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Shower Pump

  • 16-12-2011 8:21pm
    #1
    treass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12 ✭


    Hi,
    I'm currently having problems with the hot water in my house. It's heated by the immersion/gas which works no problem, but when the tank is filled with hot water the pump has trouble pumping the hot water out and all I get is cold water. The pump and most of the plumbing is all new so I really don't know what's wrong.

    Any quick way to fix this or should I just get used to lukewarm showers..?


Comments

  • #2
    Joey the lips
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,262 ✭✭✭✭Joey the lips


    It sounds like your pump might be connect wrong. Can you take pictures of where your pump is connected to the hot tank.

    I am guessing that when the water is hot its expanding and somehow the pump is pulling in air instead of water.


  • #3
    meercat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,828 ✭✭✭meercat


    have you tried cleaning the nozzles of the shower head


  • #4
    sullzz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,409 ✭✭✭sullzz


    If the hot water gets too hot it can sometimes prevent the pump from working correctly , can you get a temperature reading of your hot water , have you got a cylinder stat to control the temperature , have you noticed tjat your water is very hot


  • #5
    ANXIOUS
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,095 ✭✭✭ANXIOUS


    sullzz wrote: »
    If the hot water gets too hot it can sometimes prevent the pump from working correctly , can you get a temperature reading of your hot water , have you got a cylinder stat to control the temperature , have you noticed tjat your water is very hot

    How would you go about lowering the temperature of your water? I think mine is too hot and burning out the pump.


  • #6
    braintoxic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 147 ✭✭braintoxic


    ANXIOUS wrote: »
    sullzz wrote: »
    If the hot water gets too hot it can sometimes prevent the pump from working correctly , can you get a temperature reading of your hot water , have you got a cylinder stat to control the temperature , have you noticed tjat your water is very hot

    How would you go about lowering the temperature of your water? I think mine is too hot and burning out the pump.
    .. hold on a while now , first things first . Has it ever worked right? Is this a new problem?


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  • #7
    ANXIOUS
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,095 ✭✭✭ANXIOUS


    braintoxic wrote: »
    .. hold on a while now , first things first . Has it ever worked right? Is this a new problem?

    It works fine sometimes. This will be the second time I've had to get it changed in 5years. It'll work for a while then it'll make this buzzing noise and a burning smell. I have to turn it off, and then plug it back in.


  • #8
    braintoxic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 147 ✭✭braintoxic


    If it works fine sometimes it has nothing to do with temprature, ur pump is too weak for d job n replacing it with d same type head will result in it burning out again n again . Ur plumber needs to fit a stronger pump.


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