I'm writing on behalf on a mate who has a gravity fed hot water system and wants to increase the hot tap pressure throughout the house. The hot water is currently only at head pressure and the bathroom cold supply is also from the cold header tank.
What we're considering doing is fitting a twin head 1.5 bar pump to the feed from the cold water tank and also from the hot water cylinder. Question is will it be ok to install the pump in the loft, or should it be installed in the airing cupboard? I know there needs to be head pressure for the pump to work, but is it the outlet of the water that matters (ie the taps) or where the pump is situated? In the loft the pump itself will only be about 20 cm below the cold water header tank feeding the hot water cylinder. I think this will be ok as the take off from the pump will be in the bathroom below or the kitchen. Will I be ok to install the pump in the loft?
Cheers.
What we're considering doing is fitting a twin head 1.5 bar pump to the feed from the cold water tank and also from the hot water cylinder. Question is will it be ok to install the pump in the loft, or should it be installed in the airing cupboard? I know there needs to be head pressure for the pump to work, but is it the outlet of the water that matters (ie the taps) or where the pump is situated? In the loft the pump itself will only be about 20 cm below the cold water header tank feeding the hot water cylinder. I think this will be ok as the take off from the pump will be in the bathroom below or the kitchen. Will I be ok to install the pump in the loft?
Cheers.