Water Pressure Pump

[Vinnie_cork]

A quick few questions,

I am looking to install a Water Pressure Pump to increase the current water pressure in my home. Am I right thinking such a system will improve all the water pressure in the loos, taps & showers?

Any one had this done recently and if so what sort of cost should I budget for?

Would it also have any effect on my gas heating? Would it help speed up the heating time of the rads?

How noisy would such a system be?

Thanks for any feed back

 

[DavyJones]

it is possible to pressurise the entire system, how easy it is depends on how it is piped.

Cost- atleast €500 for decent pump. labour and other bits will depend on existing system.

No and no

no matter how good the pump is, it will make noise. if there are any late night toilet users or early morning showerers. the pump will be heard throughout the house.

 

[curiosity]

I got this done recently, when I first enquired about pumping the shower I was told it was possible but with the size of my hot water tank pumping it at 3bar would mean there wouldn't be enough hot water left for a second shower so the plumber I got suggested if I was to do this properly I should replace my hot water tank aswell. So here's what I did and its cost..

1. Buy new hot water tank ( I went for a 300L Stainless steel with Solar for €1,650)
2. Buy second cold water tank for attic with 3.5 bar submersible pump in it. This was got from RVR for €525
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3. Remove electric shower from ensuite and replace with thermasatic valve shower from shires €540 I think for this and the rose

4. Labour costs of 2 days by Plumber to install €1,200
5. Sold old copper tank -€60 on buy and sell

Total: €3,865

Expensive yes but we agreed this was the best solution for us and I have to say we are very happy with it and I would recommend this solution to anyone our shower pressure is so strong we don't use it on full power and over christmas we had people staying and 5 showers where had and everyone had hot water still with the tank. Plus we can now get solar panels down the road if need and we can connect them to our new tank.

We got the whole house pumped so yes when you flush a toilet the pump kicks in in the attic but this system is much quieter than a pump in your hotpress.

Hope this helps!