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I am hoping to remove most of the radiators from my system which is heated from the back of a solid fuel stove. I will be leaving the coil to the bottom of the hot water tank, and a medium single bathroom radiator in the system (removing the equivalent of 4 large single radiators). I am warned...

that suggests that I need to put in completely new pipework for the shower all the way from the cylinder? What happens if I just pressurise the existing pipework using the pump - it is going to a straight forward bar mixer mounted on the bath.? I know that equal pressure is the best, but I...

respectfully, a ct55 is a single pump, the ct 50 is the twin pump. it's a long story, but in the end pumping up the pressure on the hot & using a double check valve seems to be the best solution - plumbing in a new output from the cold water tank etc, is due to the layout of the house & the...

Hi, a bit of advice please on putting in a Salamander CT55 shower pump (1.7 bar) on the hot supply to a shower mixer via a double check valve just under the mixer. (cold mains pressure 2.0 bar) I had originally intended this to go under the bath, but it is too big! ditto under the...

Hi, a bit of advice please on putting in a Salamander CT55 shower pump (1.7 bar) on the hot supply to a shower mixer via a double check valve just under the mixer. (cold mains pressure 2.0 bar) I had originally intended this to go under the bath, but it is too big! ditto under the...

Also, just scanning through the rest of the postings on shower pumps, mine comes complete with a 3 pin plug so I was planning to plumb the pump in under the bath & then run the cable to the nearest switched socket (outside the bathroom) rather than wire it permanently to the mains. I can easily...

Hi, a bit of advice please - I am installing a new shower pump, rating 450W, 2.0 amps - would 3 amp mains cable be good enough for this - I know it should in theory but I am not sure of the tolerances. thanks. Also, fitted an electric shower last year 10mm cable - checked by local P reg...