Noisy Water Pump

dubmark74

Hi, i recently got a water pump installed which feeds my bathroom shower/bath. It is a 1.5bar Watermill from B&Q. It is installed on the floor of my hot press. I got a plumber to install it. It is fitted as per instructions, seperate cold supply from tank, surry flange on hot tank, etc. My problem is it is very noisy, to the point where im sure it can be heard next door. The plumber seemed to think that it was normal, but i've never heard one this loud. It is louder the more i turn the cold tap down. My questions are:

The shower is just a mixer tap with hose. Im wondering if this is suitable for the pressure. Is the shower head important.

My immersion is heated from the central heating boiler. Is it possible that the water is too hot and there is air/steam in the pump?

The pump is sitting on the floor (wooden). It has no fixing holes. If i lift it up off the floor it is no quieter, so i don't thing this is a problem. Is it better to sit it on a concrete slab?

Any help appreciated. Thanks.

LIFFY FISHING

dubmark74 wrote: »

Hi, i recently got a water pump installed which feeds my bathroom shower/bath. It is a 1.5bar Watermill from B&Q. It is installed on the floor of my hot press. I got a plumber to install it. It is fitted as per instructions, seperate cold supply from tank, surry flange on hot tank, etc. My problem is it is very noisy, to the point where im sure it can be heard next door. The plumber seemed to think that it was normal, but i've never heard one this loud. It is louder the more i turn the cold tap down. My questions are:

The shower is just a mixer tap with hose. Im wondering if this is suitable for the pressure. Is the shower head important.

My immersion is heated from the central heating boiler. Is it possible that the water is too hot and there is air/steam in the pump?

The pump is sitting on the floor (wooden). It has no fixing holes. If i lift it up off the floor it is no quieter, so i don't thing this is a problem. Is it better to sit it on a concrete slab?

Any help appreciated. Thanks.

The noise as you point out is resonance from the floor, get a paving slab and put a bit of carpet under the slab and an other bit on top and it will help, but be aware you have a plastic pump and they are much noiser than a brass body pump

corkgsxr

Presume it has flexy hoses off it?

I find diff brands make diff noise, I think grundfos is best.

Take a pict there could be something we can pick on.


I find b and q bathroom gear to be brutal quality.

dubmark74

Having read a number of posts on this subject, i put a piece of pation slab under the pump with silcone between the slab/flooor and slab/pump. It seemed a bit less noisey for a day or so. Then today its back to its old noisey self. I'm thinking it is just a bad quality pump. I paid 135 euro, does this seem a bit cheap? I thought about bringing to back and upgrading to a better one, but it looks like B&Q only do the Watermill.

dubmark74

corkgsxr wrote: »

Presume it has flexy hoses off it?

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Yes, four flexi hoses.

LIFFY FISHING

dubmark74 wrote: »

Having read a number of posts on this subject, i put a piece of pation slab under the pump with silcone between the slab/flooor and slab/pump. It seemed a bit less noisey for a day or so. Then today its back to its old noisey self. I'm thinking it is just a bad quality pump. I paid 135 euro, does this seem a bit cheap? I thought about bringing to back and upgrading to a better one, but it looks like B&Q only do the Watermill.

B&Q wont take back a fitted pump,you only have two options, live with it, or buy a brass body Stuart Turner , or Grundfoss pump & you wont get thst quality in B& Q you will need to go to a good plumbing suppliers

corkgsxr

Prefer grundfos myself. Great stuff

dubmark74

LIFFY FISHING wrote: »

buy a brass body Stuart Turner , or Grundfoss pump

Thanks Liffey, what sort of price would i expect to pay for a 1.5bar one of these? Do you know of good places to buy in Dublin. Thanks, Mark.

LIFFY FISHING

dubmark74 wrote: »

Thanks Liffey, what sort of price would i expect to pay for a 1.5bar one of these? Do you know of good places to buy in Dublin. Thanks, Mark.

What side of the city u on ?

dubmark74

LIFFY FISHING wrote: »

What side of the city u on ?

Soutch side, but travel M50 every day

LIFFY FISHING

dubmark74 wrote: »

Soutch side, but travel M50 every day

Davies Raheney
Botanic Builfing Supplies Glasnevin
Dublin Providers, Dunlaoire or Old Kilmainham

dubmark74

Great thanks. Just looking at B&Q UK web site and it says the Watermill WASP 50 pump is not suitable for ROI. So they are selling pumps which are not suitable for Irish houses. Do you know why this would not be suitable. How are UK water systems different. I'm sure i would have a case for returning based on this.