tegwin
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| posted on 14/8/07 at 10:15 PM |
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OT...Self heating power showers and sinks...
Im looking at fitting a self heating electric shower of some discription...However, the shower is on the 1st floor of a bungalow (dont ask!)... so
there is not sufficient water pressure to feed a normal electric shower...
The current shower is a pumped hot/cold water mixer type shower...
Can you buy self heating, self pumped showers that just need a cold water feed?
If the above is not possible, Im thinking about putting an electric in-line heater in series with the hot water tank, so that I can heat hot water on
demand rather than heating the hot water tank first..... My only concern is, how would the inline heater know that it is required...can you get flow
sensors that trigger the heater?
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gezer
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| posted on 14/8/07 at 10:28 PM |
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Hi,
yes there are plenty of them about, the heater and pressure switch are built in just connect the cold pipe which is a compression fitting wire it in,
(you may have to get a lecky for that bit) and its all sorted,
look in argos and pick the one with the highest heating and flow figures,
then look on ebay for the same, !!!! which will probably be a lot cheaper,
I'm to old to live and to young to die --- buggerit
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stevebubs
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| posted on 14/8/07 at 10:53 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by gezer
Hi,
yes there are plenty of them about, the heater and pressure switch are built in just connect the cold pipe which is a compression fitting wire it in,
(you may have to get a lecky for that bit) and its all sorted,
look in argos and pick the one with the highest heating and flow figures,
then look on ebay for the same, !!!! which will probably be a lot cheaper,
What are they called? Searching for the correct term is probably half the problem....
[Edited on 14/8/07 by stevebubs]
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tegwin
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| posted on 14/8/07 at 10:58 PM |
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Im struggling to find a suitable product...
All I can find is one 9Kw unit that delivers a pathetic 3 litres per min flow rate...
Or some enormous 12Kw units that can increase the water temp by 30 degrees at a flow rate of 15 litres per min...but these heaters are designed for
central heating and dont have any form of flow activation switch on them...
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Peteff
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| posted on 14/8/07 at 11:16 PM |
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Can you buy self heating, self pumped showers that just need a cold water feed?
If you get a shower that connects to the incoming mains supply it shouldn't need to be pumped.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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PeterW
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| posted on 15/8/07 at 07:35 AM |
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Have a look for something like a Triton T90i.
Its a pumped shower, with just a cold feed from the tank. It needs its own supply, preferably 22mm direct from the tank, but they are a good shower.
Cheers
Pete
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gezer
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| posted on 15/8/07 at 10:23 AM |
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they have flow and temprature controls on the front just like a normal shower,
the highest power heats up the water quicker and does'nt run out of heat the same,
a normal household cold water supply will come out cool at full on with the smaller ones,
the one you mention 9kw is underpowered but the 13kw is almost as good as a normal plumbed in shower,
not quite the same pressure but it is pretty good,
I'm to old to live and to young to die --- buggerit
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 15/8/07 at 12:21 PM |
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Don't forget that if you fit it yourself you must legally have the work checked over and certificated by a qualified electrician, (or local
concil inspector I think)..
you may need to produce the certificate if you sell the house.
the new law is an arse and basically you are not allowed to anything in a room that has a water supply.
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 16/8/07 at 09:52 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveFJ
the new law is an arse
Unless you are a sparky in which case you'll argue that it's the best thing since sliced bread and will save thousands of lives 
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 16/8/07 at 09:56 AM |
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Yup... now we need a law saying you have to get a fully qualified Microsoft engineer in every time you install new software
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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Aboardman
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| posted on 16/8/07 at 11:30 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveFJ
Yup... now we need a law saying you have to get a fully qualified Microsoft engineer in every time you install new software
or certified welders if making a car chassis. 
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 16/8/07 at 11:33 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Aboardman
quote:
Originally posted by DaveFJ
Yup... now we need a law saying you have to get a fully qualified Microsoft engineer in every time you install new software
or certified welders if making a car chassis.
DON'T!!! that's just the sort of silly idea that would make into the next revision of SVA rules........
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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