5 Types of Shower and How to Pick the Best One

One of the big decisions, when you call in bathroom fitters in Eastbourne, is usually around the shower.  Most of us use showers on a regular basis and this means getting the right shower is important.  There are a few factors that come into it – reading those boiler manuals to see how your boiler will cope with the shower is one thing.  Let’s go through the options that we use when renovating a bathroom to help customers choose.

Key shower types

Choosing the right shower is about what you want but also the bathroom’s plumbing and heating systems.  Heating engineers in Eastbourne will be able to tell you more about your boiler and heating system and how this might impact how well the different shower types work.

Electric showers

Electric showers are the quick and easy option that draw water straight from the cold water supply, heat it and sent it out.  They are very economical with up to 99.7% efficiency as the cold water is heated inside the shower and means there’s almost no waste.  The higher the kilowatt, the better the water flow will be.

Mixer showers

Mixer showers pull from hot and cold water supplies and give a higher flow rate.  They mix the two in the unit and deliver it through the shower head which can be fixed, adjustable or a handset on a riser rail.  If you have plenty of hot water through something like a combi boiler or a large hot water cylinder, this system is ideal and if you have regular boiler service in Eastbourne to keep everything running, you should always have a hot shower.

Thermostatic showers

These showers let you set an ideal temperature and adapt the water temperature to maintain it.  It also adapts if someone turns on the tap elsewhere in the house, so you don’t suddenly find the water going icy cold.

Eco showers

Eco showers limit the water flow, regardless of water pressure while maintaining the temperature and can offer a 50% reduction in the amount of water used.

Digital showers

These are at the cutting edge of shower technology and offer combination features, stylish design and ease of installation.  The panel can be located within 10 metres of the shower, so the layout is more flexible.  And you can control the flow, temperature and other settings easily from it.

Picking the best shower

Bathroom and heating contractors in Eastbourne will tell you that the water pressure in the house plays the biggest part in what shower is best along with the boiler set up.  If you have a hot water tank without a cold water one, you have an unvented high pressure system.  Similarly, if there are a combi boiler and no hot water cylinder, this is a high pressure system.

If you have a cold water tank in the loft and a hot water tank in an airing cupboard, this is a gravity fed system and is generally a low pressure system.  Power showers are good in this situation as they can make up for the lower water pressure to provide good strong water flow.