Can I fit a shower pump to this tank?

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I want to fit a salamander rsp50 to my existing system but reading through the instructions I'm not sure it's going to be as straight forward as i'd have hoped :(

The instructions say my tank should have either a no stop essex flange, warrix flange, york flange (if less than 20l per min) or salamander s flange. And should not have an inverted loop on the supply. I've attached a pic of my tank, don't know what flange that is? but I'm not sure if I can connect the pump to the existing hot supply as the pump would be at the base of the tank so guess that would count as an inverted loop? Advice please...

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Thats not a tank mate thats a cylinder.
Well that's technically correct but not very helpfull :rolleyes: ; lets see if I can help with the rest of it based on before you deleted the link, presumable because of the comment.
I want to fit a salamander rsp50 to my existing system but reading through the instructions I'm not sure it's going to be as straight forward as i'd have hoped :(
Usually the case; it’s invariably not as straightforward you think! An RSP 50 is a pretty basic pump, what are you hoping to achive?

The instructions say my tank should have either a no stop essex flange, warrix flange, york flange (if less than 20l per min) or salamander s flange.
Doing well so far & an Essex flange is always the best.

And should not have an inverted loop on the supply.
Correct; but probbaly doesn’t really apply to what you’ve got there.

I've attached a pic of my tank, don't know what flange that is?
Doesn’t look like a flange at all, just an elbow with an isolating valve on it, presumably to act as some sort of manual vent; I'm not sure what's going on with the gate valve on what should be an open vent. It’s not suitable for a pumped supply.

but I'm not sure if I can connect the pump to the existing hot supply
As it is, no.

as the pump would be at the base of the tank so guess that would count as an inverted loop? Advice please...
Base of the tank is the best place for the pump & with the correct flange, that’s not an inverted loop.

You seem to be struggling a bit to understand what’s required & I would advise you either get some professional advice or spend more time reading & understanding the technical manual & reading the archive posts on this forum; but by all means come back with specific questions.
 
Okay fair enough. Basically the old power shower died so I'm replacing it with a mixer shower and seperate pump as I think it'll look neater than a plastic box on the wall.

The pipe with isolating valve you saw was supplying the old power shower which is now removed.

My original question was really, can I simply connect the new pump to the exisiting pipe work (as the old power shower was) but I think the answer is probably no.

So it has now dawned on me that as opposed to a simple remove the old shower and replace with new one (albeit with seperate pump) that it's not that straight forward as the old installation was poor.

From what i've read, I think I need either a salamander s valve which will replace the elbow that comes out of the hot water cylinder and I'll have to redo the current pipe work or an essex flange but I guess that means drilling a hole in the side of the cylinder which is a bit scary.

Guess i'll have to get a professional in and pay the price :(

p.s. dunno what happed to the pic but it's also here http://photosandstuff.fotopic.net/p57847612.html probably don't like direct linking?
 
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My original question was really, can I simply connect the new pump to the exisiting pipe work (as the old power shower was) but I think the answer is probably no.
The answer is no. Even if it was a replacement, self enclosed shower unit, my answer would still be no, the way it was connected!
So it has now dawned on me that as opposed to a simple remove the old shower and replace with new one (albeit with seperate pump) that it's not that straight forward as the old installation was poor.
Correct again; but I’m not really surprised the old shower unit was poor.
From what i've read, I think I need either a salamander s valve which will replace the elbow that comes out of the hot water cylinder and I'll have to redo the current pipe work or an essex flange but I guess that means drilling a hole in the side of the cylinder which is a bit scary.
Personally, I’d go with an Essex flange which is by far the best solution. Scary? ; maybe cos you have to drill a big hole in the tank but installation is straight forward, it really does depend on how experienced you are & how much confidence you have!

Guess i'll have to get a professional in and pay the price :(
It isn’t rocket science but does need some understanding & the capabilities of a moderately competent DIY. Even if you don’t intend to do he work yourself, it’s very worthwhile understanding the concepts so you don’t get ripped off by some that say they are professionals!
 
Thanks for your help Richard, you've confirmed all my suspiscions.
 

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