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Re: [OT] Shower Pumps...



in my experience - they are not quiet and they need to be mounted on
bushes
because of the vibration, so that in itself gives you an idea!!
Best bet is too ask/search on screwfix.com forums
You need to have balanced feeds. No use having strong cold weak hot etc


On 25/01/07, Phil Harris <phil@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
>
> .just how noisy are they?
>
> I'm thinking of changing our electric shower for a "proper"
thermostatic
> one
> (so that I can get a good hot shower) but our hot water pressure is
pants,
> cold pressure on the other hand is enough to jetwash barnacles off
boat
> hulls (well, almost). If I were planning to stay in the house longterm
> then
> I'd consider either fitting a combi boiler or a mains pressure hot
water
> system but I'm not so the options are stick with the warm trickle from
the
> leccy shower for now until the house is sold or fit a pump and a
> thermostatic shower and make the facilities seem a bit more appealing
to
> boot!
>
> Obvious location for pump would be under sloped end of bath (which is
> right
> where the existing shower is - not at the "taps" end) so
just wondering
> whether installing a pump there is viable or will it be too noisy.
>
> (Obviously I'm very aware that one man's "Bloody hell that's
loud" is
> another man's "I can live with that" but just trying to get
an idea.)
>
> Phil
>
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>
>
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