Hi,
Got an Aquilisa gravity fed shower - one of those with a thermostatic cartridge. Works OK but sometimes wish it had a bit more oomph! so am thinking of an upgrade. Now I know nothing about showers so will be getting someone in to do it, but thought I should at least try and understand the options before I do, so I don't end up trying to talk a total foreign language with the plumber.
So let's see if I've got this right...
An electric shower will have the same water input as the existing shower, except I'll have a cold feed only and the shower unit will heat it on demand? Is that right? In which case I guess that's no better for me as it will have no more "oomph" that what I have now?
A power shower is effectively the same as I have now but with a pump fitted to the water input to give it the extra oomph I need? I've heard that the pump is generally shoved in the airing cupboard or in the loft above the shower (no idea which, if either, of them is right). So dumb question time - If I turn the shower on/off, how does the pump know to do its thing? Is it triggered by water flow or is there a separate switching mechanism?
OK, and given that the upgrade requirement is oomph, am I right in thinking that power rather than electric is the right way to go? And given that my budget is restricted is there a better way to go about things - i.e. a worthwhile upgrade without excessive unnecessary whistles and bells expense?
As I said, humour me....
Thanks.
Thanks
Got an Aquilisa gravity fed shower - one of those with a thermostatic cartridge. Works OK but sometimes wish it had a bit more oomph! so am thinking of an upgrade. Now I know nothing about showers so will be getting someone in to do it, but thought I should at least try and understand the options before I do, so I don't end up trying to talk a total foreign language with the plumber.
So let's see if I've got this right...
An electric shower will have the same water input as the existing shower, except I'll have a cold feed only and the shower unit will heat it on demand? Is that right? In which case I guess that's no better for me as it will have no more "oomph" that what I have now?
A power shower is effectively the same as I have now but with a pump fitted to the water input to give it the extra oomph I need? I've heard that the pump is generally shoved in the airing cupboard or in the loft above the shower (no idea which, if either, of them is right). So dumb question time - If I turn the shower on/off, how does the pump know to do its thing? Is it triggered by water flow or is there a separate switching mechanism?
OK, and given that the upgrade requirement is oomph, am I right in thinking that power rather than electric is the right way to go? And given that my budget is restricted is there a better way to go about things - i.e. a worthwhile upgrade without excessive unnecessary whistles and bells expense?
As I said, humour me....
Thanks.
Thanks