We are in the process of refurbishing a bathroom. The current shower is an electric shower. However we have quite a large hot water tank which is currently not being used for showering so we would like to install an additional pumped mixer shower.
As I understand. There are 2 options
1) Install an "all in one" power shower such as [broken link removed], where the pump is included in the unit fitted inside the shower enclosure
2) Install a separate pump to pump the water. This is normally installed in the hotpress beside the hot water cylinder. Its not really feasible to do this in our case as the hot water cylinder is in one of the bedrooms which would be quite noisy. We would probably install it in the attic. We only want it for the shower and not for taps, WC etc.
Does anybody have any recommendations on which route to go ? Especially in terms of
- How does pressure compare between the two. Is the pressure from the Triton AS2000XT similar to a normal electric shower (eg Mira Elite 2) or is it more powerful.
- What is the pump size in a Triton AS200XT, How would it compare with a (say 1.5 bar or 2 bar) external pump.
- Cost (all in one unit Versus separate pump, thermostatic mixer valve, shower head.
- Ease of installation.
We are keeping the electric shower (for use during summer or when hot water not available) so both would be installed in the single 900x1200 shower enclosure)
I've searched other threads but can't find anything that answers this specific question.
Many thanks
As I understand. There are 2 options
1) Install an "all in one" power shower such as [broken link removed], where the pump is included in the unit fitted inside the shower enclosure
2) Install a separate pump to pump the water. This is normally installed in the hotpress beside the hot water cylinder. Its not really feasible to do this in our case as the hot water cylinder is in one of the bedrooms which would be quite noisy. We would probably install it in the attic. We only want it for the shower and not for taps, WC etc.
Does anybody have any recommendations on which route to go ? Especially in terms of
- How does pressure compare between the two. Is the pressure from the Triton AS2000XT similar to a normal electric shower (eg Mira Elite 2) or is it more powerful.
- What is the pump size in a Triton AS200XT, How would it compare with a (say 1.5 bar or 2 bar) external pump.
- Cost (all in one unit Versus separate pump, thermostatic mixer valve, shower head.
- Ease of installation.
We are keeping the electric shower (for use during summer or when hot water not available) so both would be installed in the single 900x1200 shower enclosure)
I've searched other threads but can't find anything that answers this specific question.
Many thanks