Electric shower with decent pressure

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Can anyone recommend a shower that heats the water, but also gives decent pressure?

It’s for a second shower downstairs. We don’t have room for a bigger hot water cylinder and have an oil boiler, which we would prefer to hang on to - and not sure a combi would work with our house layout.

Would really like the option to shower even if one of the DC has just had a bath!

I’ve never used an electric shower that has pressure like a mains shower. I suspect they’re all much of a muchness.

I've got a Triton T80 which is much better than my previous Aqualisa and a third of the price. It's not as good as the one in the main bathroom that runs off the boiler but it's perfectly good.

You can buy them with different Bar ratings but it apparently all depends on the electrical feed to the unit. I'm in a new build so could only have the T80 but it's absolutely fine and I have particularly thick hair.

@PieonaBarm thank you. Yes thick hair is a nightmare with a weedy shower! I will look into Tritons and investigate Bars!

I have one of these and it’s ok, and I have high standards for shower pressure due to thick hair!! www.mirashowers.co.uk/showers/electric-showers/products/?installation-type=style

Thank you emma. We had a fantastic Mira non electric for years, and that frosted glass one would be perfect for the look I have in mind.

No such thing, sorry.

A typical combi boiler is around 35kW power and can deliver around 12 litres per minute of hot water.

An electric shower of the same power would draw 150Amps, which is much more than the electricity network delivers to your house.

A typical electric shower is less than one-third the power so can deliver about one-third the hot water. Better than nothing in an emergency.

You mention a hot water cylinder. I think this would be your best option. What colour is it (this is not a joke) and how old is your boiler?

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Thank you PigletJohn. I hoped you might pop up 😀. Cylinder is pale green, but housed in a place where we couldn’t get anything bigger. The house is a chalet bungalow style, so not lots of headroom in the loft.

We have an oil fired Worcester boiler that is (embarrassed shuffle) 28 years old. Every time we get it serviced, the engineers tell us to stick with it.

Very wide house, with some radiators 20m + from the boiler. Heating all works fine, and the cylinder seems to refill fairly swiftly, but when all DCs are home, and with partners, a second decentish shower is a necessity.

Advice very gratefully received. Thank you.

A green cylinder is reasonably modern, it can probably reheat in half an hour. Verify that the timer is "on" before and during bathtime.

If yours is slower, ask your oily man the power of the boiler, if it is fully pumped, and if it has (or can be given) hot water priority.

What are the dimensions of the cylinder? (It may have a label)

BTW the cylinder can go anywhere in the house, including the cellar or the loft.

Thank you. That’s all very clear and gives me something to try to improve the existing set up. Really appreciate your advice.