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High efficiency circulation pumps, is it worth changing

  • 06-10-2013 8:30pm
    #1
    azul
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 91 ✭✭


    I'm slow finding out new stuff so I've only come across these recently. I have a standard Grundfos pump, it's about five years old, that is working perfectly. Should I be considering changing over to one of the newer high efficiency pumps with an A rating. I have a Wilo -Yonos PICO product brochure that says that at 6000 hours usage per year it would cost €8.00 to run as opposed to an old heating pump costing €150. Seems like a good case for changing, not that I could afford to have my heading on for that long anyway. Has anyone an opinion on this. Thanks in advance.


Comments

  • #2
    BobLeeSwagger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 174 ✭✭BobLeeSwagger


    If you have a Grundfos pump fitted and working perfectly there is no point in changing it. If and when it does decide to give up, could take awhile as our last Grundfos pump lasted 27 years, then decide on an A rated pump.
    I wouldn't take a sales brochure from a company who is selling the pumps word as gospel. Of course they will tell you that you can save so much, they are trying to sell their product.
    Better of talking to a homeowner that has one fitted or a plumber who has fitted them and see is there any other issues and how it performs.


  • #3
    corkgsxr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭corkgsxr


    I wouldn't change unless you need to.


  • #4
    corkgsxr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭corkgsxr


    Those figures rely on your pump running for 16.42 hours per day.

    A more realistic 6 hours gives you about 2200 (rounded up for ease of calculating)

    And using there worst case cost figures that gives you 55 euro a year.

    Id also say there figures rely on there pump running at minimum all the time.


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