Which shower?

bat21 · 30 Jun 2005

Hi,
I currently have a bath shower/mixer that gives low pressure/water flow from a combi boiler.
I want to install a shower that will give a a lot more pressure/water flow, and was hoping you could tell me what type of shower I should install? The hot water pressure is quite low but the cold water tap pressure is very strong.

ChrisR · 30 Jun 2005

Not the shower's fault but the combi's. If should be giving something like 10 litres per minute at showering temperature. If not, it's probably scaled/sludged up. What boiler is it and how old?

bat21 · 1 Jul 2005

The combi boiler has been replaced 2 times before and the water pressure has always been the same, the current one is only 2 yrs old. I've been told the the low pressure is because the boiler is in the basement and the shower is located 3 floors up.

What i basically wanted to know was that as the cold water pressure is high would an electric shower give me adequate pressure at shower temperature, and what power rating would you recommend?

Bahco · 1 Jul 2005

I would be looking at a 10.5 KW shower which should give around 5-6 litres of hot water in the summer.
Need 10 mm cable feed though.

doitall · 1 Jul 2005

bat21 said:
The combi boiler has been replaced 2 times before and the water pressure has always been the same

Perhaps you should consider an unvented cylinder in the basement as well

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