Hi all
Problem. We're about to add an ensuite to a bedroom. Elsewhere in the house is a shower fed from the main hot water cylinder, and another which is a Mira electric. This takes about 45 amps. The main incoming house fuse is rated at 80 amps, which rules out another electric shower.
Looks like I'll need to run the new shower on stored hot water. Don't fancy taking it from the existing cylinder which is already stretched to the limit and often runs cold after baths etc. The simple solution would be to provide it with its own storage cylinder. Can't heat that one from the boiler which is already worked hard and is too far away anyway.
The immersion heater principle looks good but a full-on domestic cylinder seems like overkill for just one shower. Otherwise I can only find small under-counter heaters like the Ariston.
Would a "local" immersion-powered cylinder be good practice and does anyone know of suitable one of around 50 litres? (Missus and I don't hang around too long in the shower!)
Problem. We're about to add an ensuite to a bedroom. Elsewhere in the house is a shower fed from the main hot water cylinder, and another which is a Mira electric. This takes about 45 amps. The main incoming house fuse is rated at 80 amps, which rules out another electric shower.
Looks like I'll need to run the new shower on stored hot water. Don't fancy taking it from the existing cylinder which is already stretched to the limit and often runs cold after baths etc. The simple solution would be to provide it with its own storage cylinder. Can't heat that one from the boiler which is already worked hard and is too far away anyway.
The immersion heater principle looks good but a full-on domestic cylinder seems like overkill for just one shower. Otherwise I can only find small under-counter heaters like the Ariston.
Would a "local" immersion-powered cylinder be good practice and does anyone know of suitable one of around 50 litres? (Missus and I don't hang around too long in the shower!)
