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Pre-installation Checklist
Our installation guidelines are detailed on the following pages, but some of the key “do’s
and don’ts” are highlighted below:
Do’s
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Locate the pump next to the hot water cylinder or within 5m of measured pipe. 2m
maximum of 15mm pipework on inlet connections may be used
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Allow 100mm on all sides for ventilation
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Ensure pump is protected from frost
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If servicing two or more bathrooms, cold water supply to the cylinder
should ideally be in 28mm pipework to ensure adequate flow
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Ensure adequate usable cold water storage - 227 litres (50 gal) per bathroom,
and 136 litres (30 gal) per en-suite or shower room.
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Cold water supplies to the pump must be taken from the opposite side of
the cold water storage cistern to the cold water mains inlet
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Multiple cold water storage cisterns must be linked in accordance with current
regulations and the bottom of the cisterns must be at the same level
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Hot water supply to the pump must be via a Salamander approved method
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Always use an Essex Flange or secondary return connection where there is less than 1m
between the top of the hot water cylinder and base of the cold water cistern
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AV couplers must only be finger tight plus one quarter turn
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The maximum static head is 10 metres (equivalent to 1.0 bar pressure)
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The pump should be activated for at least 5 minutes every 4 weeks
to ensure pump does not seize, by exercising all moving parts.
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Ensure that installation complies with IET wiring regulations
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All AV hoses should be fitted straight with no twists or bends
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Ensure suitable means of isolation for maintenance
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Bathroom Zones: Salamander products covered in these notes cannot be installed
in Zone 0 or Zone 1. They can however be installed in areas that are accessible with
a tool (see Step 1 Pump Location for further information (Fig 3)