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Does This Look right it has been installed by homebase ?? its in the airing cupboard

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Re: Does This Look right it has been installed by homebase ?? its in the airing cupbo

takeoff for pump from cyl is not ideal, this could/will cause cavitation in pump and more noise
 
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so what pipe is the hot feed taken from? it should be taken from the top of, or as near as possible, the hot cylinder. what about the cold feed? seems to come out of the floor.
 
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was i wrong then in telling him impolitely to just get out of my house and leave now before he does anymore damage ??
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no. where are you maybe someone on here is near you and can come to give advice. always better to see in person rather than photos.
 
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i was told that the feed for the immersion heater was draining on the shower feed ??
hence why the shower which is a mixer bar just dribbled out slowly after being installed
so he installed some pipework from the tank and fitted that pump to improve the shower
 
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nick1974, my advice would be for you to pay for the services of an independent inspector, i.e contact a reputable local plumbing firm and get them to do a written survey. Be upfront with this company and tell them what the survey is being used for. Money spent on this will be reimbursed if your claim succeeds. Money well spent in my opinion and achieved in a proper, professional manner.
 
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thanks for that system3 i will look somebody up and get them out
 
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Your new bar shower was only trickling because they are meant for high pressure systems. Yours is low pressure (tank fed) so would never have worked without a pump.
The cold for the shower taken from the feed to the hot tank would not have made any difference on a gravity shower but it would make the pump cavitate so had to be changed.

If you are not happy get back onto them but you will either still need the pump or a different shower valve.
 
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They have made too many faults. What is the scraper behind the pump for? .... scraping the bottom of plumbing disasters barrel? :grin:
Nice copper, done with bender & clipped is only way. I would always make sure distance from pump to pipes is enough to bend a pipe. Seen a lot worse though. You have no air free hot supply & they should repay you.
 
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shower valve ?
the old shower used to work fine but the thermostat in the centre of the bar seized up hence we decided to update and replace what was there
 
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They have made too many faults. What is the scraper behind the pump for? .... scraping the bottom of plumbing disasters barrel?
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Ive been thinkin since this was posted to mention somethin about the scraper... :(
 
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The old cold feed for the shower that was taken from the feed to the cylinder.
 
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Don't look too closely at that pushfit blank end or you might end up with a 15mm JG Speedfit eyeball.
 
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All looks rather lazy to me. No doubt whoever installed it was told to get in and out quickly!

As others have said get someone to list all the problems/bad practices and then see what Homebase have to say.
 
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it was attached to a pipe in the floor i think its a capped of feed for the shower
that now is run directly from the tank
 
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the original copper pipework looks ok aswell, then some toss pot has came in and ruined it with his plastic pipework up the wall like an albino snake has just escaped from the zoo
 
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Have to give credit, where it's due though, at least they didn't bend the pump hoses into all shapes. I have seen worse, but normally only done by DIY idiots!
 
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they have used all different styles of possible bends/reducers speedfit have ever made
 
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You get what you pay for should've got a local plumber rather than a diy shed, just nail the cupboard shut and forget it!
 
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Probably went to the store and cleared the speedfit section, but not the clip shelf evedently they only had one left
 
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