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Shower Pump

If you are looking for strong, powerful showering performance then a shower pump is an ideal solution. They take stored hot and cold water and pump it out through your shower valve to produce a much higher pressure stream than would ordinarily be available by just using gravity and giving rise to the term power shower.

 

 

The image below shows a comprehensive spray head arrangement fitted inside a shower cubicle. There is a large shower rose at the top together with six body jets fitted on either wall. A wall mounted diverter can be seen mounted next to the recessed mixer valve. The diverter switches the flow between the different spray heads as required. The mixer valve takes the hot and cold water from the shower pump and mixes them to the desired temperature. Turning the mixer valve on starts the flow of water and flow switches within the pump activate to turn the pump on.

This type of arrangement requires a specific type of heating system with stored hot water. A large, powerful pump will get through a fair bit of water in a short space of time so it is vital that you ensure your heating system is up to the task. Combi boilers that heat water instantly do not work with shower pumps (but combi's do produce a reasonably high pressure shower on their own)

shower pump used in a cubicle

This shower cubicle has been finished in a beige marble effect bathroom cladding as an alternative to using bathroom tiles. The panels are tongue and grooved and slot together to give you a waterproof surface. When used with a shower pump it is sometimes advisable to put a smear of silicone inside the joint to ensure that the high pressure water that these systems produce is not forced through the joint.