Powershower

StudentSavySaver

Hi All,

Currently in our bathroom we have a standard manual mixer shower and the pressure is very poor.

I'm interested in looking into installing a power shower but really do not know where to start.

What costs would be involved in the installation of one and can anyone recommend reasonably cheap plumbers in London that would do this

Thanks

Ben

arfurrrr

what feeds the standard maual mixer shower at the moment ? mains , gravity , pumped

StudentSavySaver

Currently the feed is gravity.

We have two taps hot and cold and then a joint that the shower hose is attached to, pushing down the fitting starts the shower, and pulling it up stops it.

arfurrrr

if you go for a pumped power shower , make sure your tank is big enough to feed the shower , i had to fit 2 coffin tanks for one customer as his teenage daughter spent 30 mins in the shower at a time + a joiner to strenthen the ceiling joists .

He had poor water pressure , if you have decent mains pressure , why no go unvented cylinder ? better option than fittings pumps and storing water .

richardc1983

StudentSavySaver wrote: »

Currently the feed is gravity.

We have two taps hot and cold and then a joint that the shower hose is attached to, pushing down the fitting starts the shower, and pulling it up stops it.

When you say gravity do you have a hot and cold water tank in your loft that connects to the shower supply?

StudentSavySaver

There is cold water tank in the loft and a hot water cylinder in the airing cupboard.

keystone

arfurrrr wrote: »

He had poor water pressure , if you have decent mains pressure , why no go unvented cylinder ? better option than fittings pumps and storing water .

Sorry to appear cynical but, surely, an unvented is still stored water. I'm also having difficulty in working out how is a bill in excess of £ 1k going to be more beneficial to this user than fitting a pump? Thats disregarding the costs for throwing away the current BSM and putting in a proper thermo which should IMO be done for either option.

Cheers