Apr 16 2012, 05:08 PM
QUOTE(phoenix69 @ Mar 9 2012, 12:42 PM)
Renovation Updates :-
Water - the quest for clean residential household water
After washing clean my water tank, I asked the plumber to optimize my existing water piping system.
There were 2 things that I wanted done.
1. To maximise the water flow with the right pipe in and out from my Groundfos pump.
- The existing pipes was not optimized so, re-do the pipes.
2. To add in a main water by pass as illustrated by zheilwane below so that when there is electricity cut, water pressure will still be sufficient to flow up my solar water heater, and thus assure that I will still get hot water when there is no electricity. This also ensures that water pressure is sufficient to power my shower when electricity's out.
zheilwane illustration main water by pass piping system
Water - Part 3:- POP (Point of Piping - My own term
) - Adventures in my Attic Part 2
Drilling a hole at the bottom of my water tank for a new pipe attachment.
Pipes attached
Add valve
Connect to pump (booster pump)
Pump connect to the whole house piping system
Install a main water by pass with a non return valve (the yellow colour part) from the main incoming water pipe direct to the pump outgoing pipe direct to the whole house piping system.
My POP water piping system , kaw thim
Hi Bro, looks like you have installed the Grundfos Pump with a pressure tank. Let me tell you my horror story about this pump.Water - the quest for clean residential household water
After washing clean my water tank, I asked the plumber to optimize my existing water piping system.
There were 2 things that I wanted done.
1. To maximise the water flow with the right pipe in and out from my Groundfos pump.
- The existing pipes was not optimized so, re-do the pipes.
2. To add in a main water by pass as illustrated by zheilwane below so that when there is electricity cut, water pressure will still be sufficient to flow up my solar water heater, and thus assure that I will still get hot water when there is no electricity. This also ensures that water pressure is sufficient to power my shower when electricity's out.
zheilwane illustration main water by pass piping system
Water - Part 3:- POP (Point of Piping - My own term
) - Adventures in my Attic Part 2Drilling a hole at the bottom of my water tank for a new pipe attachment.
Pipes attached
Add valve
Connect to pump (booster pump)
Pump connect to the whole house piping system
Install a main water by pass with a non return valve (the yellow colour part) from the main incoming water pipe direct to the pump outgoing pipe direct to the whole house piping system.
My POP water piping system , kaw thim
I have installed the same pump about 5 years ago at my house based on the advice from my solarmate water heater supplier to increase the pressure of the shower and etc.
It was so good until I started to face pipe burst (after 2 years) inside the wall. So, called the original plumber to check and he said that it is due to poor quality of pipe installed by developer. Within a weeks time, the same pipe burst again but at different place!! I was not happy with my old plumber, so I called another plumber and he told me the same thing (quality of the pipe not good). Since then, it became a routine to replace burst pipes every now and then in my whole house. I have used almost 6 different plumber but all of them blamed the original pipe installed by the developer was very low in quality (thin its seems).
I realised that I could hear funny sound from the celling everytime I on and off the water tap. So I suspected it could be the pump that I installed. So I called Grundfos @ Glenmarie and to my suprise, they told me that any Grundfos pump with a tank need to be service every 6 months once!!!!
The Grundfos technician who visited my house told me that due to inconsistent of pressure at pump could lead to burst pipe. He advice to service the pump every 6 months once to avoid such problem!!!!
So do remember to service your pump every six months once.
Good luck!
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