Wanting a shower pump

andru8 · 22 Jun 2007

I want to change my thermostatic shower unit to a more modern design.I know i will be needing a pump for this.My cold is straight of the mains and the cold is from a tank on the same level as the bathroom.The cold water pressure is fantastic but the hot is just normal for this type of setup.Can you recommend a good quiet pump just to pump the hot water side of the system as i think this is the best way for me to go.This is the type of shower head i am hoping to use.
http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/1735-1813

Thanks

NickStone · 22 Jun 2007

Great looking shower, Andru. I'm not sure which pump is the quietest. However, Stuart Turner pumps are some of the noisiest so you might want to avoid those. I had one once and you could hear it throughout the whole house.

pannierstan · 22 Jun 2007

New Team Dura speed is excellent but I am unsure if they do a single impellor version

Stan

andru8 · 22 Jun 2007

Thanks so far i'll have a look at them both over the next day or so

pannierstan · 22 Jun 2007

main thing with a shower pump is try to find one that has a continuous duty cycle.
What that means is that you can run it for as long as you want (the newteam is such a pump)
There are a great many pumps out there which have a duty cycle of 15-30 mins max and for some people that aint long (like the kids

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NickStone · 22 Jun 2007

This one claims to be real quiet, Andru:

http://www.techflow.co.uk/qt.htm

Newboy · 23 Jun 2007

bear in mind that you cannot pump your cold supply and trying to balance mains fed cold and pump hot could be a nightmare - most mixers require equal pressure on both supplies.

You could try a venturi type shower (the cold mains pressure pumps the tank fed hot)

or you could try a pressure equailising valve if you go down the mains cold/pupmed hot route.

RachelG · 23 Jun 2007

Hi,

Please recommend good value and quiet pump. Many thanks

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