Mira Enhance Installation & User Manual
Mira Enhance Installation & User Manual

Mira Enhance Installation & User Manual

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SHOWER PUMP
Installation & User Guide
THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE TO BE LEFT WITH THE USER
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  • Page 1 SHOWER PUMP Installation & User Guide THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE TO BE LEFT WITH THE USER...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Dimensions ..............7 Power Supplies ............7 Water Standards ............8 Connections ............... 8 4 ..Pack Contents Checklist: Mira Enhance Shower Pump ........9 Documentation ............9 5 ..Installation: Plumbing ..............10 Electrical ..............14 6 ..Commissioning Commissioning ..............
  • Page 3: Important Safety Information

    Section Important Safety Information 1. WARNING! 1.1. Products manufactured by Mira are precision engineered and should give continuous superior and safe performance provided they are installed, operated and maintained in accordance with the instructions and recommendations given in this manual.
  • Page 4 Particular consideration should be given to the young, the elderly, the infirm, or anyone inexperienced in the correct operation of the controls. Standards and Approvals 1. The Mira Enhance complies with all the relevant directives for CE marking.
  • Page 5: Introduction

    Section Introduction Thank you for purchasing a quality Mira product. To enjoy the full potential of your new product, please take time to read this guide thoroughly, having done so, keep it safe for future reference. 1. Description The Mira Enhance single impeller centrifugal pump is designed to receive a single gravity feed from a mixing valve and provide a pressurized supply to a fixed shower head or shower handset.
  • Page 6 To overcome an initial low flow rate in the outlet pipe it is possible to bypass the function of the flow switch by the addition of a momentary action switch connected in parallel with the flow switch (Refer to Figure 6). When the mixing valve is set to on and the momentary action switch operated, the pump will run.
  • Page 7: Specifications

    Section Specifications 1. Weight Mira Enhance Shower Pump = 2.7 kg (Pump only) 2. Dimensions 12 (offset) All dimensions are nominal and in millimetres External Dimensions Figure 1 3. Power Supplies 3.1. Single Phase 230V 50Hz fused supply through a 5A fused connection unit or equivalent, refer to Figure 6.
  • Page 8: Water Standards

    4.3. Delivery Rates See Pump Performance Graph. Terminal fittings and associated pipe work will reduce this figure. Flow Rate (l/min) Mira Enhance Shower Pump Performance Graph 4.4. ATTENTION: Inlet Pressure Maximum inlet static pressure 3 bar (30m head). 5. Connections 5.1.
  • Page 9: Pack Contents Checklist

    Section Pack Contents Checklist 1. Mira Enhance Shower Pump Tick the appropriate boxes to familiarize yourself with the part names and to confirm that the parts are included. Mira Enhance Shower Pump Flow Switch Inlet Adaptor Resilient Pad 2. Documentation...
  • Page 10: Installation

    Section Installation 1. Plumbing WARNING ATTENTION: DO NOT FIT INLET CHECK VALVES. INLET CHECK VALVES CAN SERIOUSLY DAMAGE THE PUMP. 1.1. ATTENTION: The pump must be mounted in a horizontal position with the outlet connection vertically upwards. The operation of the flow switch will be impaired in any other position.
  • Page 11 1.10. It is recommended that inlet/outlet isolation valves are fitted within close proximity of the pump to permit isolation for servicing (See Figures 2 & 3). 1.11. Ensure no fluid drips onto the pump motor or its electrical connections during installation, venting or operation as when the pump is energised this may create a risk of electric shock.
  • Page 12 Key to symbols used in the system layouts: F a u l t Isolation Valve Check Valve Mixing Valve Pressure Switch Float Type Automatic Pressure Accumulator Air Vent (Bottle Valve) Ball Valve Shower Handset Fixed Shower Head Domestic Hot Water Warning Pipe (overflow) 25 mm...
  • Page 13 Cistern Optional Check Valve Pump Other hot water services System Layout with High Level Pipework Figure 3 Cistern Other hot water services Pump Unsuitable System Layout Figure 4...
  • Page 14: Electrical

    Cistern Pump Other hot water services Unsuitable System Layout Figure 5 2. Electrical WARNING: THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED. All electrical installations must comply with current IEE regulations and be undertaken by a qualified person. 2.1. The power to the pump should be through a double pole, switched, fused connection unit or equivalent with a 5A fuse (Refer to Figure 6), the contact separation in each pole should be at least 3mm.
  • Page 15 2.3. Cross bond the inlet and outlet pipework, using a minimum 6mm cable and bonding clamps (Refer to Figure 7). Plastic pipes do not require bonding. Blue Brown Terminal Block Blue Blue Brown Brown Brown Blue Cable to Flow Gland Nut Switch (FS) Mains Cable Optional...
  • Page 16 Outlet Inlet Pipe Bonding Details Figure 7...
  • Page 17: Commissioning

    Section Commissioning 1. Commissioning 1.1. Proceed with caution due to the risk from hot water and scolding. 1.2. Ensure that the pump is electrically isolated. 1.3. Ensure that all the isolating valves are fully open and that the pump chamber is fully flooded.
  • Page 18: Maintenance

    Section Maintenance 1. Fault Diagnosis Read the section "Important Safety Information" first. Providing the shower pump has been correctly installed and is operated in accordance with the instructions contained in this guide, difficulties should not arise. If any maintenance is required then it must be carried out by a competent tradesperson for whom the fault diagnosis and maintenance instructions are provided.
  • Page 19 Automatic Air Vents. The pressure at the desired vent position can approximately be determined using the Mira green book ‘A Guide to Domestic Pumped Shower Systems’, to check whether it remains positive under...
  • Page 20: Spare Parts

    Appendix Spare Parts 226.08 Resilient Pad 872.06 Flow Switch 226.08 872.06...
  • Page 21 Notes...
  • Page 22 Notes...
  • Page 23 Notes...
  • Page 24 (2 years for Mira Select and 3 years for Mira Excel ranges). Spares can be purchased from approved stockists or...

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