jfb Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Anyone got any view on the different electric shower manufacturers? Going to have an 8.5kw shower in a guest space. I've used Gainsborough showers before but have had to replace main unit fairly often. Triton, Mira, Bristan.......or are they much of a muchness? Anything to look out for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Like electric heaters, all 8.5kW showers will heat the same volume of water to the same temperature as any other. So choice comes down to expected reliability, appearance and features. I personally like Triton, because they are cheap, easy to fit, and generally reliable. And that reliability I am sure is because they don't have any complicated controls. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jimbo Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 +1 for above, and parts are easy to get if you need some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpd Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 I put a triton pumped electric shower in 7 years ago and it gets used daily and is still working perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simplysimon Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 in the last house i replaced the triton twice with the model which was the same, fittings and water connections, model no. changed. the mira in the ensuite was still there when we left, it was there when we purchased, reckon the ensuite was put in about seven years prior to us buying and we were in 20 yrs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfb Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 thanks everyone I think I'll go find me a triton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temp Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 If its a guest shower that won't be used much running costs should be negligible? If so I'd consider going for a bigger one (>10kW) if that's possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfb Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 41 minutes ago, Temp said: If its a guest shower that won't be used much running costs should be negligible? If so I'd consider going for a bigger one (>10kW) if that's possible. interesting point. I'll have to check the electric situation. I have a 16mm feed about 40m from the 3 phase d/n it is coming from. Only plugs, lights and electric heater so I guess bigger than 8.5kw might be possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbiniho Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 i used to do a lot of disabled access shower conversions for the local authority and we fitted mainly mira sport electric showers, think they were ~9.5kw, really easy to fit and look pretty good for what is a reasonably priced shower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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