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pump for water in bathroom.

  • 10-01-2023 10:57am
    #1
    Benedict
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 684 ✭✭✭


    I had a pump installed which pumps water to the bathroom - including a t-bar shower. What worries me is that the pump is tilted sideways. The plumber said it doesn't need to be flat. It seems to work okay but I am worried that being sideways will cause problems in the future. It is a tight space for the pump and he said that is why he installed it slightly tilted to one side. It is not screwed to the floor.



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  • #2
    DublinDilbert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,401 ✭✭✭DublinDilbert


    What pump is it? is it pumping hot and cold?

    Any pump that i've seen has feet on it. I recently took apart a Stuart turner pump and they have flow switches on the outlet sides, these are pushed up by the flow and return based on gravity. I assume these are similar on lots of pumps, so these pumps definitely do need to be mounted in the correct direction.



  • #3
    Benedict
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 684 ✭✭✭Benedict


    It is a Stuart Turner (4 bar) "Monsoon". It is not tilted that much but it is definitely not flat on the ground. There is a wooden plank which has always been there. The pump has been placed half on the block with the other half not supported so it is being supported to some extent by the pipes. One side is about 2 inches lower than the other.



  • #4
    Neowise
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    When you turn off the tap, does it take ages for the pump noise to stop?



  • #5
    Benedict
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 684 ✭✭✭Benedict


    No, it stops straight away. (Just one thing, it has rubber feet alright but most of the rubber isn't in contact with anything)



  • #6
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,189 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    Pumps are designed to be sitting flat. All efforts in the design & manufacture to reduce the noise is based on it sitting dead flat on a firm level surface. Also the flexis are supposed to be going straight up. Flexis not going straight up can void the warranty on some models.

    Download the installation instructions for your model pump. If it's not installed according to the instructions get installer back



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  • #7
    cnocbui
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,237 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058278984/pump-for-water-in-bathroom

    I have a Stuart Turner 3bar that I tilted about 45° from the vertical and it's been running fine for years. Tilting these sorts of pumps is not going to damage them.



  • #8
    Benedict
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 684 ✭✭✭Benedict


    Just to make a correction, the pump is Stuart Turner 3 bar twin (not a 4 bar).



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