The Art of Boosting Pressure
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Poor mains pressure is on the rise in the UK. While most households require 2.0-3.0 bar pressure to run their multiple showers, taps and other outlets effectively, the water companies are required to supply just 0.7 bar pressure to a property’s front door - supply simply isn’t meeting demand.
But what’s the secret of boosting pressure?
How to get the most from your site visit
Research, research, research...
Is the property a house, bungalow, flat, nursing home?
How many bathrooms are there?
How many floors are there?
Where will the pumps and break tanks be located?
Where will the cylinder be located?
What’s the current water pressure, and what is the pressure required at the highest point?
We also need to know the existing cylinder size and type, if there is a secondary circuit, is a water softener required, heat source and water source type, shower type, and if the showers have body jets/rain bars.
Other vital things to find out from your client are: budget, timescale, dimensions of doorways and plant room.
Plan for the worst case scenario
What if there is a leak, hard water clogs up the pump system, or the pump stops running due to an on-site issue that leaves a nursing home, for example, without water? Answer: quote your client for a leak detection system, water softener, and/or a twin pump solution.
Leak Detection
The leak detectors operate through a water sensitive cable that sounds an alarm and cuts the power supply to the pump if a leak is detected. As soon as the leak is fixed and the cable has dried out, the system resets itself. The only requirement is that the water actually touches the sensor cable. High humidity will not cause an alarm unless condensation starts to form.
Protecting Against Limescale Damage
If your site is located in a hard water area, you can protect the pump system from limescale damage by installing a water softener. We have multiple options available that can be made bespoke to the area’s water requirements.
Assist and/or Standby Solutions
If you are boosting a property that cannot operate without water for a period of time (for example, a nursing home, hospital, or hotel), it is best to offer a twin pump solution. If you go for a Duty pump and Assist pump, the two pumps will share the load ensuring no one pump is overworked.
Or, if you choose a Duty pump, Assist pump, and a Standby pump, or a Duty pump and Standby pump, the Standby pump will kick in when the Duty and/or Assist pump/s fail, ensuring the property always has running water.
Boosterpack 40 Twin
Smartpro Twin
Smart-box Twin
The ideal solution
Once we know all of the above information and worst case scenarios are explained to the property owner and catered for, we will be able to provide you with a quote or a couple of quotes that meet most, if not all, of the property and property owner’s requirements.
Be flexible
Sometimes, requirements and priorities change. Simply ask us to requote you for an alternative option.
Get it right first time
Installing mains boosting systems can be tricky, and you need to make sure installation is correct to keep the system and all its parts in warranty. That is why we offer a Commissioning service where one of our technical team will conduct a site visit post-installation giving you the peace of mind that your installation is correct and warranty is not invalidated.
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