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Installing a Second Electric Shower in Bath

  • 24-02-2011 11:17am
    #1
    chrislynch8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 121 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I have an Electric Shower in my en-suite, it is fed from the Mains Water supply in the Attic. I want to install a second Electric Shower now in the Bathroom.

    I will be leaving the Bath in Place. Which is the best approach

    1: Get an Electric Shower with a Pump and feed it from the Cold Water feed from the bath (i think my bath is feed from the tank in the attic).

    2: An Electric shower fed from the Main Water supply and a feed it from the Mains in hte attic


    If non of the above make sense what is the best approach, and can both shower be run at the same time?


    Rgds
    Chris


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  • #2
    Joey the lips
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,262 ✭✭✭✭Joey the lips


    I have an Electric Shower in my en-suite, it is fed from the Mains Water supply in the Attic. I want to install a second Electric Shower now in the Bathroom.

    I will be leaving the Bath in Place. Which is the best approach

    1: Get an Electric Shower with a Pump and feed it from the Cold Water feed from the bath (i think my bath is feed from the tank in the attic).You cannot do this. A pumped electric shower requires its own feed from the attic.

    2: An Electric shower fed from the Main Water supply and a feed it from the Mains in hte attic. This is the cheapest option.


    If non of the above make sense what is the best approach, and can both shower be run at the same time?You might need a pole switch to switch over both...Ie i dont think you can run both at the same time. I dont think you would have sufficent pressure to run 2 mains showers at the same time anyway.

    If you want to run 2 showers at the same time. get a power shower as your second one.Although you will need a store of hot water.


  • #3
    chrislynch8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 121 ✭✭chrislynch8


    Joey the lips wrote: »
    I have an Electric Shower in my en-suite, it is fed from the Mains Water supply in the Attic. I want to install a second Electric Shower now in the Bathroom.

    I will be leaving the Bath in Place. Which is the best approach

    1: Get an Electric Shower with a Pump and feed it from the Cold Water feed from the bath (i think my bath is feed from the tank in the attic).You cannot do this. A pumped electric shower requires its own feed from the attic.

    2: An Electric shower fed from the Main Water supply and a feed it from the Mains in hte attic. This is the cheapest option.


    If non of the above make sense what is the best approach, and can both shower be run at the same time?You might need a pole switch to switch over both...Ie i dont think you can run both at the same time. I dont think you would have sufficent pressure to run 2 mains showers at the same time anyway.

    So option one will work it I install a new Tank in the attic to feed it or could I tap into the Current Tank.

    As for option two, I though that might be the case.
    If you want to run 2 showers at the same time. get a power shower as your second one.Although you will need a store of hot water.

    Not sure what you mean here, will the power shower not heat the water??


  • #4
    Joey the lips
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,262 ✭✭✭✭Joey the lips


    chrislynch8 wrote: »
    So option one will work it I install a new Tank in the attic to feed it or could I tap into the Current Tank.

    As for option two, I though that might be the case.



    Not sure what you mean here, will the power shower not heat the water??

    You dont need a second tank. Your existing tank will do...A power shower does not heat water it only pumps heated water. Click on the link in my signature for shower explinations.


  • #5
    chrislynch8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 121 ✭✭chrislynch8


    Would do if I could see your signature :confused::confused::confused:


  • #6
    Joey the lips
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,262 ✭✭✭✭Joey the lips


    chrislynch8 wrote: »
    Would do if I could see your signature :confused::confused::confused:


    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055553663


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  • #7
    stephendevlin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,307 ✭✭✭stephendevlin


    chrislynch8 wrote: »
    Hi,

    I have an Electric Shower in my en-suite, it is fed from the Mains Water supply in the Attic. I want to install a second Electric Shower now in the Bathroom.

    I will be leaving the Bath in Place. Which is the best approach

    1: Get an Electric Shower with a Pump and feed it from the Cold Water feed from the bath (i think my bath is feed from the tank in the attic).

    2: An Electric shower fed from the Main Water supply and a feed it from the Mains in hte attic


    If non of the above make sense what is the best approach, and can both shower be run at the same time?


    Rgds
    Chris




    Its not advisable to run 2 electric showers at the one time due to the load. You also need a higher grade of cable coming from your fuse board.


  • #8
    Max Moment
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 252 ✭✭Max Moment


    If fitting a power shower in your bathroom above the bath can you just 'T' off the 3/4 inch Hot and Cold Feeds to the bath with 1/2 inch feeds for the new shower or do you need to get the feeds from elsewhere? What would be easier to connect in to, as I have 250mm of copper directly into the bath taps then the pipe changes to Qualpex.

    Obviously won't be trying to fill the bath when having a shower :D

    Thanks


  • #9
    Joey the lips
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,262 ✭✭✭✭Joey the lips


    Max Moment wrote: »
    If fitting a power shower in your bathroom above the bath can you just 'T' off the 3/4 inch Hot and Cold Feeds to the bath with 1/2 inch feeds for the new shower or do you need to get the feeds from elsewhere? What would be easier to connect in to, as I have 250mm of copper directly into the bath taps then the pipe changes to Qualpex.

    Obviously won't be trying to fill the bath when having a shower :D

    Thanks

    You can but its not rec as it will cause problems with the shower operation. It will null the warrenty if you get trouble and there is a call out.

    If your doing this your thinking of fitting a power shower. If access is a problem for a power shower why not just fit a pumped electric which only requires a single cold feed from the attic tank?


  • #10
    Max Moment
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 252 ✭✭Max Moment


    Joey the lips wrote: »
    You can but its not rec as it will cause problems with the shower operation. It will null the warrenty if you get trouble and there is a call out.

    If your doing this your thinking of fitting a power shower. If access is a problem for a power shower why not just fit a pumped electric which only requires a single cold feed from the attic tank?

    Thanks for the reply Joey. I already have a t90 xr pumped electric shower fitted in the ensuite (this replaced the original power shower). Was thinking of fitting this power shower in the main bathroom as it is a very good shower but was just impractical for every day use due to having to have a store of hot water each day to use it.

    What sort of problems would you get with the shower operation? Starved of water? Any other way to fit it correctly without having to rip open walls and floors?


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