a manual power shower and a thermastatic power shower ?

mine has just giving up the will to live and i need a direct replacement so its a easy fit.

ive found a "thermostatic" power shower for sale but it looks identical to mine . but i dont know if mine is a normal power shower or a thermostatic power shower ?

what is the difference ?

 

Thermostatic showers automatically keep the temperature constant.

Manuals don't, thats the only difference.

 

A Thermostaic shower has both hot and cold supplys to it...

A Power shower is mains feed

 

Thats a new one on me fella

A power shower dosn't have mains feed, thats an electric shower,

a power shower has an integral pump to boost pressure.

You've probably confused the poor bloke now

 

So ya cant get electric power showers then? Erm ok! I think Tiff knows what hes on about

 

There not known as electric power showers no.

They are known in the trade as "power showers" or "electric showers"

which are completely different types of showers.

Anyway thats not the original question, and that I have answered



And I think I know what I'm on about, I've been in the trade 23 years

 

Electric shower - mains fed.
Pumped electric shower - Cistern/tank fed
Thermostatic power shower - hot and cold tank supply. Which will maintain the set temperature provided you have hot water.
Non thermostatic power shower, Same as above but you can get scalded if someone flushes a toilet downstairs. Same as what Turboboy says really!

 

Would depend on your type of boiler as to weather you need thermostatic or non thermostatic. Combi boilers do not work with thermostatic showers

 

All I know is when someone flushes the toilet our shower goes freezing cold.



Benni.

 

cheers people . my shower is feed with a hot supply and a cold supply and the old shower unit has a small pump inside the white box on the wall, so im guessing ive got a thermostatic power shower cos the temp always stays as ive set it

 

If it stays constant, then yes you have a thermostatic shower.

 

Must be an AREA thing then, As they are known as what they are up here. If its an electric power shower then thats what we call it.

 

What about skinny dipping in Rez lmao - self power shower ?