Options for a better shower

Colin Harper · 2009-12-21T14:45:25+00:00

Our house was a new build 10 years ago and the en suite shower was never very good. Now it's really not very good.We have a system boiler, hot water storage tank upstairs, the builder installed en suite shower is gravity fed mixer, one temperature valve and one flow valve. No idea on manufacturer.What are the options for getting a shower with more /oomph/ ?I figure that there are three options.1) Work out what's wrong with the gravity fed mixer system and/or install a better gravity fed mixer (are these all created equal - can you get a /better/ one?)2) Replace with Electric shower3) Replace existing mixer with new + install Shower PumpNow in the airing cupboard where the hot water cylinder is, I'm fairly sure the hot shower feed comes from there on a separate water pipe. The pump for the central heating is in there too, so there's probably a decent electrical supply.Are any of these options better/worse than others and how much work could I do myself? I'm pretty sure the electrical work for an electric shower would be difficult. There's no spare MCB in the CU to run a 30A feed from and I guess as it involves a shower, I couldn't do it myself anyway.Thanks for opinionsCol

Dec 21, 2009 24 Replies

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Andy Champ 16 years ago

No technical advice here, but another vote for option 3.

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Doctor Drivel 16 years ago

It must be a low kW model

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Doctor Drivel 16 years ago

tut, tut.

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Rob 16 years ago

Yes, it is, and about 15 years old. Even takes 10 minutes for a bath! Just surprised that the wheezing contraption chucks out twice the hot water of a topish electric.

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Doctor Drivel 16 years ago

Look at an Remeha Avantaplus combi. Buy the highest kW you can get.

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