This is my first post, so please bear with me....
I have a new(ish) build house, which is around 12 years old. The hot water system is gravity fed with a large header tank in the loft.. The shower in the en-suite is a simple thermostat/mixer type.. I looks good, as its just a knob/hose sticking out of the all, but its pretty useless.. Its got a low flow rate and almost no pressure, but its barely acceptable..
The shower gets stiff from time to time, so every year or so, I have to dismantle the valve, de-scale it, grease it and re-install and this was my job for the weekend.
Whilst doing this I started to wonder if its worth ripping out the entire en-suite and having a completely new bathroom installed... It would just be nice to have a powerful shower with a bit of flow.
So my topic of discussion in work today was "showers" and someone asked why I simply didn't fit a Shower Pump.. A few mins later I was looking at Screwfix and then Ebay and figured that a 2bar Salamander CT75 would be a good choice.
I simply assumed I could break into my exisiting 15mm cold/hot pipework feeding the shower and connect the pump, but then I started to read about "Essex Flanges" and thought I needed some advice.
So I spoke to Salamander who have told me.
1. I need to change the flange on my tank to an 'Essex' type and then re-jig the pipes to other services and the vent.
2. Provide a 22mm hot feed directly from the tank to the pump
3. Provide a 22mm feed directly from the cold supply to the pump.
If I have to do the above, then its not something I want to do myself.. I can turn my hand to most things, but I don't like plumbing.
What would happen if I just cut the existing 15mm pipes and inserted the pump? No Essex value... no direct feeds.. Would it work? Would it cause problems elsewhere?
I am going to get a quote from a plumber, but I would still like to do most of this myself.
Jon
I have a new(ish) build house, which is around 12 years old. The hot water system is gravity fed with a large header tank in the loft.. The shower in the en-suite is a simple thermostat/mixer type.. I looks good, as its just a knob/hose sticking out of the all, but its pretty useless.. Its got a low flow rate and almost no pressure, but its barely acceptable..
The shower gets stiff from time to time, so every year or so, I have to dismantle the valve, de-scale it, grease it and re-install and this was my job for the weekend.
Whilst doing this I started to wonder if its worth ripping out the entire en-suite and having a completely new bathroom installed... It would just be nice to have a powerful shower with a bit of flow.
So my topic of discussion in work today was "showers" and someone asked why I simply didn't fit a Shower Pump.. A few mins later I was looking at Screwfix and then Ebay and figured that a 2bar Salamander CT75 would be a good choice.
I simply assumed I could break into my exisiting 15mm cold/hot pipework feeding the shower and connect the pump, but then I started to read about "Essex Flanges" and thought I needed some advice.
So I spoke to Salamander who have told me.
1. I need to change the flange on my tank to an 'Essex' type and then re-jig the pipes to other services and the vent.
2. Provide a 22mm hot feed directly from the tank to the pump
3. Provide a 22mm feed directly from the cold supply to the pump.
If I have to do the above, then its not something I want to do myself.. I can turn my hand to most things, but I don't like plumbing.
What would happen if I just cut the existing 15mm pipes and inserted the pump? No Essex value... no direct feeds.. Would it work? Would it cause problems elsewhere?
I am going to get a quote from a plumber, but I would still like to do most of this myself.
Jon