Booster sets are often viable for repair rather than replacement. Whilst this option is often offered it is not always taken. Recently, we completed this smart repair to a 3-pump fixed speed booster set at a site in Preston. The existing set had a failed controller...
Booster Unit Maintenance
PressBoost in November
Pressurisation Unit Installations In another busy month, we carried out a large variety of project work, with several different types of pressurisation unit installations. From left to right: First we have a Stuart Turner Midi 235 unit, this replaced a failed...
Fixed Speed to Variable Speed Booster Replacement
The Justification: Here at PressBoost something we take seriously is energy savings, the conversion from fixed speed to variable speed pumps typically results in 30-50% energy savings (one large hotel in Daresbury saw savings of 53%). The larger the motor, typically...
Home Booster Replacement
The Installation: Here at PressBoost we offer service and maintenance to domestic booster units as well as commercial. Recently we replaced a home booster unit at a school in Liverpool. The existing Grundfos unit had obsolete controls and a failed control board,...
Fixed speed Booster Unit replacement
This site in Wigan, pictured below, had been having a number of problems with their fixed speed Booster Unit. This Booster feeds a large residential building and as such it is critical that it is kept in optimum condition. The existing unit was ageing and had a...
4 Pump Booster Unit – Fixed to variable speed conversion
One of the many services that we offer here at PressBoost is conversion of fixed speed booster units to variable speed. When converting a fixed speed booster to variable speed the energy savings are considerable (approx....
3 Pump Booster Unit Install July 2015
PressBoost installed this 3 Pump Variable speed unit, type GHV30 at a site in Swinton after the site had issues with their existing equipment. The GHV series of booster unit has an individual master inverter, transducer and accumulator vessel for each pump, with...
Drinking Water Booster Unit Install
This installation was carried out at a site in Liverpool earlier this year. The existing unit was over 30 years old, and in need of replacement. The existing unit was significantly bigger than the new unit that PressBoost have installed, this meant we were able to...
Three Pump variable speed Booster Unit and Sectional Tank Install
This ageing and obsolete transfer set at a site in Salford was in need of updating and the site were keen to change the unit to variable speed, due to the significant energy savings this option provides. PressBoost cut and capped the pipework feeding the roof tanks...
Booster Unit panel replacement
This job involved PressBoost replacing an existing U/S variable speed control panel on a three pump boosted water unit supplying a hotel, with a new panel fitted with ABB inverters. In conjunction with ABB we have developed a range of variable speed control panels...
Teknospeed Booster Unit Install
This install was carried out at a hotel in Bournemouth. This site had a Grundfos pump feeding several areas of the hotel but the actual application of the pump was somewhat of an unknown quantity. However, given the size of the building and the static head of the...