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  • 22-06-2020 2:27pm
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    tritriagain
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    I posted over in electrical about adding an extra shower at home and was led to plumbing. Our water tank is on ground floor , only about 6-7 feet high. Water pressure is very low. Was told by my last plumber that because of low pressure power shower would constantly burn out as would be working too hard. Now I don't have much faith in him cos he made a pig's ear of one of the jobs. So simple question is power shower suitable with very low pressure.


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    Sleeper12
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    You definitely can have a power shower. Depending on the head of water you might get away with an all in one power shower like a Triton Novel SR, Mira Vigour Thermostatic or Aqualisa Aquastream. This type of power shower is the cheapest option.

    If you don't have enough pressure then you can install a negative head pump & install something like a bar mixer.


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    Sleeper12
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    This was already answered on the electrical forum. You won't get a different answer just because you move forum.

    Yes you can have a power shower


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    tritriagain
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    Sleeper12 wrote: »
    This was already answered on the electrical forum. You won't get a different answer just because you move forum.

    Yes you can have a power shower

    Thanks for your input. I asked in electrical about an electric shower and was told to put in a power shower. I decided to enquire than in the relevant forum. Thanks once again for your positive input. I was quite clear that I had posted in electrical.


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    theguzman
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    tritriagain wrote: »
    Thanks for your input. I asked in electrical about an electric shower and was told to put in a power shower. I decided to enquire than in the relevant forum. Thanks once again for your positive input. I was quite clear that I had posted in electrical.

    How did you get on with this project, did you get it done now six months later? I'm in a similar position my plumber has recommended something like this

    https://www.screwfix.ie/p/mira-event-xs-rear-fed-white-thermostatic-power-shower/8387r

    However I am against the idea as it would mean breaking off tiles which can't be replaced and needing a new retile (€1k). Also what I am doing will have a 6-9 month life due to planned bigger renovations. (house to be gutted and redone it is 120 years old).

    I have a bath with a hot and cold tap and am thinking to put in a pump in the hotpress and run qualpex to the hot and cold taps and install a mixed head tap and shower unit and hang the shower up over the bath and fit a glass down 2/3's the length of the bath.

    A Mira power-shower will be no use after the renovation but the pump will.


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