Does anyone know why there is a water pump (labelled) in my system ?.
It is on permanently (just wired into a plug)
Does anyone know why there is a water pump (labelled) in my system ?.
It is on permanently (just wired into a plug)
when openining a tap? - usually used in hospitals and the like to avoid cool spots where legionella can breed.
Owain
Looks like a shower pump ( or similar ) to provide high-pressure hot water to some outlet ( perhaps some high pressure only mixer taps, or a shower mixer, where the cold HP feed comes off the mains. )
Even though it's plugged directly in, there might be a flow switch so it only kicks in when there's flow in that leg.
Can you hear /feel the pump run? Go round turning things on till you hear the pump start.
If it really does run 24/7, then it may be secondary circulation, but I don't see the return coming back to the cold feed via a check-valve and swept tee.
Thanks for the replies
Have now had a further look:
wired into a junction box (where the mains cable to the pump goes) is a connection from a Honeywell L641A1005 stat attached 2/3 the way up the cylinder set just under 50 degrees C
Switching the pump off
the pipe leading to the pump from the cylinder gets hot
turn pump back on pipe cools
The pump body itself is very warm
Photo of pump?
Make/Model?
Can you trace where the pipe on the other side of the pump goes?
Is there another pipe connected to the cylinder that gets cooler when the pump is off and hot when the pump is on?
Pump is a Grundfoss Type UM 20-07 N 150 PC
I am unable to trace the pipe ATM I need someone to help (will do tonight)
The only other pipes connected to the cylinder are the boiler connections - none change
Couple more things:
If I manually turn the stat connected to the pump to just under 70 c the pump stops
There is another stat on the cylinder lower down connected to the Y plan valve
On 27 Mar 2007 02:22:09 -0700, "David Sims" mused:
Try using Imageshack, free and easy. ;)
Sorry try this:
ttp://ph.uncle-dave.co.uk/upload/images/hw.jpg
On 27 Mar 2007 04:10:56 -0700, "David Sims" mused:
guess is secondary hot water circulation pump but someting should get hot as there would be a return.
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