Showers - ACR Plumbing and Heating

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SHOWERS

WHAT SHOWER SHOULD I CHOOSE

Choosing an electric or power shower installation depends on what type of water system you have. If your cold water comes directly from the mains or you have a combination boiler, then you can choose between a mixer shower without a pump and an electric shower.

If you have a gravity-fed system (a cold tank in the attic and a hot water cylinder in the hot-press), you can choose between a power shower, an electric shower, or a mixer shower with or without a pump.

TYPES OF SHOWERS

Electric. 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.

Mixer
Thermostatic
Gravity Systems
Combination (Combi) Boiler Systems.

ELECTRIC POWER SHOWERS

Electric showers are one of the most versatile types of shower available. They are very convenient when you want an instant hot shower.
They are efficient as they only heat the water used.
They generally are cheaper to run as they use less energy, less water and heat up quickly.
Electric showers work much better if you have a gravity-fed system (a cold tank in the attic and a hot water cylinder in the hot-press)
Electric showers take water from your cold-water supplies.
They can use an electric pump to increase water pressure. However, they rely on the pressure of your mains supply of water and you cannot connect to a shower pump if you have a combi boiler system.

MIXER SHOWERS

A mixer shower mixes a hot water and cold-water supply to a chosen temperature.
They can work with either low or high-pressure supplies.
Unlike power showers they do not use a pump system and will not increase the low pressure of a water flow.
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.

COMBINATION (COMBI) BOILER SYSTEMS

Combi boilers are dependable across electric, digital, and mixed showers and run off the mains pressure.
They are mains fed and so you cannot use a pump to provide a boost to the water pressure.
To ensure that your combi-boiler is powerful enough check the flow rate – it needs to be at lease 12-15 litres a minute. The bigger the shower head the greater pressure required.

WHY CHOSE ACR PLUMBING AND HEATING FOR YOUR SHOWER INSTALLATION?

For a shower installation in Dublin, your best bet is to get in touch with ACR Plumbing and Heating. Not only can we take care of fitting your new shower, but we can also install a new shower cubicle if required – or even a whole new bathroom if you like! There is no need to hire tradespeople from different companies when we can do it all to the highest professional standards, and for the right price.