Recent content by wetbehindtheears

Thanks for taking the time to reply Elkato531. Yes will give that a bash. The gate valves* feeding from CWS into HWS do still work so I can turn those off to reduce flow but the Grotherm pump is fed from Essex flange located about a foot below top so there would still be some water loss - I...

Am hoping one of you experts (or DIY'ers!) can (please!) help with following: - Installed Grohtherm Wireless pumped shower 18 months ago next to gravity fed HWS cylinder heated by off-peak immersion. All working fine until last week. Returned from week away to find HWS immersion...

Hi Seco - many thanks for taking the time to respond.

Hi Am looking for advice from someone who either has or has installed a Grohtherm Wireless Thermostatic Shower. We are planning to get the pumped version as we have gravity fed system with CWS tanks in loft and hot water cylinder in a cupboard in room adjacent to the ensuite bathroom its...

Thanks for the reply. We have gravity fed for the house but the original shower was powered by the Stuart Turner pump to provide a decent shower. What I'm debating is whether I just replace the Stuart Turner pump with a similar model or whether I can install the Grohe Geotherm digital...

Hi, we've got an ensuite bathroom which used to have a nice shower until the pump froze earlier in the year which did for the seals, cracked the casing and led to water cascading through our property for just over a week (we were away). :shock: Insurance covered the majority of the damage...

Hi plugwash - thanks for the response. You're right of course - all I was thinking was that by running towel rail on the Econ7 we would get cheaper heating through the night so ensuite would be reasonably warm in morning when getting up. Of course I realise that would towel rail would soon...

Hi, we've got an en suite bathroom which contains Dimplex storage heater (rated for bathroom usage - i.e. drip/waterproof) running from a dedicated 16A Econ7 circuit. We're looking at getting some work done in the bathroom in the New Yr and no longer want a relatively bulky storage heater in...