Replacement Shower for Broken Redring Expressions 500

After a lot of helpful input on here into my broken shower it would appear that the element is most likely bust and I'm thinking it would be better to get a new one.

The shower was about 10 years old. I think it was a 8.5kw. Fastlec through Amazon sell the equivilent modern version for about £130. I note there are a lot of Triton ones for sale for less than half that price through the same retailer.

My question is - would it be easier re plumbing & electrics etc to replace like for like or can I go for a cheaper option? Im happy to drill a few holes but if it comes to plumbing and electrics beyond anything very basic I doubt I would be able to manage.

Cheers for any input/insight you can offer

S

Depends on what you want, as with everything the more you can spend, the better it will be. The better Triton ones do multiple entry points for cables and pipes, so you should be able to retrofit it fairly simply

I always recommend mira showers. They seem really well build and should give you years of trouble free showering.

If you can find a shower with the pipe and cable enteries on the same side(s) as the existing unit, it will make installation a heck of a lot simpler.

The Triton T80z is quite good as you can swap the inlet for the water and the electric cable from side to side.

I'll repeat my usual recommendation of the Redring Selectronic because it has a genuine thermostatic control, not the crude anti-scald feature that most others have. If you have problems of the shower suddenly going very hot if the toilet is flushed, for example, you'll really appreciate it.

But that Triton price is pretty compelling.


And to set a realistic expectation - if you find any shower where the water and electrical connections match where your pipe and cable come out of the wall, be very pleased.

What size is the cable? What rating is the MCB? Is there an RCD?