Shower Temperature

Keano

In the last month or so the temperature in the shower has been getting worse. For a while it had to be turned up to 8 on the red (red for being hot setting!) for it to be any bit warm it slowly got worse and is now on 10 and it is at best luke warm!

Is it time for a new shower or can it be fixed?

Cheers

10-10-20

I'm guessing that the water supply temperature may be the issue here. As the water in the upstairs tank cools in the middle of winter, the heater in the shower unit has to work harder to heat it.

Stoner

there could be an issue with the shower, but yes it could also be the temp of the water in the attic, this can be helped by makings sure that the tank is insulated and that the insulation in the atic is not under the tank, i.e. heat can get at the tank from the house, but the tank itself has been insulated (but not at the bottom.

Keano

Thanks for the feedback guys but I think it might be the shower itself. Having it at 10 should be unbearable heat I would be thinking? Insulation of the tank might help and I will look at that. Cheers

Stoner

there are guys here who think that an electric shower just cant cut it in winter, i.e there is too much water to heat and not enough power to heat it with sufficient flow. Someone did the maths before, cant remember who, might have been mellor

eoghan.geraghty

Keano if the problem persists in April/May it's the shower, otherwise its as everyone else suggests.
Note to anyone getting a shower installed, make sure its the 9.5kw not 8.5kw model, every little helps.

Keano

Thanks for all the suggestions. I will hold of until April/May

Thanks