Shower pump

[kangarolf]

Hi all,

I'm a novice plumber, and I am looking for some advice on suitable pumps for a shower.

Its fed from a hot water tank and a cold water cistern in the roof, the pressure is pretty low as the hot water tank is at the same level as the shower and the cold water has less than a metre head of pressure. So I'd like to put a pump in. Any recommendations welcome.

Thanks
Rolf

[ade916]

I had a simular set up and it worked for me by putting the pump at the bottom of the hot water cylinder. Make sure you fit a surrey type flange at the top of the cylinder to keep the feed to the pump independent of the rest of the hot water system. the best ones (in my opinion) are the ones which rotate so it will fit the existing hot water take off from the top of the cylinder. Your meant to take the cold water feed straight from the cold water tank in the loft. But i cheated and put a reduced "T" from the cold water domestic feed as close to the tank as i could (6 inches)(Not the riseing main)I ran the pipes from the pump through the loft. Saved pulling up floor boards. Ive done this 3 times now and im very pleased with the results. if the pressure is low from the tanks try to use as less elbows joints as you can. my moms got 3 power showers in her house using 3 shower pumps (MIRA PPT3) they are all over 10 years old and are still going strong) Ive used 1 (got it from Ebay) the other 2 are easiboost pumps by showerforce. I like the showerforce pumps as the pressure can be adjusted. Ive never paid more than £110 for a new pump. Ive use copper and Hep2o. Remember use only full bore gate valves. Hope this helps.
Ade