will same mixer shower work with different pressures?

[trojan0852]

Hello,

Currently I have a gravity-fed immersion cylinder (+ a gas boiler for radiators) and a power shower that is packing up. My aim is to move to a more normal combi boiler setup with a regular mixer shower, however I'm wondering if I can do this in 2 stages rather than replace the boiler and shower in 1 go.

Question - can I fit a new mixer shower now, that will work happily with the pressure from the current gravity fed tank (in loft of 1st floor flat), and then will also work happily with the pressure from a combi boiler when I replace the boiler, probably in a year or 2?

Ta, John.

 

[seco services]

If you get a mixer that works on low pressure systems even then you may still have a lousey flow cause of the head height of your tank in loft to shower.

Can you not save the money and get both done at same time ?

 

[trojan0852]

Thanks. I might be able to, it just seems a waste to replace a boiler that is working fine and might have another year or two's life in it. Likewise, seems a shame to put a new power shower in when I'm going to have to replace it as and when the boiler gets changed. Suppose I could try and sell the power shower on when it's no longer needed...

 

[seco services]

Whats wrong with the power shower you say it's playing up ?