Electric Mixer Shower Options?

stezie

Hi , I want an electric shower that can take in Hot water from the water cylinder.

If hot water is not available then the shower unit can heat up the hot water accordingly.

For example, during the summer the heating is off, and the hot water cylinder isn't storing hot water. In the winter the heating is on, and hot water is available.

All I can see is showers that will heat cold water from the mains. It seems very inefficient to heat water this way , if there is a full hot water cylinder available.

Sleeper12

Bottom line is that you want two totally different types of showers. You will need to install a separate electric shower & a separate power shower.
I'm assuming that you already have one so installing the 2nd shower isn't a huge job. 550 to 700 euro will install the 2nd shower

stezie

What about a new Combination boiler? Can some of them supply enough domestic hot water directly to a shower, with out the need of a hot water cylinder?

Sleeper12

stezie wrote:

Hi , I want an electric shower that can take in Hot water from the water cylinder.

stezie wrote:

What about a new Combination boiler? Can some of them supply enough domestic hot water directly to a shower, with out the need of a hot water cylinder?

Yes a combi boiler can give you instant hot water but you said that you wanted an electric shower. Some of the rgi gas guys will be able to give you all the options on that. Remember you need to weigh up the cost of the new combi boiler & work our how many years it'll take you to get a return.

stezie

Sleeper12 wrote: »

Yes a combi boiler can give you instant hot water but you said that you wanted an electric shower. Some of the rgi gas guys will be able to give you all the options on that. Remember you need to weigh up the cost of the new combi boiler & work our how many years it'll take you to get a return.

Yes i did, thats because i thought it was my only option.. I did a bit more research after i posted the initial post.


What i want is instant hot water.. relatively efficiently.

What annoys me right now is that I have to heat a hot water cylinder. The hot water cylinder cant get used by the 2 electric showers. the new washing machines and dishwasher doesnt take hot water any more either.. and then the bathroom taps are separate ( not mixer taps ), so the hot water either comes out too hot and i end up not using it anyways.

So i wonder how i could make use of the hot water in the cylinder..

the first option i thought on was a " thermostatic mixer electric " if one existed, that used the hot water available and if it wasn't available the heater unit will bring it up to temperature. But it looks like shucha shower does not exist??


So then i thought, as my boiler is 18/19 years old, I could be due a replacement soon..

Should I replace it with a oil combi boiler? Or make use of the offer calor has on at the minute, and get a free gas boiler from them. ive no experience of gas, nor know anyone that has one, so dont know what the cost of gas is versus oil... But what i understand so far, is that both options provide instant hot water, and elimate the hot water cylinder from the system completely.

Sleeper12

So then i thought, as my boiler is 18/19 years old, I could be due a replacement soon..

I'm not RGI & I dont do boilers but if you have the cash then a new boiler is a great idea. It's going to be more efficient than your old one & you have the option of combi if you want.
There are some very knowledgeable RGI guys on here & I'm sure they'll point you in the right direction.