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Taking out electric shower to replace with power/mixer shower?

  • 09-02-2014 10:54pm
    #1
    magicray
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 888 ✭✭✭


    Am thinking of doing this, the esb bill is suffering with three teenagers in the house :eek:

    Good/bad idea, also any idea of cost

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    sky6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,444 ✭✭✭sky6


    I would suggest you carry out an energy survey to determine where your using all the electricity. I would suspect that your real problem is not with the Shower.
    However if you have a Daughter like mine who used to stay so long in the Shower that the Paint in the Bathroom used to blister then I can understand high Bills.

    A Power Shower will only make sense if you have a supply of Hot Water which is available and under utilised. That's maybe being heated by a Stove or Oil or Gas. while also heating Rads. The problem is none of these sources of energy are free either. It's just less noticeable as you're heating the whole house.
    I'm sure you won't get a power shower supplied and fitted for less than 1000 Euro.
    Remember also in a few years the Teenagers will most likely be gone from home.


  • #3
    sawdoubters
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,288 ✭✭✭sawdoubters


    what electric shower have you at the moment

    is it a tank


    also use cfl lamps get 1oo watt equivalents

    get powerstips that turn off,and turn off tvs,videos etc

    change to cheaper electricity plan


    http://www.bonkers.ie/


  • #4
    magicray
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 888 ✭✭✭magicray


    Thanks for the replies, we have a triton T90i at the moment

    I just have a mini meltdown when the electricty bill comes in - suppose its not really worth changing it will just have to think about other ways to save, have already changed the lightbulbs - will have to enforce the TV not being left on standby rule a bit more though

    As you say my teenagers wont be here for ever - well I hope not anyway :rolleyes:


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