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electric shower and bath taps advice please!

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MrsHooolie · 02/08/2015 21:53

Hi,about to refit our bathroom.

Getting rid of separate shower and having a shower bath.
Electric shower will be at one end and I'd like to keep a shower head with the bath taps so I can clean the bath and rinse my hair when I have a bath. I'm planning to have wall mounted bath taps in the middle of the bath so I'm hoping it won't look like its full of hoses and taps....does this make sense?Will it be too much??Help!

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gingan · 04/08/2015 11:18

I love PigletJohn's idea of charging by the minute! Didn't work at my house tho' (devious teenage boy) so I fitted a cut-off to the hot pipe under the bath. Nowadays if he has more than 40 litres he suddenly gets very very cold..........

trickyex · 04/08/2015 15:31

Thanks for the advice.
Yes it is an unvented mains pressure system.
The pressure is good, flow less so due to old lead main which I cant change.
But the main shower still does well and uses a lot of water which has been the problem. Have checked the litres per min and I think it was mid teens.
The DCs are a bit young to be charged by the minute (great idea!) so was thinking of finding a shower with flow regulator or something along those lines.
My electrician tells me I don't have an adequate wiring to install a decent electric shower, not quite sure why but we did have one when we moved in and it was forever cutting out. I have a new consumer unit but not a full re-wire so am sure he is right.
Do any of your experts know a decent shower with various flow options?

PigletJohn · 04/08/2015 17:38

Start by fitting a smaller head to your existing shower.

trickyex · 05/08/2015 17:54

The existing head is only around 10cm across. Reluctant to change it as it is good quality, made from brass.
I do need to find a shower for the DCs which will use less water though, so any recommendations would be super.
Thanks

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