Ballpark costs for retrofit of a Shower Pump?

Sleepy · 16-03-2018 04:28PM #1

Anyone know the ballpark costs for supply & fit of a pump to power a mixer shower?

Would prefer to have it installed in the attic or hot press but unsure whether the shower's cold water feed comes from and if this would matter?

jodaw · 16-03-2018 04:37PM

Most expensive part is Reci installed electrics.

I would imagine 300+ for a switch back to consumer unit (if no electrics). Installing pump would be easiest part so 200 for plumber.

16-03-2018 05:30PM

jodaw wrote:

Most expensive part is Reci installed electrics.

You can take a spur off the immersion without a reci.

OP it all depends on the pipework. Also the pump itself will cost from 150 to 550 depending on how many bar pressure & how quiet you want it. Brass body is more expensive but so much quieter

nicol · 16-03-2018 05:36PM

Sleepy wrote: »

Anyone know the ballpark costs for supply & fit of a pump to power a mixer shower?

Would prefer to have it installed in the attic or hot press but unsure whether the shower's cold water feed comes from and if this would matter?

Not sure how much the plumber would cost. Only advice I can offer is to shop around for the pump. I bought a Stuart Turner Monsoon 3 bar pump a couple of weeks ago. Prices varied from €440 (local hardware shop) - €660 (official distributors web-site). Exactly the same pump with a 5-year guarantee.

Sleepy · 16-03-2018 05:39PM

Noise wouldn't be a huge factor really unless we're talking insane volumes as we're not in an apartment and the shower wouldn't be used at unusual hours. (We also have an electric downstairs which could be used if we needed an anti-social hours shower).

It terms of bar pressure, I presume there's no point in putting in anything much more than a 1.5 bar or it'll simply drain the hot water tank in no time and as the house is old, I'm not sure I'd want to put too much strain on the pipework either...

Ballpark costs for retrofit of a Shower Pump?

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