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how much difference in pressure electric showers?
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paul4798
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I have bought a 9kw shower and just telephoned a installation company and they advised me it would have been £100 cheaper to install an 8.5kw shower.
I am thinking of flogging my 9.0kw shower and buying a 8.5kw but worry if i do that the pressure will be a lot less.
The question is is it?
thanks
Paul
I am thinking of flogging my 9.0kw shower and buying a 8.5kw but worry if i do that the pressure will be a lot less.
The question is is it?
thanks
Paul
have no fear go ahead and do it!! :cool:
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Difference in flow will be very small (about 5.5%). I do not understand why 9Kw is £100 more expensive to install. The only difference could be that it needs thicker cable. It is more likely to be the difference between showers price.0
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grumbler wrote:Difference in flow will be very small (about 5.5%). I do not understand why 9Kw is £100 more expensive to install. The only difference could be that it needs thicker cable. It is more likely to be the difference between showers price.
Go and get a price for 10mm Tw+earth cable and you'll understand why.If only everything in life was as reliable...AS ME !!
robowen 5/6/2005©
''Never take an idiot anywhere with you. You'll always find one when you get there.''0 -
robowen wrote:Go and get a price for 10mm Tw+earth cable and you'll understand why.
6242Y 10.0 Harmonised Core Colours 25M - 9.75kg - £31.990 -
10mm T&E is recommended for anything over 7.5Kw anyway, so can't see that this would be the cause in price increase.He huihuinga taangata he pukenga whakaaro – A meeting of people; a wellspring of ideas (Maori proverb)0
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On a short run with exposed cable 6mm is sometimes ok for a 8.5kw shower so maybe this explains why.
Why an electric shower anyhow?
If you have a cylinder you could get a power shower with a brilliant flow. If you have a combi of mains heater you could just buy a mixing valve and IMHO get a shower flow better than that of a 9kw electric shower . No need to run wires this way ( ok apart from small supply to power shower pump) so savings made there .
Find out where the hot water comes from then have a re think.
MarkOn the internet you can be anything you want.It`s strange so many people choose to be rude and stupid.0
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