Shower Cabins /Pods

CLAPTON

Does anyone have any experience of installing and/or using a shower cabin / pod i.e. a manufactured shower enclosure?

I want to do this after a couple of leaking showers have caused a lot of water damage so something that won't leak is my main priority.
Preferably it will have a 'roof/lid' to reduce condensation in the ensuite room.

BertieUK

CLAPTON wrote: »

Does anyone have any experience of installing and/or using a shower cabin / pod i.e. a manufactured shower enclosure?

I want to do this after a couple of leaking showers have caused a lot of water damage so something that won't leak is my main priority.
Preferably it will have a 'roof/lid' to reduce condensation in the ensuite room.

A friend of mine had one fitted to his property, he was a bit of a case who liked to save water by bathing with his wife, each to their own I say.

He has moved on now recently abroad so I wonder what his taste in showers are now.

His was I am almost sure similar to this one called the Genoa.

http://www.edensteamshowers.co.uk/steam-showers/genoa

CLAPTON

BertieUK wrote: »

A friend of mine had one fitted to his property, he was a bit of a case who liked to save water by bathing with his wife, each to their own I say.

He has moved on now recently abroad so I wonder what his taste in showers are now.

His was I am almost sure similar to this one called the Genoa.

http://www.edensteamshowers.co.uk/steam-showers/genoa

thanks for the link

anyone else had an experiences with them? either good or bad?

Pont

I put this one in (in France).

http://www.castorama.fr/store/Cabine-de-douche-hydromassante-Cocoon-PRDm499893.html?navAction=push&navCount=2

Well - when I say 'I', I really mean a good DIY type friend of mine!

As I remember there were a lot of 'parts' to assemble but straight forward enough.

Ensure the floor is flat and level - there was some adjustment on the unit but not a great deal.

Water/drainage easy enough to sort out if a competent DIYer.

No problems at all as yet - been installed 4 years. No leaks, contains condensation within the unit, no mould etc.

Best tip of all - if you choose a unit with body jets, make sure the doors are fully closed before you turn the water on (or at least ensure the dial is turned to 'shower only')! They're fierce!

Btw - The other poster's link is a bit smarter than mine :-(
I paid E299 for the one mentioned above when on special offer. IMO well worth the money.

BertieUK

Pont wrote: »

Best tip of all - if you choose a unit with body jets, make sure the doors are fully closed before you turn the water on (or at least ensure the dial is turned to 'shower only')! They're fierce!

PS CLAPTON These body jets are fantastic, when you emerge from the unit you are ready to take on the likes of Frank Tyson, try one you and you will see what I mean, its like a work out.

Pont

BertieUK wrote: »

PS CLAPTON These body jets are fantastic, when you emerge from the unit you are ready to take on the likes of Frank Tyson, try one you and you will see what I mean, its like a work out.

...and a little bit scary the first time!

BertieUK

Pont wrote: »

...and a little bit scary the first time!

Sure it is a scary first time you try these units but good fun, as long as you keep the doors firmly closed otherwise the jet will destroy what maybe on the opposite wall with the high pressure emmited.

I think that when you look at the final price after fitting that also could be scary, because I believe that you need a quite large capacity of water to call upon, so it could involve having to fit large water tanks but each property is different.

googler

CLAPTON wrote: »

I want to do this after a couple of leaking showers have caused a lot of water damage so something that won't leak is my main priority

I'm surprised the forum's regular plumbers haven't pointed out... If they leaked, they weren't installed properly

CLAPTON

thanks for the comments everyone

I'm pretty much convinced I'll get one, both to stop leaks from conventional showers and to reduce condensation

mainly a matter of choosing one and finding a competent plumber who knows what they are doing.

keystone

CLAPTON wrote: »

...........both to stop leaks from conventional showers........................

hadn't spotted this thread before (OK - I'm dim. ) but Googler is correct. They leak if the job isn't done properly.

mainly a matter of choosing one and finding a competent plumber who knows what they are doing.

No theres's more to it that that. You need to ensure your infrastructure can support your chosen one. What have you got at the moment:

What boiler - make and model?
Is your DHW system open vented in which case what is capacity of your cylinder and your cold tank?
Is your system unvented (eg Megaflo)? What is the capacity of the cylinder?

Those qs will do to start.

Cheers

BertieUK

CLAPTON wrote: »

thanks for the comments everyone

I'm pretty much convinced I'll get one, both to stop leaks from conventional showers and to reduce condensation

mainly a matter of choosing one and finding a competent plumber who knows what they are doing.

There are quite a few issues that have to be met, as pointed out by the ever compitent 'keystone' so take care and choose the one that suits your system, then both yourself and your family will be amazed at the pleasure that naural water can give you under a controlled pressure system.