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Feeding an electric shower with a hot wàter pipe?

bridgedino
bridgedino Posts: 330 Forumite
in In my home (includes DIY) MoneySaving
Just wondering...if my electric shower would be more efficient if it were fed from a hot water pipe from my combi boiler?

Would it have a greater water flow as it wouldn't have to work as hard to heat the water?

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  • Ruski
    Ruski Posts: 1,628 Forumite
    edited 26 May 2014 at 6:18PM
    You would find that it kept cutting out because of the high temperature limit.
    And it would invalidate any warranty.

    Plus you'd also be using twice the energy :)

    If you want to make use of 'combi hot' - then install a mixer shower :)

    HTH

    Russ
    Perfection takes time: don't expect miracles in a day :D
  • phill99
    phill99 Posts: 9,092 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    Ruski is correct.

    If you have a combi you don't need an electric shower. Just a mixer valve to work directly off the combi.
    Eat vegetables and fear no creditors, rather than eat duck and hide.
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    An electric shower must be fed from the rising main only. But why use an electric shower at 3 times the cost if you have a combi boiler?
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • cddc
    cddc Posts: 1,164 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    What you need to do...

    If you have a Combi that is

    1) Remove electric shower

    2) get hot and cold feed to where you need it to.....

    3) install a thermostatic mixer Shower

    4) Enjoy a far better shower than you will currently be getting!

    HTH
  • Plumber90
    Plumber90 Posts: 280 Forumite
    Seventh Anniversary 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    Why would you want to feed it from the hot, how are you ever going to get cold water out of the shower???
  • BuntyB
    BuntyB Posts: 228 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Plumber90 wrote: »
    Why would you want to feed it from the hot, how are you ever going to get cold water out of the shower???

    Excellent point
  • Alias_Omega
    Alias_Omega Posts: 7,915 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Just go with one of them things you put on the taps, it worked for us when we were younger...

    #OldSkool
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