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wrote:
Hi,
My current shower is electric with a cold-water only feed and is
getting rather old. I think it is 7.5 Kw but I'm not 100% sure. We
are finding that at this time of year it is barely able to heat the
water to an acceptable temperature. We have very good mains pressure

the one we have now? I was thinking that a higher wattage shower might
have a better chance of heating the very cold water before sending it
to the showerhead. B&Q currently have a 9.5 Kw Gainsborough at £64.98

I also have this problem. The big problem is that the wiring feeding my
20 year old Triton T80 won't take a higher load.
I considered rewiring but that is just too much trouble in a flat. So
I've decided I may as well install a gas combi instead. (May as well
replace the 20 yr old boiler before it fails catastrophicaly one day.
Besides reclaiming the area occupied by tanks etc adds at least 5% extra
space to a tiny flat).

So my advice, check that a higher rated heater won't overload your wiring.

--
David Clark

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