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Booster pumps - passive?

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  • 11-12-2006 6:52pm
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    fullerand
    Registered Users Posts: 232 ✭✭


    Hi,

    Am planning to install a booster pump for a mixer shower (ST55 twin impeller), which will supply bath and sink taps.

    I'm worried that at night-time, the noise of the pump will wake people up when someone uses a tap. A mate suggested that it should be possible to put the pump on a timer switch so that it turns off at night.

    Would this work? I was under the impression that booster pumps are not passive - i.e. water wouldn't flow through without power.

    thanks


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    ircoha
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,290 ✭✭✭ircoha


    yes it will on st55, as they are just a booster pump however consider just using the pump for the bath and shower and leave sink/head on gravity if u can


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    stapeler
    Registered Users Posts: 1,086 ✭✭✭stapeler


    Similar subject a couple of days ago. They will allow water flow without power, they can be noisey but you have the option to put a switch on it for when not in use. I'm using a Monsoon 3bar pump and found it to be excellent.


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    Cmar-Ireland
    Registered Users Posts: 2,340 ✭✭✭Cmar-Ireland


    Is there any way to effectivly insulate a booster pump to drown out the noise? I was told that they can be connected to the water pipes with flexible sections and then suspended on springs in an insulated box.
    Is this correct or BS?


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