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hi,
just discovered this forum, looks like a mine of great information. this question might have been asked on here before but to save me trawling while i'm at work...
we currently have a Triton LP shower - it's rubbish! I want to upgrade, and am considering either a power shower or a pump. I've had a couple of plumbers in to give me an estimate, both of them tried to put me off the power shower & only really talked about installing a pump. One guy has given me a verbal quote of £800 (as I scraped myself off the floor he told me that for that money I would be "getting the best" (gee, thanks!) and I got the other quote through yesterday - supply & fit 1 x New Team twin impeller pump, supply & fit 1 x Triton HP valve- £620 + VAT - I priced the parts last night and reckon I could buy myself the same pump & an entire new Triton HP mixer shower for approx 300 quid, inc VAT, delivered - are these guys seriously expecting me to pay £400+ for the installation? How hard can it be?
Also - I don't understand why they seem so keen to go with the pump option rather than a power shower - is the pump easier to fit, or is it just easier to charge more for the pump option? I'm quite keen on a thermostatic power shower, something like a Mira Event XS, but like I said, both plumbers I've spoken to have tried to put me off. (I realise that if I change the actual shower I will need to put some new tiles up, this is not a problem) As far as the electrics go, we have lights (obviously) and an extractor fan in the bathroom, both controlled by a switch on wall just outside outside the bathroom door - presumably a sparky could take a spur off of this supply? As for the plumbing - we have a low pressure system, boiler in the kitchen, hot water tank in the airing cupboard (same level as bathroom), cold tank in the loft. The hot pipes come out of the airing cupboard, into the loft, & drop down behind a stud partition wall into the bathroom (it's this wall that the shower is mounted on)
Would really appreciate any advice from you guys
Rob
just discovered this forum, looks like a mine of great information. this question might have been asked on here before but to save me trawling while i'm at work...
we currently have a Triton LP shower - it's rubbish! I want to upgrade, and am considering either a power shower or a pump. I've had a couple of plumbers in to give me an estimate, both of them tried to put me off the power shower & only really talked about installing a pump. One guy has given me a verbal quote of £800 (as I scraped myself off the floor he told me that for that money I would be "getting the best" (gee, thanks!) and I got the other quote through yesterday - supply & fit 1 x New Team twin impeller pump, supply & fit 1 x Triton HP valve- £620 + VAT - I priced the parts last night and reckon I could buy myself the same pump & an entire new Triton HP mixer shower for approx 300 quid, inc VAT, delivered - are these guys seriously expecting me to pay £400+ for the installation? How hard can it be?
Also - I don't understand why they seem so keen to go with the pump option rather than a power shower - is the pump easier to fit, or is it just easier to charge more for the pump option? I'm quite keen on a thermostatic power shower, something like a Mira Event XS, but like I said, both plumbers I've spoken to have tried to put me off. (I realise that if I change the actual shower I will need to put some new tiles up, this is not a problem) As far as the electrics go, we have lights (obviously) and an extractor fan in the bathroom, both controlled by a switch on wall just outside outside the bathroom door - presumably a sparky could take a spur off of this supply? As for the plumbing - we have a low pressure system, boiler in the kitchen, hot water tank in the airing cupboard (same level as bathroom), cold tank in the loft. The hot pipes come out of the airing cupboard, into the loft, & drop down behind a stud partition wall into the bathroom (it's this wall that the shower is mounted on)
Would really appreciate any advice from you guys
Rob