We currently have an electric shower with a low flow rate /pressure (the whole house has a really low flow rate) and I can't face the prospect of going through another winter like last year's with such a dodgy shower.
Last year we replaced the shower with a new one because the previous one died and this made no difference (i.e it isn't a case of limescale buildup within the shower etc).
I want to replace the electric shower with something a bit more beefy and I'm looking for advice on what to go with.
We have a combi boiler (Bosch 30cdi) which normally should be fine for a mixer shower but I can only get a HW flow rate of 7l per minute out of it into the bath. This is probably because we only get a flow rate of 9/10l per minute from the mains supply (I've tried each of the taps in the house to verify this). I've checked with my neighbours and they get a similar flow rate so I think it is a waste of time to approach the water company to see if they can increase it. (They only need to provide 9l by law anyway).
Ideally I would like to get some sort of HW storage solution with a pump to provide me with a shower that I can look forward to instead of of dread.
Ideally if it is something that I can plumb in myself (or wont cost a fortune to get installed) then all the better, but the priotity is getting a decent shower.
I've had a look at Heat Banks and Thermal Stores but these seem to operate with mains pressure. Is that correct? I've seen quotes of 30l per minute with these but surely that is governed by the mains flow rate???
Are there an other options worth considering. Perhaps a pressurised storage system or something similar?
There are only 2 of us in the house and whatever system I go with only needs to provide water for showering as the boiler takes care of everything else.
Thanks
Last year we replaced the shower with a new one because the previous one died and this made no difference (i.e it isn't a case of limescale buildup within the shower etc).
I want to replace the electric shower with something a bit more beefy and I'm looking for advice on what to go with.
We have a combi boiler (Bosch 30cdi) which normally should be fine for a mixer shower but I can only get a HW flow rate of 7l per minute out of it into the bath. This is probably because we only get a flow rate of 9/10l per minute from the mains supply (I've tried each of the taps in the house to verify this). I've checked with my neighbours and they get a similar flow rate so I think it is a waste of time to approach the water company to see if they can increase it. (They only need to provide 9l by law anyway).
Ideally I would like to get some sort of HW storage solution with a pump to provide me with a shower that I can look forward to instead of of dread.
Ideally if it is something that I can plumb in myself (or wont cost a fortune to get installed) then all the better, but the priotity is getting a decent shower.
I've had a look at Heat Banks and Thermal Stores but these seem to operate with mains pressure. Is that correct? I've seen quotes of 30l per minute with these but surely that is governed by the mains flow rate???
Are there an other options worth considering. Perhaps a pressurised storage system or something similar?
There are only 2 of us in the house and whatever system I go with only needs to provide water for showering as the boiler takes care of everything else.
Thanks