Re: [OT] Shower Pumps

["Paul Robinson" <ukcueman@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

My en-suite is in a loft conversion, so the tanks are lower than the shower
head.
Consequently, I have a pumped shower using a pump designed for these
negative head
situations. The pump is in the airing cupboard (with the hot & cold
water tanks) next to
the shower. It all works very well, serves only the shower, and is quite
quiet.

But maybe this question would be better on the self build group?

Paul
----- Original Message -----
From: "White, Peter" <peter.white@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 9:12 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] OT: Shower Pumps


>
> We had a pumped shower in our last house - as you've described, the
pump was
> in the a/c and fed only the en suite shower; it was wonderful, and
silent,
> as opposed to a wall-mounted power shower.  The pump itself was
audible when
> running, but not loud by any means (it sat on a rubber damping mat,
and was
> attached with flexible hoses.  I'm not sure about the value of having
it
> pumping to all circuits; for us the tap flow rate was fine, and if we
had
> put all the HW though it that would have meant the pump spinning up
every
> time a hot tap was turned on, which would have been a pain.
>
> Pete
>
>    _____
>
> From: Rob Mouser [mailto:rob@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 06 April 2005 19:44
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] OT: Shower Pumps
>
>
> Hi
>
>
>
> Still trying to find out more info on our proposed on-suite upgrade,
this is
> an HA upgraded on-suite so its vaguely on-topic(ish).
>
> We had received a quote for the suite etc that we really liked and
then I
> discovered (By reading the brochure, something the salesman in the
store
> clearly had not!) that the wall mounted taps and spouts we had chosen
need 2
> bar of pressure and as we have a gravity fed system with around 0.2
bar we
> are going to need a pump.
>
> The salesman tells me the only place I can put this is in the airing
> cupboard? But surely this would then make more sense to have a whole
house
> pump that would aid any future upgrades in the other bathroom etc?
>
> I am also interested to know how people find powered showers? Another
shop
> has told us that we will only get 10-15 mins of hot showering from our
> 130ltr hot water cylinder?
>
> Would really appreciate any input, experience or links to help and
info as
> I'm not finding the 'average' salesman too helpful and my plumber (Who
is a
> good workman.) appears to have taken the accountant's oath "I
can't give you
> advice, just point out the options, you choose and I take no
> responsibility!" Argh!
>
>
>
> Many thanks,
>
>
>
> Rob