Electric and power shower in same place

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We are redoing our en-suite soon and currently have an electric shower in there which we wanted to replace with a power shower. However we have another bathroom with a power shower and a combi, so our plumber has suggested having both a power shower and keeping the electric shower so that we can use the power shower normally to keep costs down and because they are better, then the electric one when someone is in the other shower and as a back up in case of boiler problems. This seems quite sensible but I can't work out how to make it look ok. Has anyone done this and have a picture you could show me or any advice?

our plumber also suggested we have a shower that worked off the boiler in one bathroom and an electric shower in the other bathroom in case the boiler broke down. we didn't want that though and got him to put in 2 showers which worked from the boiler on the reasoning that if the boiler broke down we would have much bigger problems than worrying about 1 shower not working - he agreed...

We have a shower off the water tank one end of the bath and an electric the other end. One for summer or if someone used all the hot water and one for the rest of the year. Should point out we have solid fuel heating so we don't bother to light the fire in summer so don't have hot water.

That's a good idea Indith! Unfortunately ours only has 1 wall. I'm thinking a fixed shower head with concealed valves then the electric shower sitting below so it doesn't look too messy.

You mention a power shower and a combi. A power shower has a pump which sucks water from the supply and squirts it from the outlet, and is used when you have your own water tank, usually in the loft, which has a good supply but low pressure.

A combi can only provide a limited amount of instant hot water, and (apart from limited concessions) you are not allowed to put a pump on the watermain supply, as it causes suction that will reduce supply to other customers, and may cause contamination to be sucked into the pipes.

We moved to having our shower off the combi boiler and its been a great change.