How to choose an electric shower
Nothing better than coming home after a long day of work and be able to take a bath; but it is not always what happens.
Sometimes the shower is with some icy raindrops of amid hot water, or the shower not warm enough on cold days or even almost no water comes out. And when that happens is a sign that it's time to invest in a new shower!
To help in the process of choosing an electric shower, now the post brings special tips to not have mistakes when buying.
110V or 220V
Well, as the post is for electric showers, before the purchase is necessary to make sure that the voltage (110 or 220V) of your installation for the shower.
If still in construction or renovation process, a good option is to make a 220V installation, it allows showers with higher power, ie their baths will be more warm.
Water pressure
The water pressure will depend on the height of a water tank, the higher, the higher the pressure.
If the pressure of your home or apartment is low, a solution is to buy a shower with pressurizer.
Shower or shower
In general, the showers have concentrated jet with more pressure, ensuring a relaxing bath and is ideal for bathrooms that already have high water pressure.
The showers usually have larger spreader, ideal for those who want to keep the whole body underwater.
temperature control
The most common showers usually have three temperature options (summer, winter and off) and in the group of multitemperaturas showers, which have predetermined temperatures, need to shut down the equipment to switch them.
If the option is for a shower that allows precision when changing the temperature, the ideal is a shower with electronic change (continuous), so you can change the temperature according to your needs and with the appliance.
Another issue to attend is where the temperature is changed. In the simplest showers change is at the top of the shower, and can hinder a little. However, there showers control that is
below the unit and is easy even for children change the temperature of the shower. Usually these controls are fairly common in showers with electronic shift and even some multitemperaturas models.
Flow rate
In choosing the shower you need to see the technical specifications showing that the flow rate, ie how many liters of water per minute your shower will release.
Of course, a bath with plenty of water is delicious, but it is good to remember that the greater the flow, the greater the consumption of water.
Wiring and breaker
When buying a shower we must be careful also to the wiring of your electrical installation. As the circuit breaker for the shower.
The ideal is to respect the limits, but if your choice is a power shower larger than indicated for your installation, then it is good to hire a professional to do the appropriate changes.
To help, I created a table with wire size specifications for each power and what the appropriate circuit breaker.
To better understand the table, let's a quick example. If my wiring is 220V and I buy a shower 8000 W, then the wire gauge of my electrical installation must be at least 6 mm², and my breaker 40.
Well, I hope this post helps in choose a shower head and always indicate hiring a qualified professional to determine your electrical installation and have already installed the shower, so you ensure quiet and relaxing baths.
Oh, continue following the blog that soon I will talk about the choice of my shower and I have found it.
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