On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 18:33:20 GMT, Lobster wrote:

I agree with Steve, 'thermostat' is your buzzword here! If you trawl
through the archives of this newgroup you'll find plenty of arguments on the
merits of different types of shower. Most people here (and I'd agree) will
probably tell you that electric ones are the naffest sort, but even so,
there's no reason why they should be so hard to control as yours, or spit
out scalding water, so for simplicity you could probably replace it with
another electric one, if you get a decent, thermostatically controlled one.

It's also worth noting that some older electric showers don't "run on" for
a bit when turned off. This means that water in the heater portion gets
excessively heated by heat remaining in the element after the juice is cut.
This gets ejected from the shower as often scalding water if the shower is
turned on again soon after.