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Shower Pump question

  • 28-03-2011 9:05pm
    #1
    sky6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,444 ✭✭✭


    Hi All, I'm putting in a new 4 pipe Grohe sd103 shower pump. It's also important to point out that it is a Bungalow. The pump will have it's own dedicated cold supply from the Storage tank. There is a Surrey and an Essex flange providing the hot supply from the cylinder. My question is can I take a Tee from both the Hot and cold pressurized side of the pump to pressurize the hot and cold to the Kitchen Taps. Any help is much appreciated as I don't want to do it if it is not going to work.


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  • #2
    Outkast_IRE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,516 ✭✭✭Outkast_IRE


    sky6 wrote: »
    Hi All, I'm putting in a new 4 pipe Grohe sd103 shower pump. It's also important to point out that it is a Bungalow. The pump will have it's own dedicated cold supply from the Storage tank. There is a Surrey and an Essex flange providing the hot supply from the cylinder. My question is can I take a Tee from both the Hot and cold pressurized side of the pump to pressurize the hot and cold to the Kitchen Taps. Any help is much appreciated as I don't want to do it if it is not going to work.
    Isnt the cold at the kitchen tap already pressurised from mains water ? the problem with your idea is mainly that the kitchen tap water will be taken from tank in the attic which is not to be considered wholesome and perfectly drinkable , as for all you know insects/rats/mice or anything have contaminated it , if you go on hols its untouched for weeks .
    I have gone into a home where they had done this and the family said they suffered from stomach bugs quite often as they cooked and drank this water.


  • #3
    Carlow52
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,389 ✭✭✭Carlow52


    if u want non-rising main pressurised cold at kitchen sink to match the hot then u could go for a triple tap at the sink which would allow for the rising main as a separate feed.
    Another problem with your idea is that these shower pumps work best when both hot and cold are drawn off together, ur idea would mean hot to sink would only have hot side actually flowing on pump and the cold side would just be wasting energy and shortening life of pump.


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