Shower Pump question

paulb

I have a Twin Impeller Shower Pump that has stopped working this morning - my local plumber is away at the moment and I was wondering if anyone can advise on -

1) the expected life of a shower pump (it's 3 yrs old - typical domestic usage 2ad/3children)
2) the liklihood it is it repairable (and by what kind of trade/business)
3) what to look for if I need to replace it (manufacturers/product/pressured delivery). It needs to serve 2 showers in the house

I'm at work now and forgot to note the pump manufacturer or model.

Any advice from the forum would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

10-10-20

There is an electronic 'switch' in many of these pumps which can go faulty over time or use. You may be able to replace it without the cost of a new pump.
Mine went, it was a Salamander, and the manufacturers were able to send me a service kit to replace the commonly faulty conponents.

davidoco

If you are sure there is power coming off the fuse or the plug to the pump get a magnet and run it along the first 6 inches of all four pipes coming out of the pump. Trust me you might end up paying someone €80 to do this.

paulb

Thanks for the reply David - I'm not sure I undestand your advice though, what's the purpose or outcome of doing this?

Cheers

davidoco

paulb wrote: »

Thanks for the reply David - I'm not sure I undestand your advice though, what's the purpose or outcome of doing this?

Cheers

It's the electronic 'switch' referred to above by another poster. It can get stuck. It's not easy to describe where it is but follow what I said above and you might get a result otherwise it's a plumber you need.