Which water pump?

twiglet24

Hi, we need to replace an apartment water pump. The old one is a Stuart Turner Monsoon 1.5 bar, negative head pump. Checking online, we can see quite a range of prices, so I am looking for advice if possible.
Firstly - the plumber who came out said that replacing with another Stuart Turner pump would be best, so that’s what we are looking at. It’s a small one bed apartment, so will 1.5 bars still be sufficient, or would it be overkill to get a more powerful pump?
Secondly, we see both “universal” and negative head options, would either option do?
Thirdly, we are seeing some pumps described as “shower pumps” - are they the same thing as we are replacing?
And finally - it’s Dublin, so would anyone be able to advise of the usual installation cost? We have been quoted €250, but not sure if that is on the high side?
Thanks for any help/advice!

corkgsxr

If you have negative head stick with that. Most likely you have fixtures higher than that storage tank. So negative is needed.

A new monsoon is about 600 euro so price should be higher than that. 1.5 is min size but also should be fine flow

Most shower pumps are plastic and positive head. Cheap but won't last remotely as long as a brass pump

Pkiernan

A good quality pump should be 550 to 600 installed.

peterofthebr

For general house and farming would anyone know if this pump is good?

https://www.sip-group.com/product/sip-1%22-stainless-steel-surface-mounted-water-pump/06906