Is it OK to spur off from the immersion heater wiring to a shower pump? Will any electrician do it for me? (I would do it myself but because of part P...)
Can you pump just the hot water to the shower and use mains for the cold or must you pump cold from the tank in the loft too? (The bathroom already has a good high pressure / good flow rate mains feed).
Would I need to fit an additional tank in the loft to ensure the hot water tank fills up fast enough? What about a [some home county] flange for the hot tank - is it necessary?
Is it necessary to use a separate shower or can I fit a combined bath/shower mixer and pump along the existing pipework to that?
What is the best way to mount a shower pump in the (quite small) airing cupboard to avoid sending vibrations through the whole house?
(By the way - I can't fit a combi as there is no gas to the property!)
On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 12:32:05 +0000 someone who may be Adrian wrote this:-
Provided that the circuit is designed properly. In essence that means using the correct cable sizes and installing a switched fused connection unit (probably beside the switch for the heater). However, this will mean that the circuit to the immersion heater needs to be left on all the time and the heater switched locally, which is poor practice.
Far better to install a supply from a suitable circuit.
Is the immersion heater in a bathroom?
Imagine what would happen when the mains fails. Cold water will cease almost immediately, but there will still be a reservoir of water on the hot side. One could trust that a thermostatic valve will react to this situation and react fast enough. Alternatively one could design the shower to avoid this possibility altogether. Which do you think is the better option?
A rather more minor consideration is that the cold and hot will be at different pressures unless both are pumped and the pressure of the cold will vary throughout the day.
If the thought of running another pipe is a concern consider a venturi shower.
How on earth do we know the size of your storage tanks, the flow rate of the mains and the flow rate of your shower? The shower manufacturer should state a minimum size of storage tank, ensure yours is that size or larger.
No. Such a flange in the cylinder can be useful in some circumstances, but there are often other ways of doing the same thing.
Of course you can fit a combined mixer. The question is how well it will work and how long the pump will last as they are not designed for filling baths.
On an offcut of carpet can work, provided ventilation is not obstructed.
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