Inline pump boosts water pressure
A householder in a new build house suffered from poor mains water pressure and flow. The mains delivered 1.5 bar water pressure, and when only one tap was on, the pressure dropped down to 1 bar. This was on the first outlet (the kitchen tap) coming straight from the mains system. A flow test showed that on this tap, the householder was getting 9l/min.
However, the main problem area was upstairs, where the flow was so bad that they couldn’t even have a shower. The cold and hot water flow from the basin was around 3-4l/min, while in the bath, the cold water flow was just 3l/min, and the shower was dripping.
As the householder had a mains-fed combi-boiler system and such a low water flow, a Salamander Pumps’ Technical Advisor recommended the installation of a HomeBoost pump.
HomeBoost is an intelligent inline pump that will quietly boost mains water flow via a combination boiler up to 12l/min.
The installer had already fitted HomeBoost pumps before and was impressed by how good they were; he had no doubts that this pump would be the perfect solution to low water flow to this property.
The HomeBoost installation boosted water flow up to 12l/min to the kitchen tap. The HomeBoost pump also increased water flow to 12l/min from the bath tap, and the shower’s performance was significantly improved.
