Question -Water system pressure pump

[Al & Sue]

Just read that sadly this site is to close shortly, so best get this question that I have been pondering over posted smartish!

The water pressure in my house at Tala is not great, this is especially noticeable in the showers, I have read that some houses have pressurised water systems, and have recently been into a friends rented property where they have an electric pump installed which boosts the pressure throughout the property. My questions are , can this sort of pump be fitted to an existing domestic water system, and if so what sort of cost would be involved, also recommendations of a plumber or company by pm would be welcome.

Thanks

Al

[darrow]

You can buy a pump at one stop but you need to make sure your hot water tank is capable of withstanding the pressure too. We bought ours from Avra on the way to the airport. No problems since and the shower is invigorating instead of a dribble! Can't say how much to have fitted because we did it ourselves.

[trevnhil]

I can only add that a pressurised system with a pump is great. I know nothing about the fixing of them though as we have had ours since the house was built.
Like others I have heard that your system / fittings need to be able to withstand the extra pressure.
One other thing.. If you do have a leak you will be sure to know as the pump comes on when the pressure in the system lowers in the case of any leaks.

Trev.

[Wee Stumpy]

We had one installed for about €700 earlier this year. It is brilliant as I could not cope without the pressure - took us 5 minutes to rinse the shampoo out of our hair!!
The plumber called it a shower pump although it provides pressure to all our taps not just the shower. I believe another system would have been a lot more expensive as we would have needed a new tank I believe - no expert!!

[glang3000]

Most properties in Cyprus have a pressurised system, this is run with a pump and on the cold water system,has only a cold feed in and cold feed out, as its on the incoming pipe it pressurises both hot and cold.

You cannot just add one of these pumps to an existing system, its not plumbed the same but you can add a pump that would be typically used in the UK i.e. a

Salamander.http://www.screwfix.com/p/salamander-pu ... 0bar/82764

This would have both a hot and cold in and a hot and cold out and would be fitted to the pipes as they enter the house, i.e. after both storage tanks.

I have fitted these to my flat and a friends flat, they do work very well but not as good as a pressurised system but much cheaper.

Gary

[mouse]

If your property was built without a pressure system then it is unlikely to have a pressure hot tank so this leaves you with 2 options.
1 have pressure pump fitted and have hot tank replaced with a 6bar pressure type, this is more expensive.
2 leave low pressure hot tank and fit 2 pumps, not the best solution as you have hot water, very hot in the summer going through one of the pumps, but this is cheaper than option 1.
Salamander pumps, replaced a few as the hot water in summer is too hot for the plastic impeller so one side of the pump melts a bit and leaks. The Stuart Turner pump has brass impellers and housing and is a good quality pump and you certainly pay for this extra.
My choice would be to fit 2 pumps. You can buy a reasonably priced Chinese pump which has stainless steel impellers and housing, this is better than a cast iron pump.