GB2537188A - Improved shower pump drainage system - Google Patents
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- GB2537188A GB2537188A GB1511701.3A GB201511701A GB2537188A GB 2537188 A GB2537188 A GB 2537188A GB 201511701 A GB201511701 A GB 201511701A GB 2537188 A GB2537188 A GB 2537188A
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
- E03F—SEWERS; CESSPOOLS
- E03F5/00—Sewerage structures
- E03F5/04—Gullies inlets, road sinks, floor drains with or without odour seals or sediment traps
- E03F5/0407—Floor drains for indoor use
- E03F5/0408—Floor drains for indoor use specially adapted for showers
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
- E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
- E03C1/00—Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks
- E03C1/12—Plumbing installations for waste water; Basins or fountains connected thereto; Sinks
- E03C1/122—Pipe-line systems for waste water in building
- E03C1/1222—Arrangements of devices in domestic waste water pipe-line systems
- E03C1/1227—Arrangements of devices in domestic waste water pipe-line systems of pumps for facilitating drawing off
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
- E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
- E03C1/00—Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks
- E03C1/12—Plumbing installations for waste water; Basins or fountains connected thereto; Sinks
- E03C1/24—Overflow devices for basins or baths
- E03C1/242—Overflow devices for basins or baths automatically actuating supply or draining valves
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Abstract
Shower pump drainage system for controlling flooding in a shower or bathroom comprises a water drainage pump 40; a water detector 30 adjacent a shower tray or floor former 10; and means 50 for activating the pump when the water detector senses water; and such activation being independent of other activation means, e.g. a flow sensor 70 measuring the flow of water going to a shower head 60. Flow sensor 70 may activate pump 40 when it detects water flow through the shower head. A user may be alerted on operation of water detector 30.
Description
IMPROVED, HQWB PUMP DRAINAGE; TITil The present invention relates to an improved shower pump drainage system. More particularly the present invention relates to shower pump drainage systems with pump operated gullies used in, wet rooms, bathrooms and shower rooms.
It:swell known to have, a shower pump drainage system with a pump operated gulley which is programmed to match the drainage pump speed of the gulley with the shower delivery flow rate. An internal flow sensor in the shower or shower head measures the flow rate going to the shower head and can operate the gulley at a rate corresponding to the rate of water flow through the shower head.
A problem can arise if, for whatever reason, the flow sensor does not detect the flow of water into the gulley and this can be a significant disadvantage, as it may result in flooding in the wet room, bathroom or shower room.
An object of the invention is to alleviate the above disadvantage.
The present invention provides an improved shower pump drainage system including means to control flooding in a wet 'room, bathroom or shower room, by activating a pump to evacuate a gulley of any flood or leaking water on detection of water in the shower area.
Advantageously, the system includes a water detector located adjacent a shower tray or floor former, :a pump operaole to remove water from the gulley and means to operate the pump, when the water detector detects water in the shower tray or floor former, independent of the operation of the pump by other activation means The invention will hereinafter be more particularly described withi reference to the accompanying drawing which shows, by way of example only, one embodiment of a shower pump and gulley system in accordance with the invention.
In the drawing; Figure 1 is a schematic representation of the principal components of the shower and gulley system of the disclosed embodiment.
The system includes a shower tray or shower former 10 located at floor level and a water detector 30 adjacent the shower tray / shower former 10. A shower head 60 is located over the shower tray/floor former 10 and water is directed towards the gulley 15 in the centre of the shower tray / floor former 10. A flow sensor 70 is provided in or close to the shower head and measures the flow of water going to the shower head 60. The flow ensor 70 is connected to a transformer / pump controller 50 which in turn is connected to pump 40. When a flow of water is detected going through the shower head 60, the pump 40 is activated to pump the water collecting in the gulley 15, from the gulley 15 through pipe 20 at a rate apportionate to the water flow rate by the shower head.
However situations may arise where water gathers in the shower tray I floor former 10 where the flow sensor 70 is not activated. This in turn means that the pump 40 is not activated and the waste water is not removed from the gulley 15. This could arise due to low flow through the shower head 60 at a rate which does not activate the flow sensor 70.
Alternatively, It could arise due to a faulty shower mechanism allowing water to drip from the shower head 60. It may even arise when the user washes down the shower from a bucket or another water supply. The nett result is a wet shower tray or floor former which may be dangerous to a user, who may for instance be liable to slip. In some cases it may even give rise to extensive flooding particularly if the leak of water is not detected for some time.
The above problem is overcome by the use of the water detector 30 which is placed on the shower tray or floor former 10 on a slope just above where water would reach as a result of normal showering. When a condition is reached where water reaches the water detector 30 and the pump 40 is not operating, then the pump 40 is activated to commence the discharge of waste water in the gulley through the pipe 20. When this happens, an alert is sent to the user using any one of a variety of means which are available in the art to notify the user that the water detector 30 has been activated due to a leak or a potential flooding problem.
It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the specific details described above which are given by way of example only and that various modifications and alterations are possible without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.
Claims (6)
- CLAIMS: An improved shower pump drainage system including means to control flooding in a wet room, bathroom or shower room, by activating a pump to evacuate a gulley of any flood or leaking water on detection of water in the shower area 2. An improved shower pump drainage system as claimed in Claim 1, in which the system includes a water detector located adjacent a shower tray or floor former, a pump operable to remove water from the gulley and means to operate the pump, when the water detector detects water in the shower tray or floor former, independent of the operation of the pump by other activation means.An improved shower pump drainage system substantially as herein described with reference to and as shown in the accompanying drawing.AMENDMENTS TO THE CLAIMS HAVE BEEN FILED AS FOLLOWSCLAIMS: 1. A shower pump drainage system including means to control flooding in a shower area of a wet room, bathroom or shower room, by activating a pump to evacuate flood or leaking water on detection of water in the shower area, the system including a water detector located adjacent a shower tray or floor former in the shower area, the pump being operable to remove water from the shower tray or floor former and means to activate the pump when the water detector detects water in the shower tray or floor former, independent of the operation of the pump by other activation means.
- 2. A shower pump drainage system as claimed in Claim 1, in which a shower head is CO located over the shower tray or floor former, a flow sensor is provided adjacent the shower C\I head and is operable to measure the flow of water going to the shower head with the flow sensor being connected to the pump so as to activate the pump when the flow sensor detects water flow through the shower head, the water detector in the shower area also CD being operable to activate the pump independent of the flow sensor.
- 3. A shower pump drainage system as claimed in Claim 1 or 2 in which a means to alert a user is operable on operation of the water detector.
- 4. A shower pump drainage system as claimed in Claim 3 in which the alert means comprises a visual alert.
- A shower pump drainage system as claimed in Claim 3 in which the alert means comprises an audible alert.
- 6. A shower pump drainage system as claimed in Claim a in which the alert means prises a visual alert and an audible alert.A shower pump drainage system substantially as herein described with reference to an as shown in the accompanying drawing.OO
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| GB1511701.3A GB2537188B (en) | 2015-07-03 | 2015-07-03 | Shower pump drainage system |
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| GB1511701.3A GB2537188B (en) | 2015-07-03 | 2015-07-03 | Shower pump drainage system |
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| GB2537188A true GB2537188A (en) | 2016-10-12 |
| GB2537188B GB2537188B (en) | 2017-04-26 |
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| CN109797834A (en) * | 2019-01-26 | 2019-05-24 | 北京中建润通机电工程有限公司 | The ponding exhaust system of underground garage |
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| GB2224777A (en) * | 1988-10-22 | 1990-05-16 | J W Swain | Apparatus for pumping liquids from containers |
| GB2310374A (en) * | 1994-11-01 | 1997-08-27 | Antoni Harold Nikolas Gontar | Apparatus for draining a shower tray |
| GB2355653A (en) * | 1999-08-27 | 2001-05-02 | Macro Marine Ltd | Apparatus for draining a shower tray |
| GB2421055A (en) * | 2004-12-09 | 2006-06-14 | Dlp Ltd | Switch for a waste water pump |
| GB2467757A (en) * | 2009-02-13 | 2010-08-18 | Dlp Ltd | Pumped shower waste |
| GB2478289A (en) * | 2010-03-01 | 2011-09-07 | Antoni Harold Nikolas Gontar | Shower tray gulley with illuminating pump status indicator |
| GB2483917A (en) * | 2010-09-24 | 2012-03-28 | Fabricon Prec Ltd | Liquid drainage receptacle comprising level sensors and pump means |
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| GB2224777A (en) * | 1988-10-22 | 1990-05-16 | J W Swain | Apparatus for pumping liquids from containers |
| GB2310374A (en) * | 1994-11-01 | 1997-08-27 | Antoni Harold Nikolas Gontar | Apparatus for draining a shower tray |
| GB2355653A (en) * | 1999-08-27 | 2001-05-02 | Macro Marine Ltd | Apparatus for draining a shower tray |
| GB2421055A (en) * | 2004-12-09 | 2006-06-14 | Dlp Ltd | Switch for a waste water pump |
| GB2467757A (en) * | 2009-02-13 | 2010-08-18 | Dlp Ltd | Pumped shower waste |
| GB2478289A (en) * | 2010-03-01 | 2011-09-07 | Antoni Harold Nikolas Gontar | Shower tray gulley with illuminating pump status indicator |
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Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| CN109797834A (en) * | 2019-01-26 | 2019-05-24 | 北京中建润通机电工程有限公司 | The ponding exhaust system of underground garage |
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