Types of showers
If you are looking for a new economical shower there are a number of factors to consider that will determine which is best for your needs, most modern showers are now designed to be flexible for different water pressures. Before you choose a shower it’s important to understand how your water is already heated for your household because some showers cannot be used with some heating systems.
Mixer showers are a popular choice and are easy to install, they mix existing cold and hot water in a valve before it comes through the shower head, they are also suitable for both low and high pressure systems. You can choose from a surface mounted fixture where the pipe work is installed on top of your existing surface or you can have a flush mounted system where the valve is seen but all the pipe work is hidden behind the surfaces. The latter option is ideal to install during the construction of a new shower cubical so the pipes can be built into the wall.
Mixer shower
However there is a drawback to mixer showers and that is that because they are connected to pipes that also supply water to other parts of the house such as taps and toilet cisterns, the flow rate of the shower can be affected as well as the temperature as some people may have experienced in the past.
Electric showers can be used with any domestic water system and in most cases they will be connected to the cold water and an element in the shower heats up the water as it passes through. Electric showers are covered by many regulations and they must be installed on their own circuit and must not be spurred from any other connections or appliances. You have to make sure that your fuse board is capable of providing the necessary current required and that in all cases the shower supply pipes are independently cross bonded to earth.
Electric shower
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