Electricity Costs Electric Shower Vs Immersion Tank? Hi all I'm thinking about installing an electric shower 8.5kw. We use...
Hi all I'm thinking about installing an electric shower 8.5kw. We use an Immersion container heater to heat our hose down for showers now my question is will the electric shower cost more to run vs the Immersion reservoir. I have fitted a timer to the Immersion tank as not to over fry the water but I keep getting the passion were not using all the hose down we haet and wasting electricty/hot water by heat the adjectives the water in the cistern a feel it would be better to have an electric shower and solitary heat the water we use. What do you consider??Which one costs more to run??
An electric shower's a good idea within my opinion. Your immersion is only 3KW however you're heat a large amount of water next to that 3KW. With an electric shower you are only heating the dampen you need, it would take give or take a few 1-2 hours to heat your hot water cylinder from cold but on average you're individual going to be using your shower for around 5-10 minutes each time. Go for the shower, definitely worth while. Electric shower will cut your bill. The sea can run from the cold tap and is heated via an element within the shower unit meaning the river can be constantly hot, unlike immersion whereas once thew tank is empty later you will have to wait for the reservoir to heat up again. If you really want to cut your bills then replace the immersion adjectives together for a combi boiler. Costs about lb2000 but is worth it in the long run. You will receive constant hot water at the turn of a tap. Works like way as the electric shower but it is powered by gas
An immersion furnace is an expensive way of heating dampen. Especially if the tank in which the sea is stored is not properly insulated. The immersion heater i presume is controlled by a thermostat so the water temp will be maintain regardless of its use. A timer is not a good way of controlling your immersion. These days an immersion boiler is generally used as a back up contained by case you have problems beside your gas boiler.
A conventional condensing or a combi condensing boiler would be a better option for the heating and hot river at home.
To answer your question an electric shower will be cheaper to run. Although the element uses more electricity to warmth the water. Generally thee shower will only be used for a few mins a daytime. And You are only heating the marine you use.
devout question. I did,nt know people still have immersion heaters. I think for convenience you should have an eclectic shower. No more waiting for the sea to heat up. Not sure about the cost difference though. The shower will cost more, but you are solely heating the water
you necessitate.
and depends on how hot you want your shower to be,
Think the shower would be more economical
an electric shower will cost you next to nil to run but emersion heaters heat a wholetank and it takes closely of power to do that and you wont use it alluless you have a bath so it cools down again and if you wantmore hot sea you have to rehat itall again, no matter how all right laged itis.Look at your electric meter dial when its on , then do same for shower , this will proove it Imersion heater around 3 kw= 3 unit per hour ,electric shower anything up to 10 KW 10 units per hour, and with the cost of electric going up adjectives the time i know what i'd do if i was you, i'd buy a power shower that runs off your stored hot wet, a lot better than them electric showers you get 3 times the flow
Answers: The immersion to heat the water will work out cheaper, and you will draw from a far better flow rate in the shower. Where does your hot water come from for handwashing, etc? I suspect that you will still involve the immersion. Insulate the tank if you are concerned about wasting spirit.
And work out how much time you do spend in the shower. very VERY few empire spend less than 10 minutes, despite what the masses believe. An immersion will enjoy enough water for a shower all right within 30Mins.
10 minute shower (8.5/9Kw) == 1.5 Kwh
30 minutes immersion (3kw) == 1.5Kwh
Add into the equation:
Installation costs of a new electric shower
250+ for the workforce & wiring, 100-120(+) for the shower unit.