Replacement Shower?

[Manbatius]

Hi all,

Moved in two years ago and the shower was going hot and cold, spoke to the guy servicing the boiler and he suggested the water flow rate is fluctuating due to pipe length to the shower, this would be very costly to replace.

Current shower is ran directly from the boiler, My question is would a electric shower be better?

It seems odd that a shower has been fitted and I can only assume has never worked correctly. The boiler is in the room directly below the shower so I can only think the pipe takes an odd route, or he is talking rubbish.

Been using one of those on tap attachments for people with no shower for a while, which is much better than the actual shower which would often freeze me!

Thanks all.

 

[Manbatius]

Hi topgun23, I did not speak to him about showers, he just mentioned the pipes.

I did not speak to him at all as I was at work, just putting a bit of research in now as want it sorted.

I had seen some showers with the features you mention though.

 

[Manbatius]

Hi Participant,

Will take a pic tomorrow, the shower does seem to be older.

One thing I should have mentioned is the temporary solution is better but not perfect. The colder water to any of the taps in the house has a fluctuating flow rate, the hot water is not as bad. Using the bath taps with a plastic mixer I bought is much better than the actual shower but not 100%.

I suspect theres more than one issue here! Just re read your post and a flow restrictor sounds interesting.