Expensive bills with Water Meter

moonrakerz

Cardew wrote: »

A Power shower uses water from a hot water tank and a pump is used to produce a very high pressure jet of water - they can use very large amounts of water.

An electric shower heats the water as it is used.

......they can use very large amounts of [STRIKE]water[/STRIKE] electricity !"

Cardew

A Power shower uses water from a hot water tank and a pump is used to produce a very high pressure jet of water - they can use very large amounts of water.

moonrakerz wrote: »

......they can use very large amounts of [STRIKE]water[/STRIKE] electricity !"

moonrakerz,

Not understood.

A power shower uses loads of water; up to 18 litres a minute, or more.

In fact the advice when fitting is you might have to fit bigger hot and cold water tanks.

http://www.diydata.com/plumbing/power_shower/power_shower_fit.php

The pump itself doesn't use much electricity.

frankie

I have a pumped shower system ('power shower'), can confirm that pump doesn't use that much electric. However it does use lashings of water. I haven't expanded my tank, just got a 'normal' immersion tank.

Get two good long hot powerful showers out of a tank of hot water, so I'd guess a shower of this type is probably similar to a bath in terms of water consumption.

Not on a water meter, supplied by southwest robbers, sorry mean water! Seems we're better off without meter.

Paying for all the emmets to have clean beaches!!

moonrakerz

Cardew wrote: »

moonrakerz,

Not understood.

A power shower uses loads of water; up to 18 litres a minute, or more.

In fact the advice when fitting is you might have to fit bigger hot and cold water tanks.

http://www.diydata.com/plumbing/power_shower/power_shower_fit.php

The pump itself doesn't use much electricity.

I was using your words (slightly modified) to refer to an electric shower - not to the pump..........didn't mean to confuse you !

I have a pump and only went for a 1.5 bar one to prevent the hot tank being emptied in no time flat.

Rebekah24

That does seem a lot for one person

I used 42 units last year for one

Deffinately check for leaks, hope you get to the bottom of this!:)

sophieq

I do drink quite a lot of tea....

I've actually ended up wfh today which has ruined my plans of doing readings. I'll definitely do it on monday and let you all know how I get on.

Sophie.

Rebekah24

I drink a lot of tea too lol
But I do all my showering at the gym!
Wash up once a day(max- sometimes not at all), laundry once a week etc