Freebie Alert: Lowara A rated central heating pumps

[Gray0689]

Plumbers merchant I use bought 1000 and now running out

 

[villa_tom]

A mate of mine works for a big firm who do all the local housing association stuff, they bought £17,000 worth of standard pumps before they stopped production!!

Ive got a few in the van and about 6 in the garage, they'll keep me going for a few years as I don't do many repairs.

I don't like these new a rated pumps. I fit in the other day and because its bigger i couldn't shut the airing cupboard door afterwards :-(

 

[jase158]

Ive got a few in the van and about 6 in the garage, they'll keep me going for a few years as I don't do many repairs.

I don't like these new a rated pumps. I fit in the other day and because its bigger i couldn't shut the airing cupboard door afterwards :-(

got a pic in my head of you trying to ram the door, kick the pump and then walk away whistling, lol

 

[jase158]

how much are they new ones on average?

 

[plumber0808]

Can we close this thread the first thing I see every time is FREEBIE.
it brings back all the bad memories of missing out.

 

[jase158]

or change the title to "ha ha you missed out, lol"

 

[villa_tom]

got a pic in my head of you trying to ram the door, kick the pump and then walk away whistling, lol

Told the woman for energy efficiency and green reasons you had to keep airing cupboard doors open for cooling purposes

 

[Dannypipe]

I've got a couple standard 15-50's and one 15-60.

The only A rated I've fitted to date was in my own house, just to see what it's like. It's worked ok.

It's a Wilo, was cheap at Screwfix. It's noiser than the Grundfos I had in before, and you can hear it modulating down....but then I do need to fit an automatic bypass on my system!! Job for the summer.

 

[Gray0689]

I've got a couple standard 15-50's and one 15-60.

The only A rated I've fitted to date was in my own house, just to see what it's like. It's worked ok.

It's a Wilo, was cheap at Screwfix. It's noiser than the Grundfos I had in before, and you can hear it modulating down....but then I do need to fit an automatic bypass on my system!! Job for the summer.

Modulating pumps don't work well with an automatic bypass Danny better without as when modulate down can't open bypass anyway

 

[Dannypipe]

Yeah, I've read up on it a bit. From what I gathered you should shut all rads down and then adjust the bypass to open....I've got a download from somewhere to read on the issue.

With my system I have two rads with no TRV's. One in the hallway, and one in the airing cupboard. Hence why I didn't fit a bypass, but I've read on here that having a couple of radiators with locksheilds doesn't guarantee enough of a flow rate when the others have a reduced flow rate. Anyway this is my house, and you know the old saying "a cobbler never mends his own shoes".....