Gas Showers

Nanako

Anyways i'm presently researching tap-based solutions. however the output from my bathroom taps is VERY low indeed. I've contacted my landlord about inspecting and repairing the issue (i get a free repair service, housing association). After that's sorted i'll see about buying a tap shower if the pressure seems good enough

lstar337

Nanako wrote: »

Anyways i'm presently researching tap-based solutions. however the output from my bathroom taps is VERY low indeed.

Yeah, it mostly will be with a combi, unless you have some hugely powerful model.

It doesn't really matter though, if the combi water is hot enough then the shower will add cold to get to the temperature you set it, which will in turn increase the flow to the shower head.

Our hot tap flow isn't that great, but the flow from the shower can be raised to a level that actually hurts your head if you so wish.

Cardew

Nanako wrote: »

I showed this thread to a friend, and he wanted me to post something on his behalf

"i was reading this thread that my friend posted. and i see everyone uses the units wrong. keep in mind that kW is a power (as in, a shower may be 8.5 kW). kWh is energy (literally, 1 kWh is 1 kW, for an hour). flow is in liters per unit of time (for example, liter per second, liter per minute, etc). liter is a volume: if a shower were rated as "8 liter", then that would either be a tank volume, or it would be the entire amount of water that it can ever output. Mostly HappyMJ is guilty of these mistakes

Pedantic or what;)

'everyone'? I have reviewed my posts and as far as I am aware I have not used the units 'wrong' sic

'Everyone uses the units 'wrong' - Wouldn't 'incorrectly be a better choice? or even 'wrongly'?

'flow is in liters per unit of time' In UK the term is 'litres'

'literally, 1 kWh is 1 kW, for an hour' Mmm a phrase that lacks precision!

Never mind tell your friend that most of us understood his missive, as most will have understood HappyMJ's posts despite a typo putting kWh instead of kW.

Andy_WSM

That's just made me chuckle! :rotfl:

snowscreamer

I replaced an electric shower 9.5kW in my previous flat with a mixer shower (gas combi boiler). I think the running costs were maybe slightly cheaper but the best improvement was the flow; the electric shower whilst it had good pressure had a dreadful flow rate (3-4 litres per minute), worse in the winter. When I changed to the mixer shower the pressure was the same but flow rate vastly improved. I bought the shower (rainhead Triton) on offer for £99 and installation was £220. This was 4 years ago.

Pincher

How much money can it save? £100 a year?


Just take shorter showers if you want to save money.