shower pump help needed ......

[paulyoung666]

hi all, looking for some advice on a shower pump , when it works the pump i have works fine , however it is on its last legs , i have a cylinder heated by a conventional boiler , the cylinder is in the loft with the pump at the base of it , cold water tank is above the cylinder and the shower mixer is below the pump in the bathroom , do i just need any common or garden pump for this situation or what , cant afford to spend a fortune but dont want to skimp at the same time , thanks for any help

 

[paulyoung666]

i would , my bank balance cant cope with buying a new cylinder though , or the grief off the wife ......

 

[mountainman]

i would , my bank balance cant cope with buying a new cylinder though , or the grief off the wife ......

It really isn't that difficult.
All you need is care and a little patience.

 

[paulyoung666]

And the way my luck is going at he moment ........

 

[mountainman]

No luck involved really, just care and patience.

 

[paulyoung666]

Try and convince me to the benefits of an Essex over a Surrey flange ......

 

[paulyoung666]

Ended up fitting a Warwick flange in the end , working brilliantly now , just a shame the monkey who fitted the shower in the first place didn't fit one , would have saved me a rake of money .......

 

[Phil]

Its quite rare to see any shower piped up properly to be honest, most are done in the laziest way possible and result in a poor shower. Had one today on a gravity mixer and the hot had to travel such a long and tortourus route through 15mm push fit, it was barely a trickle at the shower head.