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How much to have a water pump fitted/
The_Governor
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Bobproperty and plumb1 will no doubt be amused by my question 
Looking to get a pump fitted to up the flow of my hot water around the house.
I think it needs to go near the hot water tank, there is electricty supply already up there for the immersion (not that i use that much).
How much should I look to pay for getting one fitted? And are there any things I need to consider? It's all 15mm pipework round the house with flexible tails at some but not all taps.
Looking to get a pump fitted to up the flow of my hot water around the house.
I think it needs to go near the hot water tank, there is electricty supply already up there for the immersion (not that i use that much).
How much should I look to pay for getting one fitted? And are there any things I need to consider? It's all 15mm pipework round the house with flexible tails at some but not all taps.
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Can't remember the pump plumb1 posted, but having the boost pump usually requires at least a 50 gallon header tank. Plus plumbing work and possibly a flange connection to the hot water tank. Also, I don't think you can "tap" into the immersion heater circuit for the feed to the pump. So, until there's some more details, I'll just say it's not as easy as just plumbing in a pump somewhere and wiring it up.A house isn't a home without a cat.
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Thanks bob - the cylinder we have is pretty big (it's designed for a 5 bed house) so I might assume that fulfills the 50 gallon requirement?
Re the immersion circuit, surely there's nothing wrong with pulling a spur off the immersion circuit and using that to power the pump, it's all 13 amps after all?0 -
First it's the header tank feeding the hot water cylinder not the cylinder itself (although obviously you can't do it with a very small hot water cylinder too well
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Second the immersion heater pulls 3kw usually so that's all your 13a used up. (3000 / 230 = 13.04). Which is why they are usually on something a bit bigger like 15 amp, but you have to be careful. Yet again we are heading into Part P territory too.A house isn't a home without a cat.
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