what shower pump should i get?

Gr1f · 08-10-2007 10:57am #1

Hi Folks,
Living in a small enough 2 bed house. The water pressure is lousy. How Water Cyl is locates on ground level beside bathroom. Wondering what pump i should get for a decent shower?

I have seen thos small red ones a few times over the years, they pump hot&cold, they seem to work very well. and seem easy enough to install compared with wiring up a Triton type unit.

Any idea on how much these types of water pumps cost?

Thanks in advance

the_syco · 08-10-2007 11:39am

Get an i90 or whatever the new one is called. Very good. On the second one now (bathroom was done up, so got a new one).

Dizzyblonde · 08-10-2007 11:46am

You can get a Triton for under €300, a pump shower which doesn't heat the water will cost from €400 and you've then to buy the pump separately. The cheaper pumps aren't much use so you'll need to fork out for a decent one.
The Triton saves on water heating costs too as it only heats what you're using, and including installation costs it'll probably come in under €500.

cyberspider · 08-10-2007 1:26pm

Triton showers are great but you do lose out on water pressure. To increase the heat they have to reduce the power as it heats the cold water.

I installed two high pressure showers in the house last year. After looking at the options and talking to a few plumbers. I went for a 1.0 bar Monsoon pump. I hooked the large hot water tank to this and made sure I had a big cold water tank (actually installed two). The pump was just connected to the showers, ensuring a high pressure shower whenever I need it.

Two main disadvantages;

I need to have a tank of hot waters to have a shower.
It can be quite easy to go through all the hot water (2-3 showers), even with the big tanks.

what shower pump should i get?

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