Power Showers!? Advice please ?

[lockstock2sb]

Can any of you recommend a power shower thats suitable for everyday use (nice hot water being delivered in a stable manner and not on/off like you get in those dodgy b&b's we all have stayed at) and has a strong pump for good pressure? I've got a suspicion i need to buy one for my new flat and i've got visions of being lumbered with an underpowered luke-warm piece of crap ! So ideally i'd like to get something that isnt too expensive, powerful as possible and stable with the hot water. I guess its better to go overkill with the KW's?

Any advice/links appreciated !

Cheers

Steve

[ferg]

Don't confuse power showers with electric showers.
A power shower isn't rated in kWs....

[lockstock2sb]

ah right... well i have hot and cold water feeds so i dont need to heat the water as such although it wont hurt if it does it as well

Anyone ?

[staceyb]

One of these couldn't live without it or wake up without it.

www.grohe.co.uk/t/25_752.html

[vixpy1]

staceyb said:

One of these couldn't live without it or wake up without it. www.grohe.co.uk/t/25_752.html

[JoolzB]

If you got hot water storage you could go for an independant pump, Stuart Turner have a pretty good name www.plumbworld.co.uk/750-0000

It's gonna last alot longer than the wall mounted jobbies too. A decent valve is gonna set you back a bit but thermostatic is worth it imo.

[gazzab]

I have got a great set up !! It is called a trevi boost. You need to have hot and cold feeds but the cold feed needs to be mains pressure and not from the cold tank. The mains pressure then drives a pump that then ensures you get power shower power but without the hassle and cost of a power shower. I have rarely found a better shower even in the US.

[ferg]

The Trevi Boost uses venturi technology pioneered by AquaDart's Hydroflow. You need good mains pressure and a stored hot temperature of 75 degrees to make them work well. Even then they can't compete with a decent brass bodied twin-impeller pump.

I'd go Stuart Turner pump definately and probably a Grohe or Gummer Valve.

[Nuggs]

I've got an Aqualisa jobbie.

If I understand correctly, it's not actually a 'power shower', and instead uses clever stuff to give a good powerful jet of water without using a powered pump.

No loss of pressure and no temperature fluctuations. Very good customer service too

[simpo two]

AQUALISA AXIS DIGITAL

Go see one; you won't want anything else. Plus, it's very easy to plumb; you can even get the water in through the riser so you don't have to destroy the wall. The pumped models have a special pump, the size of a large shoebox, with three push-fit connectors: hot in, cold in, shower out.

www.aqualisashowers-direct.co.uk/ishop/1051/shopscr111.html

A brilliant, brilliant product. And I don't even sell them or have shares in the company!

>> Edited by simpo two on Tuesday 21st February 18:18

[pmanson]

Get one with a shower head the size of a dinner plate. They're great!

[John75]

I remember in my student days a mate and myself pissing ourselves with laughter because this girl we knew started talking about power showers think it was one of those American Pie type moments.