Shower pump options please

[Piperdave22]

Hi im looking for some advice .
The cylinder is sited about 15metres away from shower which is currently gravity fed there is a 25 gallon (113 litres) cold water storage tank in the loft and a 1800 x 500 cylinder (276 litre) in a bungalow .
the clients want a more powerful shower but are worried about the noise travelling through the bungalow.
the tank is raised atm and has a gravity shower which is working off mains pressure with a pressure reducing valve and a tank fed hot.

what would you suggest to be my best option ?

shower valve has got to be easy to operate lever valve type as bathroom is being future proofed.

 

[Ben-gee]

You could just pump the hot with a single impeller and adjust mains prv to match it.

Otherwise you will need to put in a bigger cws of at least 50 gallons.

I have done this several times and it works well , I use Stuart turner monsoon pumps.

As for noise, do what you can - put pump on a council paving slab and one of those rubber mats....

Do they also require you to furnish them with an omelette and intact eggs....

 

[Piperdave22]

Thanks for your reply, are you talking about putting the pump near the shower tapped off the hot or having a hot pump with a dedicated supply from the cylinder down next to the cylinder then pumped 15metres to the shower ?

 

[Ben-gee]

Can’t really answer that without seeing the job.

Obviously the pump has to be fed correctly with air free water and I would always use a dedicated feed to avoid any starvation/air problems that could be caused by other outlets being used.

Pump position determined by site conditions. But from what you’ve said I expect pump by cylinder and pump the hot to the shower from there is your best bet.