Installing a shower over a bath

[Webby54]

Hi,

Just moved into a new (3yrs old) house and would like to fit a shower over the bath. What things do I need to consider when choosing the type of shower? I'm beginning to think that a mixer shower would be best to save on the wiring for an electric shower. Can I run a mixer shower straight off of the bath taps? If so, which models should I look at? This would also save on the pipework I guess which sounds good to me.

I believe I have a potterton powermax boiler if that helps at all.

Thanks

Webby

 

[Bahco]

This will be ok if you have a combi boiler.

You can tee off the bath supplies.

 

[Webby54]

That would involve some pipework would it not? Are the ones that work off the taps a decent solution?

 

[John M]

Are the ones that work off the taps a decent solution?

Nope ...... Theys cheap & nasty

Getta electric one, they are easy to fit & work a treat, well they do if you get summink decent ...... Think £300 for the shower alone

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[baxpoti]

I believe I have a potterton powermax boiler if that helps at all.

If you've only got the 85lt model you will probably run out of hot water, if you enjoy long showers.

 

[Webby54]

Are the ones that work off the taps a decent solution?

Nope ...... Theys cheap & nasty

Getta electric one, they are easy to fit & work a treat, well they do if you get summink decent ...... Think £300 for the shower alone

Here

When I said "work off the taps" I meant a shower that feeds directly from the tap unit like the aqualisa aquamixa NOT the rubber type that you shove onto the taps themselves.

 

[Webby54]

I believe I have a potterton powermax boiler if that helps at all.

If you've only got the 85lt model you will probably run out of hot water, if you enjoy long showers.

I will check that out, thanks Baxpoti.

Edit: It is almost certainly the 85 model, but it does have a separate cylinder fitted above it. I'm not sure what that is yet! It's quite small, about the size of a plastic fuel can I guess. Is it an extra hot water cylinder?

 

[baxpoti]

it does have a separate cylinder fitted above it. I'm not sure what that is yet! It's quite small, about the size of a plastic fuel can I guess. Is it an extra hot water cylinder?

No, this is the secondary expansion vessel

 

[Webby54]

On looking at the boiler I can see that it's the 115ltr model, so that's a bonus I guess.