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04Jul2022-07-04

Replacement Pond Pump | Customer Projects

Replacement Pond Pump Here we have a new pond that has been installed as a feature that will contain a fish population and planting. The owner of this newly constructed pond had purchased a pump prior to the completion. Headline price and the “reported” headline performance was the draw to the initial unit selected. In preparation for planting and stocking of the fish, the pump was installed and was left to oxygenate and settle the pond. The pump lasted just under 48 hours after...

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08May2019-05-08

Temporary Water Supply On Construction Site | Customer Projects

Temporary Water Supply On Construction Site A Construction Company approached Pump Express with a project to supply temporary water to one of their construction sites. The water needed to be moved up a 75 metre high (25 storey) building using only 110v pumps. We achieved this by using 3x Pedrollo 5CR (110v) pumps at 25 meter stages to cover the total 75 meter height. Break tanks were located at each stage to provide water to all areas of the building. Each pump...

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03Apr2019-04-03

Boost Water Flow Rate at a Hotel | Customer Projects

Boost Water Flow Rate at a Hotel The customer at a hotel consisting of 14 bedrooms each with mixer showers contacted Pump Express to see what could be done to achieve an acceptable flow rate at the far end of the hotel as this part of the hotel had consistent issues. The hot water system in the hotel consisted of a 1000ltr unvented hot water cylinder. The static cold-water pressure was 2.0 bar and the highest mains water flow rate they managed...

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22Mar2019-03-22

Replacement for burnt out well pump | Customer Projects

Replacement for burnt out well pump A request for a replacement Well pump was received, due to the current pump had over heated and burnt out. Discussion first centred on how big the Well was and discovered it was 1.2 metres in diameter and 2 .1 metres deep. The existing pump “being a submerged pump” was actually not submerged due to the fact that three properties were connected to the Well and all had fitted very large holding tanks. The well had...

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15Mar2019-03-15

Pressure boosting on holiday let | Customer Projects

Pressure boosting on holiday let Pump Express was asked to advise on a proposed holiday let that was to be built on a customer’s adjacent property. The existing house was utilising a gravity vented water system and the holiday let was initially going to be added to this system. The number of proposed showers in the holiday let would be 5 in total, and the current gravity system was deemed as unable to provide a enough flow to support this. The 2 storey holiday...

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13Mar2019-03-13

Pump set for multiple occupancy building | Customer Projects

Pump set for multiple occupancy building A Property owner contacted Pump Express looking for information and recommendations for a pump set to supply water in their multiple occupancy building. This building consists of 5 flats over 3 floors, with a total of 15 showers. The site had a 3000 litre break tank already fitted and the pump set would draw from the break tank and supply potable water to the 5 flats. Each flat had their own pressurised hot water system Our recommendation...

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08Mar2019-03-08

Utilise well water as potable water | Customer Projects

Utilise well water as potable water A customer contacted us as they had recently discovered a well on their property and they wanted to know what pumps and water treatment equipment would be needed to utilise this as potable water for their house. We advised that they would need a Peak Plus pump package which consists of a submersible well pump to supply the water and a pump controller to automate the operation of the pump on pressure drop (opening a tap)....

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08Mar2019-03-08

Low water pressure due to shared mains pipe | Customer Projects

Low water pressure due to shared mains pipe The customer contacted Pump Express with a situation concerning a shared mains pipe that supplied 6 other properties and they were on the very end of that shared mains pipe. The customers aim was that they would be able to have a shower at any time of day and it not being reduced to literally a drip from the shower head whilst they were showering. The property was being heated via a Combi boiler that...

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