Is there such a thing as a silent power shower?

reni10

I currently have a Triton 2000 AX (I Think!) power shower that uses the hot water that is heated by my natural gas and it is mounted in my ensuite.

The problem is there is a bedroom on the other side of the wall it is mounted on and when the shower is in use it makes a lot of noise!

So is there any similar shower I can get that is silent or almost silent for a reasonable price?

Irish Steve

If there is, I've not found it yet.

The best I've managed so far is the (horribly expensive) Aqualisa Quartz digital, which can be mounted above or below, with a longer supply pipe from the pump to the shower head, so the pump unit can be mounted on a support shelf or similar, which helps to reduce the noise considerably, but even then, it's not silent.

Again from experience, if the pipes to and from can be connected using qualpex, or flexible tails, it helps, but the real trick is to avoid wherever possible having the thing on plasterboard, as that provides a drum effect sounding board that only serves to amplify the noise. If the pump unit is in the shower enclosure, then there's not a lot can be done unfortunately, as the pipe lengths etc make it hard to get the pump away from the walls.

K.Flyer

One option that might work, if your mains water supply was adequate, would be the installation of a Mains Fed instant hot water shower. These are practically silent as they have no motor or pump and rely on mains water pressure to operate.
If the cold water to your AS 2000 is directly from the tank in the attic and your mains pressure is sufficient then the plumbing part is almost done with some slight alteration, all you need to do is to run the new electric cable to the fuse board.
Check out Mira Sport or Triton T80 as options.

reni10

K.Flyer wrote: »

One option that might work, if your mains water supply was adequate, would be the installation of a Mains Fed instant hot water shower. These are practically silent as they have no motor or pump and rely on mains water pressure to operate.
If the cold water to your AS 2000 is directly from the tank in the attic and your mains pressure is sufficient then the plumbing part is almost done with some slight alteration, all you need to do is to run the new electric cable to the fuse board.
Check out Mira Sport or Triton T80 as options.

This would mean the cold water is heated by the shower though instead of using my already heated hot water?

How would I also check the pressure of my water?

LIFFY FISHING

In sort no, no matter what make you look at , pumps have motors & motors make noise.

K.Flyer

reni10 wrote: »

This would mean the cold water is heated by the shower though instead of using my already heated hot water?

How would I also check the pressure of my water?

I would usually connect a pressure gauge onto the attic tank filling point. Then with the kitchen tap running fully open, I would prefer to see a minimum reading of 1 bar on the pressure gauge, although manufacturers say .85 bar will do.

The advantage is that you are only heating water for showering as you need it and they are practically silent.

LIFFY FISHING

LIFFY FISHING wrote: »

But thats not a power shower, you cant pump and heat water at the same time.

K.Flyer

LIFFY FISHING wrote: »

In sort no, no matter what make you look at , pumps have motors & motors make noise.

But the Mira Sport and the T 80 have no motors, so no noise..

Taking into consideration the pressure produced by the AS 2000, if noise is a big issue and the budget is tight, if the mains pressure was good and strong then it may be the better compromise having a quiet shower with the drop in pressure.
Otherwise you are going to be spending a lot more money to achieve a lower noise / higher pressure ratio.

reni10

I can spend up to about 500 for a silent/very quiet power shower so is there anything around that price that fits the bill?

LIFFY FISHING

reni10 wrote: »

I can spend up to about 500 for a silent/very quiet power shower so is there anything around that price that fits the bill?

Not a money issue, there is no quiet pumped shower, saying that noise is an individual thing

LIFFY FISHING

Mira sport & triton 6-8 litres per min, no where near the flow rates of a power shower.

reni10

So the pump in the power shower is what is making the most noise so is there a way to have the pump located elsewhere like over a room that there is no-one in so that the noise is much less?

reni10

Don't think I have enough water pressure to install a shower without a pump is it is viable to install the pump elsewhere and therefore the noise is not coming directly from the shower itself?

K.Flyer

Kikawa make a very good pump which is very very quiet and well priced. I have put two in attics and no noise complaints from them. One of the smaller ones might do the job in conjunction with a mains fed shower taking a feed from the tank via the pump. I will take a look and get back to you (but its going to be after the w'end)