On 6 Feb 2005 09:27:01 -0800, (Martin) wrote:

Hi All,

I've been "persuaded" that the bathroom needs doing this year. One
thing I'd like to improve upon is the shower.

Currently it is a cold mains fed electric shower (Kw unknown) and it's
not good.

How can I improve it? I have no water tanks in the property at all and
I think it would be difficult to add one due to size and weight
considerations. Certainly a 50 gallon one as recommended for a power
shower would be very difficult.

Are there any alternatives? Would it be worth running the new shower
straight from my new-ish Biasi combi?

Providing there is not a stream of family members looking to use hot
water elsewhere in the property, showers from combi, are, by and
large, superb. Combined with a thermostatic bar mixer like so,

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...11292&id=21764

I run one off my Britony IIT gas water heater [which is basically a
combi without the central heating :-] and it's excellent.

Is it likely the old electric shower's flow is being restricted by
limescale as we're in a hard water area?

Possibly. Is it possible you could upgrade your electric shower to one
of a greater kw? You might have to run a new cable [maybe 10mm], but
it's an option. I have heard [and only heard because I don't have one]
that some of the newer electric showers are very acceptable in terms
of performance.

cheers
Garry