My shower pump started pulsing yesterday while using and then water stopped completely. If I leave it for a few hours and try again it works for 20 secs or so and then pulses and dies. The pump is connected to hot water tank next to it and cold water tank in the loft above.
From what I've read online it could be a blockage somewhere or the pump dying. I've tried disconnecting the four silver inlet/outlet pipes connected directly to the pump to check for blockages there and couldn't find any. There was also residual water in them - would this suggest it's more likely to be the pump dying than a blockage?
The pump is a Stuart Turner Showermate s 1.8 bar twin (s/n 1540044-028). Is about 5 years old. I'm not a plumber in any way, but feel comfortable to replace the pump with similar one, but don't want to spend £200 on a new one if the problem is more likely to be a blockage or something else.
From what I've read online it could be a blockage somewhere or the pump dying. I've tried disconnecting the four silver inlet/outlet pipes connected directly to the pump to check for blockages there and couldn't find any. There was also residual water in them - would this suggest it's more likely to be the pump dying than a blockage?
The pump is a Stuart Turner Showermate s 1.8 bar twin (s/n 1540044-028). Is about 5 years old. I'm not a plumber in any way, but feel comfortable to replace the pump with similar one, but don't want to spend £200 on a new one if the problem is more likely to be a blockage or something else.
