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I have 2 matching electric showers which are both a bit gash, so I want to cobble together one decent one and replace one. Currently water entry is bottom right, and electric entry centre left.
[url= http://www.gainsboroughshowers.co.uk/shower-store/electric-shower/Stanza-95-white/ ]This[/url] looks like it may be just the thing with it's multi-fit and specific design features to make it a replacement, anyone have any experience of [u]Triton[/u]oops, Gainsborough showers in general, or this model in particular? Is there somthing else I should be considering? The current ones are Showerforce, I'd rather not have them again.
How heavy duty is the wiring and the consumer unit? How many watts are your current showers and your proposed replacement?
All electric showers are pretty rubbish IMO - just some more rubbish than others.
The new Mira jump? should be able to retro-fit right over your old one.
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As TJ says, electric showers are rubbish, but you probably have one for a reason.
Most older showers were installed with 4 or 6mm cable, which is ok for the old 7kw or at a push 8kw with ideal wiring conditions.
However, nowadays, they should all be installed with either 10 or possibly even 16mm cable.
If you must have an electric, go for a 10.5kw model.
Mira are about the best, you'll pay a premium for then though. Galaxyard a budget brand, Triton a bit above that with a wide model range.
First thing to do is check your cable size, if it needs upgrading, you will also have to have an RCD fitted to the new shower circuit to comply with regs. This could be a seperate device like a garage consumer unit, or a plug in RCBO if you have a modern consumer unit, in which case, you may already have adequate protection
And do not forget good old [b]part P[/b]of the building regs
remember water and electricity do not mix very well to say the least
Do you know what you are doing? what is the size shower you are fitting? what is the csa of the cable you are using is it big enough, is there a RCD fitted does it work in less than 200ms, What is the Zs earth loop value like, is there sufficient bonding????
lots of questions which are all about your safety