can i fit a mixer shower?

[Graemevw]

we need to replace our electric shower and idealy we'd like a mixer shower.

I have been reading and it seems the success of these depends on your water pressure.

How can i measure it?

Is there any other deciding factors?

We have a seperate boiler and hot water cylinder.

All i know at the moment is the hot tap fills our bath quicker than ive ever seen on anyones bath before so there might be hope.

Dont really want to be fitting a pump if i can help it, if we needed one i;d probably buy another electric shower.

Also, does the size of the cylinder have anything to do with it?

Thanks.

 

[buck51]

If you have a tank fed cylinder, you can measure the "feet head of water"
33feet head = 1bar, so 6.6 feet head=0.2 bar
unless you are going to upgade your hot water system, just stick with electric.

 

[xr4x4]

If you have a tank fed cylinder, you can measure the "feet head of water"
33feet head = 1bar, so 6.6 feet head=0.2 bar
unless you are going to upgade your hot water system, just stick with electric.

How do you measure that?

Water level in cold water tank or outlet....and bottom or top of hot water tank?

 

[Graemevw]

Ive been reading some more, seems whats important is the height of the tank outlet to the shower head, each meter being 0.1 bar.

If thats true, we could achieve 0.1 - 0.15 bar, no more.

It also seems you need to take the cold feed from the tank too, not from the mains.

So we'd need a shower that works with 0.1 bar or a pump.

Or, an electric shower.

 

[xr4x4]

You can't raise the height of the cold water storage tank?

 

[Graemevw]

Not by much.

Maybe i can get pressure up to 0.2 bar.

Mira seem to do showers which work on all pressures down to 0.1 bar so maybe its do-able.