Originally Posted By: Cris

I wish we didn't have them, never been in one that has been any good. My showers are fed from the hot water tank, and can't really understand why people would have an electric shower out of choice.


I think the reason is that most hot water tanks aren't large enough for a couple of pumped showers along with other hot water use. Possibly they are reheated more quickly by dedicated hot water heaters used in other countries.

The place I just bought has a shower hose from the mixer tap attached to a wall bracket, although since it's a gravity-fed hot water system there is under a metre of head so it's a pretty weak flow. I will probably fit a pump sometime, since a normal cylinder will have enough hot water just for me.