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John M, please, no more pump gags, my sides can't take it :) Birmingham Spanner, yes they have copper pipes in/out and it's when the hot water is heating rather than the central heating i think.

I need more pumps in my life

Thanks Birmingham Spanner. It's great in that its out of the way up ther, its just the noise of the pumps that made me worry a bit. I don't know what the pumps are for, they are the pumps that used to sit next to the hot water cylinder...the plumber moved the hot water cylinder, but left the...

Hi, I wonder if anyone can answer my question. Is it wise to put a hot water storage tank in the loft? This is exactly what we have and the pumps etc. seem to be working overtime and I just wondered if we'd had some bad advice/tradesmanship or it is normal? Sorry if this is a stupid...

Thanks everyone for your helpful responses. I have decided that we will keep the existing boiler system and run a mixer shower from the tank, I've done my scientific experiments and the water will re-heat in time. I may go for a pumped solution, but one more thing, I don't understand how...

This is excellent news, i get up way before anyone else in the house to walk the dog...maybe a decent shower isn't out of reach after all. I'm about to drain all the hot water from the tank to see how quickly it will re-heat. All very scientifically of course. Thanks, Phil.

Thanks ColJack and bernardgreen for your responses. Armed with a jug and a stop watch, I observed the following from my bathroom: 1. Cold bath tap delivers ~20 litres of water per minute 2. Mixer tap at sensible temperature delivers ~15 litres of water per minute (hot has less pressure...

Thanks for your reply Stem. I *think* i'm going to have to go for the electric shower despite the poorer flow as I can't risk running out of water in the morning. I'd love a power shower, but I think our tank would be empty in minutes. The other option would be a combi like you say, but I...

Hi, I've just moved into a new house and the shower is terrible. It barely has the power to even wet me, if you turn the head upside down water will only trickle out. It's an electric shower (a Heatrae Sadia 'Dove') which looks quite old. It appears to be fed from the cold water mains...