Shower problem?

Bear in mind the water coming into the house is now considerably colder, so will need more heat to get it to the same temperature

Colin Wilson wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@news.individual.net:

Not exactly true though if you think about it. More time is needed, not more heat. If you could slow down the flow of water you wouldn't need to turn up the heat. It only needs more heat because with a shower you can't give it more time and it's no fun stood under a trickle anyway :)

john (mr pedantic)

Every shower I've ever seen works in the way you say it doesn't.

If the water is colder, it will require more energy per unit of water to heat it. So slowing the rate of flow will satisfy this, as will increasing the energy the heater is outputting! (I.E more heat!)

Sparks...

I should complain to God, or Bill Giles. Obviously the incoming cold water is getting colder in teh winter.

I think teh guvverment shud du sumping abvaht it doanyou?

"Chris Oates" wrote in news:3ff21029$0$9383$ snipped-for-privacy@news-text.dial.pipex.com:

You mean control the flow of water? I've only ever encountered Council fitted showers. There's an on/off switch and a temperature control knob and that's your lot. Nothing fancy. I'll make a point of looking at showers next time I'm in B & Q. The things you miss out on when you're poor :D

john

You will find that the "temperate" control is just a valve for slowing down the water to make the water hotter. The power of the shower unit will be constant, or may have a couple of fixed settings, usually marked "I" or "II".

Christian.

"Christian McArdle" wrote in news:3ff2976d$0$13350$ snipped-for-privacy@reading.news.pipex.net:

There's a red circle, red solid circle, red solid semi-circle, and a grey solid circle for the "on/off" options. I don't touch the temperature knob cos the temperature sort of fluctuates when you alter it and then settles down. You get scalded and frozen on and off for a bit :) Joy.

john