Hi,
We are starting to think about renovating our bathroom, and intend to add a shower over the bath. We are currently looking at a Mira Excel (Exposed valve - as I imagine that these are much easier for the plumber to fit in an existing property!) as these appear to be fairly universally accepted as the best. The heating system is conventional, with 2 tanks in the loft. The boiler has been recently replaced (Baxi conventional condensing type). Cold water to the bathroom is currently mains fed. I understand that the shower needs to be fed from the cold water tank, but presumably the bath/taps can remain mains fed??
I would guess that the distance from the shower head to cold water tank is about 1-1.5m max vertically. Do you think this shower should be pumped to achieve a good quality shower?
If so, I wonder where the pump could be sited. I read that it should ideally be on the floor adjacent to the hot water cylinder. There is not adequate room in the bottom of the airing cupboard for this, so could it be sited 'under' (or more precisely in a void at the end of) the bath?? What sort of pump would we require, and roughly what cost would this be? For example, is the cheap one at Screwfix OK or should we look at getting the Mira one??
Finally, how are pumps normally wired in? There is a dedicated 16A circuit into the airing cupboard (also sited in the bathroom) for an immersion heater - is it acceptable to use that circuit as a radial, or do I need to factor in the cost of a new circuit? (not a major problem as the consumer unit is only in the adjacent room).
Many thanks.
We are starting to think about renovating our bathroom, and intend to add a shower over the bath. We are currently looking at a Mira Excel (Exposed valve - as I imagine that these are much easier for the plumber to fit in an existing property!) as these appear to be fairly universally accepted as the best. The heating system is conventional, with 2 tanks in the loft. The boiler has been recently replaced (Baxi conventional condensing type). Cold water to the bathroom is currently mains fed. I understand that the shower needs to be fed from the cold water tank, but presumably the bath/taps can remain mains fed??
I would guess that the distance from the shower head to cold water tank is about 1-1.5m max vertically. Do you think this shower should be pumped to achieve a good quality shower?
If so, I wonder where the pump could be sited. I read that it should ideally be on the floor adjacent to the hot water cylinder. There is not adequate room in the bottom of the airing cupboard for this, so could it be sited 'under' (or more precisely in a void at the end of) the bath?? What sort of pump would we require, and roughly what cost would this be? For example, is the cheap one at Screwfix OK or should we look at getting the Mira one??
Finally, how are pumps normally wired in? There is a dedicated 16A circuit into the airing cupboard (also sited in the bathroom) for an immersion heater - is it acceptable to use that circuit as a radial, or do I need to factor in the cost of a new circuit? (not a major problem as the consumer unit is only in the adjacent room).
Many thanks.