project.