Electric Showers Maintenance & Installation
An electrical shower is one of the largest consumers of electricity in the home and no diversity is allowed when calculating the current usage of the appliance. Due to the new electrical regulations its essential when installing an electric shower to have this done by a professional electrician.
Electric showers are a very economical way of washing, the amount of water used is about a third of that used by having a bath and the shower only heats the correct amount of water so there is no heating of water that you will not use.
If you have a combination boiler you are much better off with a thermostatic mixer rather than a electric shower but if you have a back boiler or similar a electric shower is often a sensible choice.
An electric shower will normally be fitted above an existing bath, you must ensure that the bath is sealed correctly or you will soon have water in the rooms below.
It is vitally important that electric showers are connected to a RCD, if you have a split way consumer unit this is easy but if you have a normal consumer unit or fuse board you may need to install a separate RCD or upgrade the existing consumer unit.
Contact SFE today to get a free quote for your new electric shower.
