Fitting an Electric Shower Yourself

Electric showers have lots of positive whentemplate. A hole needs to be drilled for the copper
compared to mixer showers. Electric showerspiping that will link the water. This hole must be half
provided hot water instantly and save on water asan inch wide.
you will not need to run it until the water comesThe pipe must now be attached to the water and
through warm. If your boiler breaks down as well youthe shower unit. Make sure cooper piping is used and
will not have to worry about having no hot waterit needs connecting to the water valve.
then only time you have to worry is when you haveThe shower head must be connected to the end of
a power cut! You do not need a plumber to install anthe cooper piping and attached the shower unit to
electric shower. You can do it yourself.the wall.
There should be a template/instruction included in theThe electric shower requires a pull switch to turn the
box when you but the electric shower. This templateshower on and off therefore a hole needs to be
will indicate how the shower will need to bedrilled through the ceiling. The pull cord need to be run
positioned. Mark on the wall where the unit should go.through the hole in the ceiling and attached to the
You need to drill pilot holes in the wall following thepower source then to the shower unit. You must
marks you have previously made from yourensure a cover is installed for the pull switch.