Shower pump issue helpppppp

[Old Account]

hi lads,

According to my customer the pump which is installed in airing cupboard about two years ago it comes on when shower is in use,all bathroom taps, and even toilet.

Recently it stopped working only on the toilet. Could it be due to a blocked filter?

Kind Regards

Ron

 

[rpm]

Sounds like it doesn`t have it`s own cold water feed mate. Depends how the other stuff has been run off the cold.

 

[Old Account]

Sounds like it doesn`t have it`s own cold water feed mate.

I haven't been there yet but I wouldn't connect a toilet on a shower pump.

It's just a bad habit of Some diyer

 

[rpm]

I haven't been there yet but I wouldn't connect a toilet on a shower pump.

It's just a bad habit of Some diyer

Sorry mate I did an edit after you posted, the shower should have it`s own feed and the other stuff should not be T`d off of it is what I'm thinking.

 

[Old Account]

Sorry mate I did an edit after you posted, the shower should have it`s own feed and the other stuff should not be T`d off of it is what I'm thinking.

She definitely has got a twin pump but wouldn't know why it stopped pumping just one appliance. As mentioned earlier maybe a blocked or partly blocked filter which doesn't trigger the flow switch

 

[rpm]

Check inside the toilet cistern first then work back. If it was the inlet filter at the pump wouldn`t that stop the pump feeding everything it does?

 

[Old Account]

Check inside the toilet cistern first then work back. If it was the inlet filter at the pump wouldn`t that stop the pump feeding everything it does?

That's it if we're the pump itself it would stop to pump the whole property therefore I was thinking the filter inside the fill valve if the previous installer left it inside the connection. Or the fill valve is partly faulty ... however, I'll see what it is tomorrow. I just never had that issue and wanted to find out if someone else had it before.


Thanks for your help rpm, much appreciated as usual! Top man !

 

[Old Account]

Update:

It is not just the toilet which doesn't get pumped anymore, it is the whole bathroom just on the cold side.

Hot is fine no issues but as soon as you open just cold it stops pumping. The pumps leaks also all over the place. I'll definitely replace the pump. filter was blocked too ...

 

[rpm]

Not nice when the customer doesn't make it clear what is going on.

 

[Old Account]

Not nice when the customer doesn't make it clear what is going on.

Yes, and the worst is I went our 11 miles one way to see what's going on. I diagnosed the fault and she expected not to pay for this. So now she wants a quote for the whole job.

Feel like working for free sometimes. People don't understand that diagnosis is part of a job and needs to be paid too.

 

[rpm]

So if she doesn`t take your quote then your fooked for today.
Have to make it plain what your terms are mate.

 

[Old Account]

So if she doesn`t take your quote then your fooked for today.
Have to make it plain what your terms are mate.

Yeah, but hard to charge someone by diagnosing. Most of the time you'll need to order a part and have to come back or even a brand new pump like in my case. They won't pay for diagnostics ...

 

[rpm]

Yeah, but hard to charge someone by diagnosing. Most of the time you'll need to order a part and have to come back or even a brand new pump like in my case. They won't pay for diagnostics .

That will be X £`s for today`s visit which I will take off the quote to complete the works if you give me the go ahead. (which you don`t do by the way !)

 

[Harvest Fields]

Which pump are you replacing it with? What was there originally?