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Big_Spark
Just after I got into the office this morning we recieved a phone from a local resident complaining their electric shower did not work and could someone come and sort it out as they don't have a bath as back-up.
As all the Guys were out, and my partner no-where to be seen, I decided to drive down and take look.
When I got there I was shown the "bathroom" and immediately was confused, all I saw in the shower cubicle was a Thermostatic mixer tap feeding a fixed head unit mounted at high level..really nice one actually.
I said this can't be electric, and asked if they had a Combi Boiler, I was told Yes we do, but the shower comes off the Immersion heater!!
When I investigated the matter, it would appear some smart bugger had used a standard immersion heater tank in conjunction with a central heating pump and flow switch to drive the shower through a standard Thermostatic valve!
The problem was the flow switch not kicking in the pump..one of the Guys will call in and change it later...but I was quite impressed.
I am not sure the work was done by an amateur, the elctrical work is top notch and the plumbing is some of the best I have seen in years, and before anyone asks, Yes it was all cross bonded together.
It's a novel idea for a shower, apparently the combi installed will not power a shower as it is one of the older type, and the client said it was the best shower he has known! Even without the pump working the flow rate was reasonable, but I can imagine with the pump it will be a blinding unit!
Never seen it before, but a great idea.
As all the Guys were out, and my partner no-where to be seen, I decided to drive down and take look.
When I got there I was shown the "bathroom" and immediately was confused, all I saw in the shower cubicle was a Thermostatic mixer tap feeding a fixed head unit mounted at high level..really nice one actually.
I said this can't be electric, and asked if they had a Combi Boiler, I was told Yes we do, but the shower comes off the Immersion heater!!
When I investigated the matter, it would appear some smart bugger had used a standard immersion heater tank in conjunction with a central heating pump and flow switch to drive the shower through a standard Thermostatic valve!
The problem was the flow switch not kicking in the pump..one of the Guys will call in and change it later...but I was quite impressed.
I am not sure the work was done by an amateur, the elctrical work is top notch and the plumbing is some of the best I have seen in years, and before anyone asks, Yes it was all cross bonded together.
It's a novel idea for a shower, apparently the combi installed will not power a shower as it is one of the older type, and the client said it was the best shower he has known! Even without the pump working the flow rate was reasonable, but I can imagine with the pump it will be a blinding unit!
Never seen it before, but a great idea.