Electric showers - do they have an integral pump??

[charliewatts]

I'm selling a 9.5KW Triton Jade Deluxe electric shower on ebay and I have been asked if it has a pump in the unit? Can anyone answer this question?

Thanks in anticipation.
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[Softus]

Triton can definitely answer this one

 

[Steve]

in general, electric showers dont have an integral pump. This is why they must be connected to adequate mains pressure - the water is pushed through. Tell the bidder this.

OOI, does the shower work?

 

[andy]

only power showers have pumps. electric showers need mains pressure to work

 

[breezer]

only power showers have pumps. electric showers need mains pressure to work

sorry, thats not true, some electric showers do have a small internal pump

 

[andy]

only power showers have pumps. electric showers need mains pressure to work

sorry, thats not true, some electric showers do have a small internal pump

always thought they didnt. not that ive worked with many showers

 

[breezer]

always thought they didnt. not that ive worked with many showers

you would have thought so would't you, with it being ileagal to pump mains water but there are one or two that do have an internal pump, one was mentioned on here some time ago

just googled and found this

 

[Softus]

...some electric showers do have a small internal pump

Instaneously heating showers, that are mains fed, do not have internal pumps.

breezer - can you give an example of a brand and model that contradicts my belief?

 

[breezer]

breezer - can you give an example of a brand and model that contradicts my belief?

just did

 

[Softus]

OK - our postings crossed. However, my belief still holds, because the web site you found says this:

"the Triton T80si Pumped is a tank fed integral pumped electric shower designed for installations where the pressure of the mains water supply is too low, unreliable or non-existent. It can therefore be used in locations unsuitable for normal electric showers.

So this isn't for use on mains cold.

BTW, it isn't illegal, per se, to pump mains water - the Water Regs permit it, but only at a maximum flow rate of something like 0.3l/m (from memory).

 

[TopTrumper]

Just add my pennys worth.
Its an electric shower with all the electrical parameters exactly the same for mains fed plumbing.
The only difference being is this has a pump and the feed needs to come off a cold water tank in the loft (or wherever)
Installed a couple of these and they are far better than mains fed models

 

[breezer]

I have to agree that the "blurb" does say it should be fed from a water tank. i only did a qucik google although i did say i thought you couldn't pump direct mains

how ever it is still an electric shower with a pump, which is what the origonal debate was asking, although the origonal poster wanted to know regarding a particular model

 

[Softus]

You're right breezer, and I'm particularly guilty of wandering from the original point.

Interestingly enough, as John Motson would say (if he were a plumber), according to
The Shower Doctor, the Jade does not have an integral pump.

 

[charliewatts]

Thanks for your responses - I think it's clearer now!!!