Our electric shower (in common with all the others I can remember) has three settings - cold, half heat, full heat.
I use the cold to cool the shower down before turning off. I use the full heat to shower. Unless I wanted a tepid shower at a slow flow rate, why would I need the half heat?
Half power, minimum flow, cheapskate shower using less water and power?
Does anyone use this half heat option?
Cheers
Dave R
Yes, but only because only half the element works. 10.4kW shower so I suppose it's 5.2kW.
I suppose this arrangement does at least give you a warning that a replacement is required before leaving you with no heat at all.
I have to use it because the power cable to the shower won't take the current required for full heat without blowing the fuse. I must get around to replacing it.
Yes, in summer sometimes. Tepid at full flow.
To have a "cool" rather than freezing shower in summer without needing to spend five mins searching for your testicles after ;-)
We had one of those in our first house. I did use the half power, but when I wanted a cool shower on very hot days.
Mike
The switches used can't take full load, and since there are two switches for two elements, they might as well add a half power option.
The switches often don't last very long switching half power either; that is one of the more common failure modes...
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