The filters are on the inlets to the pump impeller. Since the manuals are not advocating Surrey flanges and the like they are not going to be particularly high head pumps.
just to recap as a shower it is fine, as a POWER shower it's crap
from the advice here and what I've read since starting this thread, I think I'll be fitting a bigger pump and keep my fingers crossed the tee off the hot pipe will be adequate
It's basically the same as a Surrey flange, but with a female/female union added.
I got one of these when I added a shower pump however didn't use it because we didn't want to disturb the existing cylinder outlet. We'll be replacing the cylinder in the next year or so, so it can go on then. Plus the pump MF's literature stated it was OK to tee off the hot supply.
just though i'd update the power shower situation...
I bought a 3 Bar pump off ebay and fitted that and was slightly happier with the results but still thought it was lacking something...
then went down stairs to find the pump was leaking from the body when it was operating and had dripped through the ceiling Doh!
so on went the old 1.5 Bar pump and has been that way for the last couple of months
then at weekend I thought I'd check the flow again out of the flexible to the shower head (just messing about really) and it was coming out at a nice pace - not whipping around or anything - so tried to put the shower head back on but it wouldn't go on without turning the water off first...
then i noticed a plastic bung up the arrse end of the shower head - like a top hat shape with 6 holes (1mm dia max) in the end. Pulled it out, reconnected the flexi and WHAY HAY!!! a POWER shower!!!!
i guess it's some kind of water conservation device but it won't be going back in!!!
sorted now - happy man! (and the wife's quite pleased too)
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