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Morning all, I’m having some issues with the Bristan Varispeed hot water pump that forms part of my system and am looking for some advice.
I moved into the property earlier this year and at that time the pump (mounted at floor level by the hot water tank) would kick in on the hot supply on both the bath mixer tap and the kitchen tap but not the bathroom basin tap. I did have occasional instances of it not kicking in on the kitchen tap but it would almost always work.
I’m in the process of having a new kitchen fitted and with the new tap (designed for high and low pressure systems) the pump will not kick in. It still works on the bath mixer taps though.
The cold water isn’t run through the pump and is mains fed, with very good pressure.
My question is how to get the pump to kick in on the kitchen taps again, and preferably on the basin too, which has never worked for me. Both will work if you turn the bath tap on to get the pump to activate. For context the kitchen tap that was working before is higher than the basin tap that had never worked for me. Is it a case of an issue with the flow sensor on the existing pump, do I need a new pump, and if so what sort, or is there an issue with the set up that won’t be resolved with a replacement pump?
Thanks in advance.
I moved into the property earlier this year and at that time the pump (mounted at floor level by the hot water tank) would kick in on the hot supply on both the bath mixer tap and the kitchen tap but not the bathroom basin tap. I did have occasional instances of it not kicking in on the kitchen tap but it would almost always work.
I’m in the process of having a new kitchen fitted and with the new tap (designed for high and low pressure systems) the pump will not kick in. It still works on the bath mixer taps though.
The cold water isn’t run through the pump and is mains fed, with very good pressure.
My question is how to get the pump to kick in on the kitchen taps again, and preferably on the basin too, which has never worked for me. Both will work if you turn the bath tap on to get the pump to activate. For context the kitchen tap that was working before is higher than the basin tap that had never worked for me. Is it a case of an issue with the flow sensor on the existing pump, do I need a new pump, and if so what sort, or is there an issue with the set up that won’t be resolved with a replacement pump?
Thanks in advance.
I’ve tried testing the system for air but it’s still doing it. Looks like a new pump needed after all!
