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2 Separate Showers Systems

  • 04-08-2016 7:28am
    #1
    BPH
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 227 ✭✭


    Hi, anyone out there that has 2 showers in the one bathroom, one electric shower for the summer and another a thermostatic shower working of a stove in the winter, or a thermostatic shower working with solar panels in the summer and electric shower in the winter. Wondering what it looks like on the wall with the 2 systems. My plumber has done loads of them but hasn't any pictures to hand to show me what it looks like.


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  • #2
    Dardania
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,612 ✭✭✭Dardania


    I know it's not what you asked, but just the concept of what you're describing sounds like it could be optimised.

    I see what you're trying to get at - basically use a cheaper / free heat source at times of the year when it's available

    Would it not be cheaper to have one shower, supplied from a tank (which you'd need for the stove or solar option) and simply put an electric immersion element in that tank?


  • #3
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,189 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    BPH wrote: »
    Hi, anyone out there that has 2 showers in the one bathroom, one electric shower for the summer and another a thermostatic shower working of a stove in the winter, or a thermostatic shower working with solar panels in the summer and electric shower in the winter. Wondering what it looks like on the wall with the 2 systems. My plumber has done loads of them but hasn't any pictures to hand to show me what it looks like.


    When I install electric showers for the first time in a house about half of the homeowners opt to keep their other shower as well.
    As for how well it looks differs from home to home.If you have a bar mixer or valve on the wall it cam look good. If you have a plastic power shower & now put a plastic electric shower in too it can be a bit much. Remember they can go on seperate walls or the shower head doesn't have to go on the same wall as the shower


  • #4
    dathi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭dathi


    BPH wrote: »
    Hi, anyone out there that has 2 showers in the one bathroom, one electric shower for the summer and another a thermostatic shower working of a stove in the winter, or a thermostatic shower working with solar panels in the summer and electric shower in the winter. Wondering what it looks like on the wall with the 2 systems. My plumber has done loads of them but hasn't any pictures to hand to show me what it looks like.

    triton aspirante remote shower and thermostatic shower from solar


  • #5
    BPH
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 227 ✭✭BPH


    Didn't think I'd get so many replies so quickly.
    Dardania,
    I was thinking about the electric immersion element option before but I can't remember the cost difference, I must look at it again to suss out the cost.
    Sleeper12
    I'm going with the thermostatic mixer at the bottom and chrome bar up for rain type shower. There's a triton shower in the bathroom as well, typical white plastic. A picture of what's being done out there would be great to see what people are doing to make them look well and not too gaudy.


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