What type of shower can you have with a combi boiler?

However, mixer showers, digital showers and electric showers are all ideal for use with a combi boiler system. Thermostatic mixer showers are traditionally considered the best type of shower to pair with combi boilers.

Can you run a shower from a combi boiler?

Combi boilers are incompatible with boiler pumps, which means that power showers cannot be installed with a combi boiler system. Electric showers can, however, help improve the water pressure in a shower slightly. System boilers and regular boilers can be connected to power showers.

Can you have an electric shower with a combi?

Mixer, digital and electric showers are all compatible with combi systems. These will all provide you with an excellent showering experience.

How do you make a strong shower with a combi boiler?

You can boost showers or taps in your home up to the maximimum capacity of your combi boiler. To boost and protect a single shower the best solution is to boost the hot and the cold with the SP22S (gives you two automatic pumps). Each shower or tap you boost and protect needs an extra SP22S.

Is it better to have an electric shower with a combi boiler?

Combi boilers are quite efficient as it is, and you'll probably save money by just letting your combi boiler heat water from the moment you switch your shower on, rather than using your electricity to heat water.

What shower is best with a combi boiler?

Do thermostatic showers work with combi boilers?

CAN YOU USE A THERMOSTATIC SHOWER WITH A COMBI BOILER? The simple answer is – yes. It's possible to fit a thermostatic shower with a combi boiler and they're reliable across most thermostatic showers. Mini valve, maxi valve, bar valve and concealed valve showers are all compatible with combi boilers.

Can you have 2 showers on a combi boiler?

For properties where a higher demand of hot water is needed the higher the kw of the boiler, the better the flow rate of hot water will be. *However combi boilers do not cope well with 2 showers running at the same time in the same property, due to the use of hot water across both showers.

What are the disadvantages of a combi boiler?

Which is cheaper to run electric or mixer shower?

Whether you choose an electric shower or a mixer shower will come down to your water pressure system, budget, and style. Essentially, electric showers are cheaper to install but mixer showers will give you better water flow.

Which is cheaper to run gas or electric shower?

Considering the price of gas is generally around 40% that of electricity, a mixer shower would theoretically appear to be cheaper to run than an electric shower system.

What is a combi shower?

Digital showers have been designed with combi boilers in mind. They are specifically designed to compliment high pressure water systems, and just like the mixer shower they respond to fluctuations in temperature and pressure to create a consistent and comfortable water temperature and flow.

What is a digital shower?

Unlike a traditional shower, a digital shower boasts a digital thermostat within the shower unit. The temperature and flow of the shower is then controlled remotely, by a separate control unit which can either be located in your shower, or elsewhere in the bathroom.

Can a combi boiler fill a bath?

Nearly all combination boilers can cope with heating systems in larger houses. You can fill a bath almost twice as quick with a 42kw Worcester than a 24i Junior model. A 100 litre bath would take about 5 and a half minutes to fill with the larger boiler, but just over ten minutes for the smaller model.

What is the difference between a mixer shower and a thermostatic shower?

A manual mixer shower will mix hot and cold water to a set temperature but, unlike a thermostatic shower, it cannot react to sudden changes in temperature. A thermostatic shower instantly reacts to a change in water temperature and adjusts the water accordingly to get it back to the pre-set temperature.

Do electric showers use boilers?

An electric shower is, as you might expect, heated by an electrical heating element. What sets them apart from most types of shower is that they only require a cold water supply. Instead of taking hot water from your boiler or hot water tank, they can instantly heat up water themselves with an in-built heating device.

Which type of shower is best?

Electric showers are one of the most efficient and popular choices of showers that can work great for households. This very-quick and easy-to-install type of shower draws water from the main cold water supply, which, on demand or while use, heats up the water and provides hot water in an instant.

What's the difference between an electric shower and a power shower?

A standard pump-assisted power shower uses hot and cold water from a domestic hot water tank which is heated by your household boiler and stored in the hot water cylinder. An electric shower only uses a cold-water supply and just heats the water as it is used, somewhat like a kettle.

What is the most economical shower?

Kelda showers typically save around 50% – 60% of water and energy compared to conventional showers. Using innovative Air-Powered™ technology Kelda sets the new standard in high-efficiency showers – helping lower carbon emissions and running costs.

Can you have a hot water tank with a combi boiler?

If you want a way to store the water that your combi boiler heats, you could invest in a storage combi boiler. A storage combi boiler merges the technology of a combi boiler with that of a system boiler. However, you don't need space to house a hot water tank as the boiler has a small storage tank built into it.

Can you have a water softener with a combi boiler?

Yes, an ion exchange water softener will work with a combi boiler and reduce the scale present in your existing system. Naturally soft water dissolves chalk and lime as it travels underground, creating hard water.

Do combi boilers run out of hot water?

Since combi boilers don't have to store any hot water, the heat losses via the hot water tank are zero, helping save you money on your gas bills. Most boilers installed today are condensing boilers, so if you choose a combi boiler, this will be a condensing model.

How many showers can a combi run?

Water Systems New Member

You can just run one shower at a time. Two very low flow showers may be possible (at least you get wet).

What flow rate do I need for 2 showers?

it depends on the flow rate you have coming into your house. Some large Combi boilers can produce 16L per minute hot water which is enough for 2 showers, however if you're not getting 16L per minute cold water into the boiler off the main it will only heat up what you give it.

Are Digital showers good?

They draw hot and cold water together, mixing them inside the digital receiver until they reach the perfect temperature. Controlled by a thermostat, this means there will be no random spikes in temperature and they are far more accurate than simple mixer showers.