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Electric Shower needed in new build?

  • 24-04-2008 8:48am
    #1
    whitelightrider
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    Not sure if this is the correct place for this but if not then feel free to move it.

    I am currently having a debate with my other half about whether or not to put in an electric shower in the new house. We are putting in a pressurised system which will be run off a gas boiler. We have UFH downstairs and are looking into either UFH or Rads upstairs. We are also looking into Solar Panels. She is asking the question will there always be water hot enough for a shower or should we put in an electric one?


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  • #2
    ircoha
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    whitelightrider wrote: »
    Not sure if this is the correct place for this but if not then feel free to move it.

    I am currently having a debate with my other half about whether or not to put in an electric shower in the new house. We are putting in a pressurised system which will be run off a gas boiler. We have UFH downstairs and are looking into either UFH or Rads upstairs. We are also looking into Solar Panels. She is asking the question will there always be water hot enough for a shower or should we put in an electric one?

    If u have a decent cylinder with a 'high gain' coil from the gas boiler u will have loads of water: my system gets from 10 degrees to 60 in 17 minutes.[300 litres]

    An elec shower would be very disappointing compared to a pressurized one from the HW cylinder


  • #3
    whitelightrider
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    ircoha wrote: »
    If u have a decent cylinder with a 'high gain' coil from the gas boiler u will have loads of water: my system gets from 10 degrees to 60 in 17 minutes.[300 litres]

    An elec shower would be very disappointing compared to a pressurized one from the HW cylinder

    Decision made. Thanks ircoha. I really dont want to put in an electric shower when Im going with the pressurised system.


  • #4
    rcdk1
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    You should look into on-demand boilers... that is to say even if the central heating is off, when you turn on the hot tap the boiler starts up and gives you hot water. Takes about 30-60 seconds to get our shower going in the morning. Our boiler is made by Ariston: www.ariston.co.uk

    One thing I guess I should say is that we're in an apartment so I'm not sure how that would scale up to a house but I presume it's a case of scaling up the boiler. Also you could save space as you wouldn't need a hot press.

    Either way I'd agree that an electric shower is not the way to go.


  • #5
    whitelightrider
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,100 ✭✭✭whitelightrider


    Thanks a million folks. Minds made up now. No electric shower. Now just have to break the news to herself!!!


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