Which shower quote to go with?

MRF

Hi there

My electric shower needs replacing as its a hazard and its very old, not performing correctly (electric shower with an electric pump in the bathroom, not safe)

The electrics were installed recently, and are adequate to take the higher powered showers and will be connected by a part p spark for £15. But the plumbing needs sorting.

I have been given 3 quotes - I asked the plumbers to advise and this is what I got back:


Quote 1 & 2: Install copper piping from the mains supply to the bathroom and connect a standard 10.8 kw electric shower. Its an awkward run of about 4.5m but my mains pressure is very good. Both came in at about 5 hours work, so both around £250 plus copper (I live in London so hourly rates are expensive) and I will supply a Mira Sport 10.8kw which will cost c£190.

So a total cost of around £440 (and it will have to be done when I get a new kitchen in the summer as all piping needs to be hidden behind units)


Quote 3: Install a Mira Elite ST 9.8Kw pumped electric shower (supplied by me at a cost of c£230) which will involve just an hours work. The cold water tank is about 3m above me, and enters my flat where the shower is so its just a small tee of this.

So a total cost of about £280

I had never heard of these pumped electric showers until I got this quote - can anybody advise if they have a decent flow rate? Or is it worth paying th extra £160 to get the standard electric shower?

MRF