subject: Electric Showers - The Unsung Hero [print this page] Water is an essential part of human existence; it always has been and always will. We cannot live without it and to a lesser degree we need it to keep our bodies fresh and clean.
The most popular way to keep clean each day is to take a shower. The feeling of the small beads of warm water hurtling down onto our head, neck and shoulders slowly massages our body into the day. Some cannot manage without a shower in the morning, and some like to have one in the evening. Certainly, some people do prefer to take a bath. Those who usually vote for bath over shower, read on and you may change your mind.
So what can a small shower, 8.5 kW possibly have over a great deep bath full of soapy hot water? A bath is so enticing after a long day and you may think it is the perfect place to shave your legs. But then, if you think long and hard about it, how long did it take to fill your bath up? Twenty minutes, half an hour perhaps? You could have been showered and relaxing in front of the telly by the time the bath is full. Plus, think of the cost of heating up that huge volume of water, only for you to use it once and then let it drain away? If you spend long enough in the bath you may even need to add more hot water; this will of course require energy to be used and for a large volume of water to be heated up, even though only a small amount may be used for the bath.
It seems a little silly to have a system that is blatantly inefficient, but this is the case for the vast majority of UK households. Not only is there the wastage and huge amount of water used and heated to consider, but also the fact that you are in effect sitting in your own dirt. Sure you may be soaking in a warm bubbly bath, but the dead skin, dirt and grime from the day is floating all around you. The shower 8.5kW is never going to be able to pamper you like the bath tub, so don't expect it to - however it will help you to save money, water and to wash all at the same time. For many, the bath is now a once weekly luxury rather than part of the daily routine.
The shower 8.5kW only heats the water that is used, so there is no need to wait to use your shower 8.5kW as the cold water is passed over a heating element that efficiently heats it to the desired temperature. The end of the shower spells the end of the energy consumption of the shower 8.5kW, there is no need to refill the tank and reheat a vast volume of water either. The shower 8.5kW is not only cost effective; it is also good for the environment. Low energy consumption and minimal water usage (in comparison to a bath), help to make shower 8.5kW the sensible choice for many households.
