Ty Gwyn Special School in Cardiff have recently modified their sports facility to incorporate 3 classrooms and numerous ancillary spaces including staff rooms and pupil shower facilities.

The old 1960’s sports hall has been divided in two and the best practical design for both staff and children meant the new staff kitchen and additional shower room needed to be introduced into the centre of the space. However, this placed them too far from the existing sewer to allow any gravity drainage.

Ian Mullett, Owner of W. Mullett Ltd, was responsible for providing the installation of the services for this project.

He says “We contacted specialist Pump Technology Ltd. because we required a simple yet compact and reliable system. Due to the sensitive nature of the school, maintenance access has to be planned well in advance, therefore all mechanical pumping equipment needs to be as reliable as possible”

A Whale Instant Match Premium kit was recommended and installed into the shower, which is a walk-in wet room design.

This widely adopted shower drainage solution is suitable for any mixer shower configuration and the supplied shower floor gully means a step-free showering area is possible.

The Instant Match uses flow sensors to measure flow rate to the shower. This reading is used to adjust the pumps variable speed motor, so shower flow and pumped flow match. There is little or no suction noise from the gully. A timer also means that 15 minutes after operation the pump will re-start and run slowly for a short period to remove any pooled water aiding hygiene and safety. A Non-return valve in the pump head prevents smells from the waste pipe entering the shower area.

Ian says “We discussed the project requirements with the technical team at Pump Technology Ltd. and they sent me a detailed scope of supply with installation instructions for the equipment we discussed. This meant that we were able to purchase the correct equipment with confidence. The installation and the operation has been a great success”