Hi All,
Happy New Year!
I have recently moved into a new flat and have some questions about my boiler.
It is the first time I have used an electric boiler so I am not sure if this is normal behavior and here goes:
- The boiler only gives me enough hot water for 2 x 10minute showers
- The water seems to run out more quickly during the evening (after 5pm)
- The booster which boils the water doesn't seem to be doing a good job as after using the booster for an hour, I only get 10minutes of hot water.
Is this the norm? Or is something wrong?
(I have attached pictures of the boiler to help diagnose)
Also in my main bathroom we have a 8.5Kw electric shower fitted but it seems to be having a few problems
- The water runs very slow and there is not much pressure, I know it is not the flat as the ensuite shower (boiler water) and taps have strong pressure, is this how a 8.5kw shower should be, as it seems very poor....
- Also my Low, Medium and High settings do not make any difference, the pressure remains constant, very low!
- I am also having a difficult time setting the water temperature and it seems to be hard to get a balance between scolding hot and luke warm, sometimes when I do find the right temperature I randomly get a burst of scolding hot water
- I am assuming there is a problem with the electric shower and I was hoping to replace it with a 10.5kw unit, however I am unable to determine whether I have the right cable thickness to support this, how can I measure it?
(I have attached pictures of the shower and cable)
Sorry for the long winded post and Thanks for your help in advance
Happy New Year!
I have recently moved into a new flat and have some questions about my boiler.
It is the first time I have used an electric boiler so I am not sure if this is normal behavior and here goes:
- The boiler only gives me enough hot water for 2 x 10minute showers
- The water seems to run out more quickly during the evening (after 5pm)
- The booster which boils the water doesn't seem to be doing a good job as after using the booster for an hour, I only get 10minutes of hot water.
Is this the norm? Or is something wrong?
(I have attached pictures of the boiler to help diagnose)
Also in my main bathroom we have a 8.5Kw electric shower fitted but it seems to be having a few problems
- The water runs very slow and there is not much pressure, I know it is not the flat as the ensuite shower (boiler water) and taps have strong pressure, is this how a 8.5kw shower should be, as it seems very poor....
- Also my Low, Medium and High settings do not make any difference, the pressure remains constant, very low!
- I am also having a difficult time setting the water temperature and it seems to be hard to get a balance between scolding hot and luke warm, sometimes when I do find the right temperature I randomly get a burst of scolding hot water
- I am assuming there is a problem with the electric shower and I was hoping to replace it with a 10.5kw unit, however I am unable to determine whether I have the right cable thickness to support this, how can I measure it?
(I have attached pictures of the shower and cable)
Sorry for the long winded post and Thanks for your help in advance