A Shower Power Booster will fit directly to plastic pipes with an outside diameter of 15mm and 22mm. Adding in a length of plastic pipe will often make fitting a pump under a bath easier and it can also help reduce vibration transfer. Under the Water Bylaws plastic pipe should not be fitted within two metres of a hot water cylinder.
The ShowerPowerBooster uses standard compression joints which squeezes a brass compression olive to create a seal and prevent leaks. You will find a mesh held in by a rubber surround on the upstream side of the ShowerPowerBooster. The purpose of the mesh is to protect the pump from debris and the rubber is to hold this mesh in place. It has nothing to do with sealing the pipe.
Exploded View Of Compression Joint
The image above shows:- 1.0 Shower Power Booster Thread – 2.0 Filter – 3.0 Brass Compression Olive – 4.0 Nut to compress olive.
If you are using copper pipes you do not need inserts to stiffen the pipebut refer to our guide to making a leak free compression joint with this link
For all plastic pipes you should also use inserts:-
Plastic Pipe Insert
Click on the link below to see the latest ShowerPowerBooster Fitting Guide.
