THE MOST COMMON RANGE OF SHOWERS

Electric Showers:  Electric showers heat water on demand, taking it from the mains cold water supply and passing it over a heating element inside the shower unit. They are probably the most versatile and are convenient showers to use.

Mixer Shower: A mixer shower is connected to both the hot and cold-water supply. They mix the existing hot and cold water in a valve before sending the water flow to the shower head. Mixer showers can sometimes have a stronger flow than electric showers. If your supply of hot water is plentiful and has a powerful flow mixer showers gives you more of a boost than an electric shower.

Thermostatic Showers: A thermostatic shower is a type of mixer shower which features a thermostatic valve that maintains a constant water temperature. The thermostatic valve mixes both hot and cold water together to a consistent and predetermined temperature. They prevent any sudden changes of temperature or water supply while showering. The thermostatic shower valve is mounted behind the wall.

Power Showers: A power shower combines water from your hot and cold-water supplies, in the same manner as a mixer shower would. The difference between a mixer and power shower is that a power shower then uses a pump to boost the pressure, which can make a big difference to those with low water pressure.

Electric Power Showers:  Electric showers are versatile and extremely convenient for when you want an instant hot shower. They are efficient as they only heat the water used and they are generally cheaper to run as they use less energy, less water and heat up quickly.  They work best if you have a gravity-fed system (a cold tank in the attic and a hot water cylinder in the hot-press).  They can also use an electric pump to increase water pressure.