simply that... I have a 3.5 bar shower pump that is designed for a whole house situation I think - for the techie's is a salamander ESP 100 CPV - however i only have one thermostatic mixer that can direct (after mixing) through 15mm pipes to either a shower (not a deluge head) for to a waste filler.. Not to be confused with a mixer tap...
2007-02-01 08:55:41 · 7 answers · asked by tomatokinglover 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
No but if it starts taking your skin off I would ask again
2007-02-01 09:04:16 · answer #1 · answered by Chris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At 3.5 bar were only talking about 50psi or so, this is nothing. Standard mains water pressure here is 110psi so be assured your mixer taps or thermo valve for shower will not be a problem nor are they likely to blow up! Your problem will be water thru put with a booster this size your hot and cold water tanks will empty quickly. You can live with this but you should time how long it takes for them to empty and determine if they are being replenished quickly enough. You may find that you can only shower for 3min at full blast. Remember you do also have flow control at the shower and the taps to meter water thru put.
2007-02-01 11:00:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is!
Your thermostatic mixer will have a pressure rating - usually around 1-1.5Bar. If you exceed this the Mixing valve (on cheaper units a simple wax cylinder, on other units I'm not sure) will suffer damage, probably fatal!!
High pressure thermostatic mixers are around, but rare, especially at 3.5 Bar?!? and expensive it goes without saying!
2007-02-01 09:05:16 · answer #3 · answered by question_poser 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is possible to have a pump with too much power, it can empty your cold water header tank faster than it refils from the mains and you could get air in the pipes, if air arrives at the mixer it will stop working and will be a nightmare to bleed the air off.
2007-02-01 09:05:05 · answer #4 · answered by Alan C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The easiest way i can tell you this is, booster pumps do not always work. Heres why. You can only push so much water through a pipe, the more pressure you put to it the less water you get out of it. About 60-65 psi is nominal water pressure.less than 60 you gain volume and more than 65 you gain pressure but less water.
2007-02-01 12:36:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Salamander Esp 100
2016-10-21 01:47:05 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont think so
2007-02-01 08:59:09 · answer #7 · answered by washerwoman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋