pressurising pump

sponge_bob

i had a wilo 3.5/3.6bar pressurising pump fitted in the house but it has packed in. so i will need a new one, i was quoted 440euros in heatmerchants for a dabb pump the other day:eek: i was so shocked that i forgot to ask was that +vat or including vat i pressume it was including.

anyhow is there better value out there or is this the go of things.?

mark_18tp

try this company they do have a website and an online shop

drilling pumping solutions they are in bangor northern ireland but have got a number of dab silent booster pumps of them in the pass and are cheaper than your quote

mark_18tp

http://www.dpspumps.com/product/silent_booster_set_4m_60122698

sponge_bob

that price looks good 275stg about 330euros.
do you reckon that pump will give me 3.5bar?, going by the pressure clock fitted to the last system thats what the wilo pump was giving.
there is an upstairs bathroom in the house with a shower which is rougly 16'/4mtr from ground level. do you think that this pump will provide a good flow rate up there?

just anxious to get something similar to what we had before which was quite good, allthough we are working on 1bar mains with the last few weeks which is pretty dismal especially upstairs, or so iam told;)

sponge_bob

done alot of looking on the internet there for a spec sheet for that pump you linked but couldn't find one. cant open that 'print product info' link on this computer.

so judging by the limited info available on their site i have been crunching the numbers.
the dab you linked shows 10l/m at 43mtr head = 6000l an hour
the wilo pump i have is doing 4.8m3/hr @ 35mtr head = 4800l an hour

so based on that i think it would be safe to assume that the dab pump you linked is comparative if not better than the unit i had fitted.

so i think i will go ahead and buy it.


thanks for the link.:)


edit:
i think i will wait until i get home this evening before ordering, i want to check a few things first. i should be able to open that info document on my computer at home, that inlet and outlet pipe looks like its only 1/2inch, i have a 1" supply coming from 2x100ltr tanks in the attic. with such small inlet and outlet it might suffer when filling the bath which has a 3/4 feed to it and its a pretty big bath too, don't want the water going cold before getting in;). i also wouldn't mind seeing what wattage that pump is?

mark_18tp

i have used this pump of number off times and you will be impressed
the connections are 1 inch female thread on the inlet and outlet if your pumping a standard 2 storey house will deliver up to 70 litres a minute

it comes fitted with a 2 pong plug and i just put it in a adaptor and it works fine and still dones fitted over 2 years ago.

have it fitted in a upstairs in a cylinder cupboard and its very quiet 67db about the same as an battery powered toothbrush.

mark_18tp

240volt

sponge_bob

mark_18tp wrote: »

i have used this pump of number off times and you will be impressed
the connections are 1 inch female thread on the inlet and outlet if your pumping a standard 2 storey house will deliver up to 70 litres a minute

it comes fitted with a 2 pong plug and i just put it in a adaptor and it works fine and still dones fitted over 2 years ago.

have it fitted in a upstairs in a cylinder cupboard and its very quiet 67db about the same as an battery powered toothbrush.

ahh good
once the fittings were bigger rather than smaller.:)
i went ahead and ordered one just there so will see how she goes.:)

mark_18tp

trust me you will not reget.
dab 4m well del 4 bar at 70 litres a minute.
well priced and well made unit
let the forum know how it turned out for you.

sponge_bob

mark_18tp wrote: »

trust me you will not reget.
dab 4m well del 4 bar at 70 litres a minute.
well priced and well made unit
let the forum know how it turned out for you.

hey
just a note to let you know how i got on with this pump.
first off the crowd in the north were spot on to deal with, i ordered the pump friday evening/night, they emailed me on monday for contact details for the delivery truck and i had the pump on tuesday at 11 0'clock. 10 outta 10 there for fast prompt delivery. and also 10/10 for a really good price.:)

i didn't get around to fitting the pump until this evening, had to reroute a bit of pipework for the new pump to suit, so alittle bit of work there. not so sure if it is any quieter than the wilo pump that i had fitted previously but it certainly isn't any louder. it is a much more compact and neater looking unit than the wilo pump. she is also alot more powerfull pushing the pressure gauge up to 5.1bar compared to the 3.6 bar that the wilo was producing.

so first impressions are, that iam very pleased with the new pump and the service from DPSpumps, 10/10 so far, now all it has to do is last longer than 8years and i will be very pleased:D

big shout out to mark there for his link.;):D

d o'c

good job!
do the inlets point upward, I checked out the link, and can only see 3 ports?

sponge_bob

d o'c wrote: »

good job!
do the inlets point upward, I checked out the link, and can only see 3 ports?

there is one inlet, thats in the front and there is one outlet thats pointing up. there is also a blank/stud underneath not sure if it is another outlet, i didn't do much investigating as it wasn't affecting my installation, but i think it might be more of a drain stud rather than an outlet.