Strix Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 We're going to refit the bathroom In this day and age, what any builder was doing constructing a house without a shower in the bathroom already is beyond me, but, there it is So... ... here's what I've got so far: We need a shower We're not having a power shower as they get through too much water! We have a combi boiler (which switches off at low flow rates) Electric showers just don't look as good as a chrome mixer! So, I'm happy to start this one from scratch Do we: install a separate water heater tank (possibly even solar) so we can run a mixer effectively? (the time it takes to get hot water to the bathroom from downstairs is a nuisance, and you can't flick the water off to shampoo your hair as you have to wait for the water to run hot all over again) Move the boiler upstairs to reduce the whole faff and/or still have a mixer shower? Just have an electric one (possibly one of those neat, flush wireless ones from triton)? Replace the 10 year old boiler which still has plenty of life left in it (worcester bosch 24CDi)? do something I've not thought of? The heat from the boiler is currently pretty much wasted, so location to the landing may have advantages, besides, there's an ensuite which would deffo benefit from having the boiler much nearer to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swan_Vesta Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 No power shower? I don't know what I did before I got one ....... It's the best thing since the wheel, antibiotics & the Adnams brewery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jossyboy Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 get an electric one and stop faffing although a solar hot water tank in the loft does sound like a good idea, free hot showers yay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strix Posted October 3, 2008 Author Share Posted October 3, 2008 No power shower? I don't know what I did before I got one ....... It's the best thing since the wheel, antibiotics & the Adnams brewery. I blame power showers for the increase in our water consumption! people on tv and in the media keep trotting out 'taking a shower instead of a bath saves water' but if you put the plug in whilst taking a power shower, you'd be shocked at how much water you're getting though - and it all needs heating! Having had the use of a thermostatic mixer whilst on holiday, I was pleased to be able to switch the water off whilst soaping (which is futile in an electric shower too - as you get the scald/freeze effect when you switch it back on), and could run the water slower - another money/resource saver you don't have the luxury of in an electric shower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamcarr123 Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 you can pipe the mixer shower up straight from the hot and cold pipes as you have a combi-boiler, just chase the pipes into the wall or bring them out of the bath panel and take them up the wall, relativley simple job, glad to halp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane39 Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 you can pipe the mixer shower up straight from the hot and cold pipes as you have a combi-boiler, just chase the pipes into the wall or bring them out of the bath panel and take them up the wall, relativley simple job, glad to halp I did that. Cheap and just as effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musbird Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 No power shower? I don't know what I did before I got one ....... It's the best thing since the wheel, antibiotics & the Adnams brewery. defo I love my power shower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonkatoy Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 I blame power showers for the increase in our water consumption! Not if you own a pub and sell the water afterwards as Australian lager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strix Posted February 26, 2010 Author Share Posted February 26, 2010 yeah, but the issue with running a mixer off the bath pipes on a combi system is that you can't switch on and off without having to wait for the water to run hot again, and if you don't run the water above a certain rate the boiler switches itself off and you freeze! I think we'll be looking for a smart design of electric shower - those with a glass fascia have a certain appeal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milquetoast1 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 If you've got a decent combi-boiler you shouldn't need a power shower, both hot and cold will be at mains pressure. I fitted a Grohe thermostatic mixer years ago and it's still fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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