Is this shower suitable for Irish fittings?

BarneyMc

I'm interested in buying a shower listed here and here also where there's a technical document at the bottom of the page. I've attached the relevant (I hope) image from this tech doc.

Can someone please let me know if the fittings are suitable for Ireland?

Calahonda52

You will get it to work fine as its a good name and brand, just will consume a fair bit of water

BarneyMc

Calahonda52 wrote: »

You will get it to work fine as its a good name and brand, just will consume a fair bit of water

It won't work if the fittings are all over the place. Why will it consume a lot of water?

Calahonda52

BarneyMc wrote: »

It won't work if the fittings are all over the place. Why will it consume a lot of water?

Don't follow your first point: its a German make with 22mm pipes required and every decent plumbing shop will get u from 22 mm to 3/4
the second one is that it requires a min of 1 bar, probably 2.5 bar to work well so possibly 50-80-100 litres a shower without an aerator flow restrictor.
I have one similar and the shower is on now and I see the flow rate on my pc from the newly installed meter:)
Keep clean:D

BarneyMc

My first point is all about the fittings which I know nothing about. So is 22mm a non-Irish standard? So are the pipes in the wall 3/4 inch? If they can be matched then that's fine and why I posted this post.

Regarding the amount of water it will consume this is a negative. What should I be looking out for regarding this - maybe I should look at an alternate shower.

db

I have a shower similar to this driven off a pump and I have to say they are brilliant. Why don't you buy it locally? I paid less than €200 and at least you know you can go back to the shop if there is a problem. They do use a lot of water but if you're not on a metered mains connection and you are heating it with solar for over half the year you may as well enjoy a good shower.

BarneyMc

db wrote: »

I have a shower similar to this driven off a pump and I have to say they are brilliant. Why don't you buy it locally? I paid less than €200 and at least you know you can go back to the shop if there is a problem.

Listed at €599 (down from €699) where I'm looking at it locally!!!!! :eek:

db

I think this is the one I got http://www.pjmatthews.ie/collections/shower-valves/products/bristan-carre-dual-shower-2. It's a bit more than I remembered but comparable to the price you'r looking at on Amazon.

Gulliver

Calahonda52 wrote: »

....I see the flow rate on my pc from the newly installed meter
Keep clean:D

What is this sorcery?!

Seriously though, how did you do that and could it be retrofitted?

galwaytt

db wrote: »

I think this is the one I got http://www.pjmatthews.ie/collections/shower-valves/products/bristan-carre-dual-shower-2. It's a bit more than I remembered but comparable to the price you'r looking at on Amazon.

...we have one just like that (forget the name atmo), and it cost €600.

Never, ever, again. Buy a good, simpler, non-thermostatic Mira or Triton that you can get parts & service for. We're stuck (sic) with an 'ornament' I can't get parts for and had to come up with a work-around to keep it working (which cost more money).

If you've hard water, doubly so.

thebackbar

db wrote: »

I think this is the one I got http://www.pjmatthews.ie/collections/shower-valves/products/bristan-carre-dual-shower-2. It's a bit more than I remembered but comparable to the price you'r looking at on Amazon.

Comparable in price, but the one list on Amazon is a premium brand with the associated quality etc

BarneyMc

thebackbar wrote: »

Comparable in price, but the one list on Amazon is a premium brand with the associated quality etc

It's listed at €699 in Ireland but £284 here! It certainly seems like a good shower - German make and all. :rolleyes:

But, will it connect to Irish fittings (or are all fittings standard now) and will it be hard on water (would like something fairly economical)?

galwaytt

BarneyMc wrote: »

It's listed at €699 in Ireland but £284 here! It certainly seems like a good shower - German make and all. :rolleyes:

But, will it connect to Irish fittings (or are all fittings standard now) and will it be hard on water (would like something fairly economical)?

..you'll have to buy adaptors for Irish fittings - we don't (still, yet) - use metric ones, so no, it's not a 'plug & play'.

Sure we've only been in the EEC/EC/EU/whatever for 42 years - these things can't be rushed you know...... :pac:

Do check about min pressure requirements as well.

Citizenpain

We have this one on a pump ,,,was £144 on sale 3 years ago ,,, great shower but does feel like it eats water http://www.bathshack.com/mobile/Product.aspx?ProductCode=ERCurveRain

BarneyMc

Citizenpain wrote: »

We have this one on a pump ,,,was £144 on sale 3 years ago ,,, great shower but does feel like it eats water http://www.bathshack.com/mobile/Product.aspx?ProductCode=ERCurveRain

What do I need to check to see how much water a shower uses?

davidoco

A bucket. A stopwatch. A measuring jug.

Run shower into bucket for one minute. Measure with jug.

BarneyMc

davidoco wrote: »

A bucket. A stopwatch. A measuring jug.

Run shower into bucket for one minute. Measure with jug.

I'll re-phrase. What do I need to check to see how much water a shower uses BEFORE I BUY IT? In other words is there an indicator that is listed on a shower's spec and can be easily compared with other showers?

BarneyMc

If anyone can recommend somewhere to buy decent shows at decent prices can you please PM me their details? Thanks.

Calahonda52

Calahonda52 wrote: »

I have one similar and the shower is on now and I see the flow rate on my pc from the newly installed meter:)
Keep clean:D

Going to share this info?