Shower Advice Please

BigLad_2

Hi folks,

Trying to decide between these two showers:

1) a thermostatic power shower for £ 140 (with my discounts)

2) a 10.5kw standard electric shower for £ 104 (with my discounts)

Not sure what rating my electricity cable is to the shower so it may have to be upgraded for the 10.5kw shower.

I have a combi-boiler but my understanding is that the shower will just run off a cold rising main so the power shower would be okay (I keep hearing that power showers are incompatible with combi boilers?).

Any tips / advice welcome.

Cheers

Jon.

keystone

Electric showers run off cold mains only. If you are updrading an existing elecric shower to a higher rating you mst get your cabling sorted out by a qualified sparks as its notifiable and the circuit must be RCD protected. An electric shower will keep you clean during the cold weeks of winter when the combi is awaiting repairs.

Power showers require hot and cold feeds and have a built in pump to boost pressure on a conventional installation. Its not a question of compatibility with a combi - you may not pump mains! A power shower is NOT an option for you.

A thermostatic mixer shower would, however, run quite happily off your combi unless you spend hours in it in which case you'll knacker the combi and hot water might be intermittent depending on how your particular combi copes.

But seriously I'd go for the thermo.

Cheers

BigLad_2

Thanks Keystone.

You answered my main question which is can I use the power shower listed above. That's definitely a 'no' then.

That makes my choice easier - my water pressure is quite low from the combi boiler and I'd like the independance so that if the boiler breaks down I can still get a shower.

So I need a normal electric shower but not a power electric shower - do I have all of that correct mate?

Cheers

Jon.