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Reduced flow with Monsoon U2.0 bar Twin

  • 29-01-2020 09:17PM
    #1
    Inoyton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23 ✭


    Hey there!


    Just got keys from brand new apartment and found out that flow is.. questionable. Pump is Stuart Turner Monsoon U2.0 bar worth 500 Euro. Builder says 'it's normal for 2.0', however I checked how quick it fills 9 liters - 2+ minutes versus what I have in my old apartment with M330N (never serviced I guess) - 50 seconds. Yes M330N is noisy boy, but who cares when you can enjoy hot shower?


    Anyway, it seems there are no adjustments possible with this pump. What's wrong? Piping size? Wrong flange?


    Thank you for your help.


Comments

  • #2
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,257 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    Inoyton wrote:
    Anyway, it seems there are no adjustments possible with this pump. What's wrong? Piping size? Wrong flange?


    So many possibles and not enough information. What is the pump pumping? Shower only?

    What type of shower? It's possible that there are restrictors inside the shower itself. The pipework could be at fault. Maybe post some photos maybe


  • #3
    Inoyton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23 ✭Inoyton


    Sleeper12 wrote: »
    So many possibles and not enough information. What is the pump pumping? Shower only?

    What type of shower? It's possible that there are restrictors inside the shower itself. The pipework could be at fault. Maybe post some photos maybe


    What is the pump pumping? - Pumping 2 bathrooms and kitchen;
    What type of shower? - Mixer shower, I guess, not really sure that I know other types except for Power one;
    It's possible that there are restrictors inside the shower itself - both are different models and have same behavior, taps are not 'fast' as well;
    Maybe post some photos maybe - First thing tomorrow;


  • #4
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,257 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    Personally I'd have thought a 3 bar more suited for what you are discribing.

    Very difficult to give advice here. Water should be brought to the pump in 3/4 inch pipe with as few bends & elbows. Each elbow will reduce the pressure /flow. Pipes should be coming from the pump in 3/4 inch to as close as possible to the showers.

    If you called a plumber he'd probably start with a great big bucket & see what the flow is like coming directly from a pump. Another option for a plumber is to hook up another 2 bar pump and see what the flow is like from that.


  • #5
    Inoyton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23 ✭Inoyton


    Sleeper12 wrote: »
    Personally I'd have thought a 3 bar more suited for what you are discribing.


    How can it be that in current apartment 1.5 Bar pump is doing GREAT with same amount of bathrooms and kitchen? I mean you can really use shower head as an extinguisher..


    In new apartment water looks more like waterfall rather than a flow :(


  • #6
    xl500
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 890 ✭✭✭xl500


    If its brand new apartment can you not check one of the other apartments and see what theirs is like but a 2 Bar pump if you only have shower on should be very good flow could be Pump was not commissioned properly could be airlocked the Stuart Turner instructions show how to bleed pump

    check other apartment and then tell builder its not acceptable did you not check it before taking keys did you do a snag list


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  • #7
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,257 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    9 liters - 2+ minutes

    This is what a pumped electric shower puts out, up to 4.5LPM. You should be expecting at least 9 litres per minute from your pump. Some shower heads restrict the flow to 9LPM. Many US states require this restriction by law. By definition a shower has to put out minimum 10 LPM for it to be classed as a power shower. Somethings definitely not right with the system as it's delivering less than half (or even a third) the flow you should be getting.


    As above, ask your neighbors about theirs & compare


  • #8
    youtheman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,381 ✭✭✭youtheman


    Did you do the flow test with the shower head on or off?. First thing I would do is look for 'obvious' restrictions in the flow, for example a valve half open or a blocked shower head.


  • #9
    owen78702
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12 ✭owen78702


    I am having very low flow rates on my Stuart Turner Monsoon U2.0 bar shower. I have repeatedly cleaned the hot outlet filter. I took it out this morning and getting full flow without it installed. Think I'll leave it like that. Anyone else taken the hot outlet filter ?



  • #10
    owen78702
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12 ✭owen78702


    well, that hasn’t helped the flow rate. Initially it has a good flow rate and the after about 25 seconds I get a very low flow rate.



  • #11
    John.G
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,714 ✭✭✭John.G


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123631194#Comment_123631194

    How is the hot supply plumbed in ( a few photos?) and do you have a negative head (universal) pump?



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