Understanding Shower Pumps with Showers To You

GRIMSBY, U.K. - Dec. 18, 2015 - PRLog -- What is a shower pump?

Shower pumps are designed to boost the operating pressure in low pressure and gravity fed plumbing systems, although there are many different types of pumps depending on the application you have in mind.

The technical stuff & what does it mean?

We have put together this guide , as shower pumps can be very confusing, there is so much to know and so much terminology it can cause your head to spin, hopefully this guide will help you decide exactly what type of shower pump you need quickly and efficiently.   We have recently introduced a filter system on our website and you will find all of our shower pumps labelled using the following terminology.

Single impeller pumps

A single impeller pump is designed to boost pressure on either a hot or cold water feed to many household appliances such as a shower head or tap.  The most common installation for a single impeller shower pump is to boost the hot water feed of a gravity fed water system as generally the cold water is mains fed.  A single Impeller pump can also be used in the event that your plumbing system uses a cold water tank and a hot water cylinder which are too far apart to benefit from a twin impeller pump (See twin impeller pump below).

Twin impeller pumps

A twin impeller pump is designed to pump both hot and cold water supplies to your shower, it can be used to either boost both supplies at the same time, or hot and cold individually depending on preference.

Positive head pumps

A shower pump with a positive head is activated by water flow, so is very energy efficient, for example the pump will remain switched off until you activate your tap or shower.  A positive head shower pump is usually activated by roughly 1 litre of water per minute.

Negative head pumps

A negative head shower pump is activated by a sudden drop in pressure between your pump and your outlet, a negative head shower pump is best suited to a plumbing system with intermittent pressure drops.  For example if your taps will not operate when your shower is on, then a negative head pump would be best suited to your needs.

Regenerative impeller pumps

A regenerative shower pump acts in a very similar way to a water mill, in essence small grove in the wheel collect water and forcefully push it out the other side.  Regenerative shower pumps are very simple to install and are very hardwearing.

Centrifugal impeller pumps

A centrifugal impeller shower pump creates a whirling vortex of water with the pressure gradually increasing towards the outside of the impellor,  this type of shower pump benefits from being able to create a higher volume of pressurised water as well as being generally quieter than its regenerative counterpart.

Summary

We hope this has cleared up any problems you may have been having with selecting a shower pump, but should you have any further problems or questions please don’t hesitate to contact us on (01472) 242 159 or visit our website at www.showerstoyou.co.uk

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