BoldonLad
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Does that mean we can expect to see the Defence Budget increased, to cover his shower costs
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Does that mean we can expect to see the Defence Budget increased, to cover his shower costs
presta
Guru
My first shower was 6kW, and it was effin' useless in winter, so I made sure to get a 10.8kW one when I replaced it. Even that's a bit thin in the coldest of weathers, but from what I've seen, the maximum you can get now is 9.5kW.
Scaleyback
Veteran
- Location
- North Yorkshire
si_c said:-
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My last thought is electric showers - they are cripplingly expensive at the moment, when we moved we took out the old electric shower and ran a feed to the hot water and installed a mixer shower - even though prices have dropped a bit it's still 5x more expensive to run an electric shower than a mixer. Most showers are around 7kw output, a quick estimate means that a family of 4 with a 15 minute shower each, once a day will spend just under £3 per day on the shower, compared to 75p for a mixer, run that difference out and you save between £400 and £600 per year.
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A 15 minute shower each ! Gulp . . . that's not washing, that's water sports. Never mind the cost of the electric that is environmentally wasteful.
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My last thought is electric showers - they are cripplingly expensive at the moment, when we moved we took out the old electric shower and ran a feed to the hot water and installed a mixer shower - even though prices have dropped a bit it's still 5x more expensive to run an electric shower than a mixer. Most showers are around 7kw output, a quick estimate means that a family of 4 with a 15 minute shower each, once a day will spend just under £3 per day on the shower, compared to 75p for a mixer, run that difference out and you save between £400 and £600 per year.
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A 15 minute shower each ! Gulp . . . that's not washing, that's water sports. Never mind the cost of the electric that is environmentally wasteful.
I would tend to agree, however, I have plenty of friends who have teenagers who take very long showers, and it's not just the girls.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
I pay mine on DD , every month i get an email saying i havent done a meter reading for more than 3 months when i have just sent them it the month before .....
Scaleyback
Veteran
- Location
- North Yorkshire
The way to cure them ? electric showers are fed from the rising main. Just turn off the water at the stop tap (under the sink usually) That gets them out of the shower. Also helps the stop tap from ' seizing up ' from lack of use.
the snail
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham
The way to cure them ? electric showers are fed from the rising main. Just turn off the water at the stop tap (under the sink usually) That gets them out of the shower. Also helps the stop tap from ' seizing up ' from lack of use.
Just turn the power off at the fuse after 5 mins. their showering habits will soon improve.
classic33
Leg End Member
Why do your teeth need shaving at all?
And you picked up on that, but not the cleaning of teeth in the shower? Who wants minty fresh feet?
classic33
Leg End Member
presta
Guru
The way to cure them ? electric showers are fed from the rising main. Just turn off the water at the stop tap (under the sink usually) That gets them out of the shower. Also helps the stop tap from ' seizing up ' from lack of use.
My old one didn't have a solenoid valve, if you wanted someone out of that you could just pull the fuse out and let it run cold.
Tom...
Guru
albion
Guest
Strange. I only ever use the 4kw setting on mine. So 10 minutes is 0.666 kw/h
lazybloke
Priest of the cult of Chris Rea
- Location
- Leafy Surrey
I don't know, did you see anyone else in there?
