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Additional Water Heater

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  • 14-02-2007 10:19pm
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    pjq
    Registered Users Posts: 377 ✭✭


    We are adding an extension and going to fix our old shower at the same time . Part of the problem is that the shower is so far from the hot press , we waste lots of water before it runs hot .
    As we will have the old and new showers plus the downstairs WC located near one another , would it be worth installing a small water heater in this part of the house ? Any recommendations?
    Oh , our water is heated by oil fired Stanley most of the year and we never run short.
    pjq


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    Hoagy
    Registered Users Posts: 708 ✭✭✭Hoagy


    pjq wrote:
    As we will have the old and new showers plus the downstairs WC located near one another , would it be worth installing a small water heater in this part of the house ? pjq

    If you are planning to feed both showers from the same source, then it isn't going to be a small water heater, but another cylinder and immersion.

    If you already have an efficient water heating source, I would be inclined to leave well enough alone. I wouldn't be worrying about how much water you are wasting, it's probably not that much anyway.

    The only thing you might consider is putting a Triton or similar instant shower into the new unit. Overall it's the cheapest way to heat water for a shower because you are not storing hot water.


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