Hi all and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
Right, just moved into my new house, its a 1980s build, all rads seem to be 10mm piped, and i have a back boiler that makes a god-fearing thunderous noise when it turns itself off, pipes vibrating, banging etc, scares the bejesus out of me each time it happens.
Anyway, i digress; my electric shower is the sorryest excuse of a shower i've ever encountered. It's a 8.5kw peice of garbage from Wickes. i could pee warmer and faster.....but that's not the answer!
Where i moved from we have an Aqualisa shower which was fantastic, don't really know if it was an electric or power or electric-power shower, but it was great and ALWAYS supplied hot water as long as the tank had some in it.
My current shower gives a dribble of tepid water at best, and i need to replace it.
I can't afford to replace my boiler system, so the question is with a back boiler system what are my options for showers?
Cheapest alternatives first i guess.
Would simply replacing the 8.5kw model with a 10.5kw make a BIG difference? If not, what else can i do?
Thanks for any advice.
edit: does the type of wall you have dictate what kind of shower you can have? A friend reckoned that for a power shower you need a solid wall? Can't see that myself as most modern houses tend to have stud walls.
Right, just moved into my new house, its a 1980s build, all rads seem to be 10mm piped, and i have a back boiler that makes a god-fearing thunderous noise when it turns itself off, pipes vibrating, banging etc, scares the bejesus out of me each time it happens.
Anyway, i digress; my electric shower is the sorryest excuse of a shower i've ever encountered. It's a 8.5kw peice of garbage from Wickes. i could pee warmer and faster.....but that's not the answer!
Where i moved from we have an Aqualisa shower which was fantastic, don't really know if it was an electric or power or electric-power shower, but it was great and ALWAYS supplied hot water as long as the tank had some in it.
My current shower gives a dribble of tepid water at best, and i need to replace it.
I can't afford to replace my boiler system, so the question is with a back boiler system what are my options for showers?
Cheapest alternatives first i guess.
Would simply replacing the 8.5kw model with a 10.5kw make a BIG difference? If not, what else can i do?
Thanks for any advice.
edit: does the type of wall you have dictate what kind of shower you can have? A friend reckoned that for a power shower you need a solid wall? Can't see that myself as most modern houses tend to have stud walls.