The Mira will have a hot and cold feed to it, which yes you should be able to connect into the T90. Where the pipes enter the back of the shower unit etc. is likely to be different though, which can get quite messy on a tiled wall like that. I'd open the Mira and see where pipes/cables enter it, then see how the replacement shower you're looking at is laid out. You may find that replacing with another Mira (with heater and pump) is a much easier job as it could have a similar layout.can I swap the Mira directly for a Triton T90 - will the pipework be the same?
Yes, but before you do, I'd consider what impact this will have on the value of the property. While you may have no need for hot water coming out of the taps in the kitchen/bathroom, a future buyer most likely will and finding these sorts of 'unusual' modifications will often turn people away, as they wonder what other skeletons are hiding around the property.I have a dishwasher so I don't need hot water in the kitchen (or bathroom tap). Can I get rid of the hot water cylinder?
FWIW I wouldn't dream of putting a heated&pumped shower into my house, the showering experience is really really poor compared to pre-heated water pumped at decent pressure. Electric showers like these can be quite expensive to run, often more expensive than heating water in-advance with gas.anything else I should be aware of?
Electric showers like these can be quite expensive to run, often more expensive than heating water in-advance with gas.
... also I think it'll be cheaper overall. Currently I heat a full tank of water every night but the next day I might shower in the gym and not use the water at all. Also sometimes I go away for a weekend or a few days and forget to turn off the water heater, so in these scenarios the water is being heated but not used.
Sounds like a job for an electrician more than a plumber?
Surely you don't leave the immersion on all night for this ? I'm guessing you have a tank with two elements, one nearer the top and the other nearer the bottom. The nightime will use the bottom one so will heat the full tank. The daytime will just heat the top part of the tank for your shower. Change the time on your timer to make sure that daytime comes on at 6 am and set the timer for 30 minutes before you get up and away you go.A 5 min daily shower is all the hot water I would use, and not every day, so it's seems silly to be heating a full tank of water every night for this.
Certainly possible, but it's a bit of a hack isn't it. If you're getting an electrician out to commission the new shower and do some plumbing, may as well get them to just replace the Mira assuming it's possible.Someone suggested installing a new instant shower on this wall or the one at the other end of the bath and leaving the Mira as is. Any thoughts on this?
another poster suggested a 5 min shower costs 20 cent, I doubt that very much.
Your shower experience will not be the same, we have two powered showers and two instant electric showers, the powered showers give a better shower, greater flow and hotter.
The instant shower gives a poorer flow and heat, it is also a multiple to use, another poster suggested a 5 min shower costs 20 cent, I doubt that very much.
Add to that your cost to replace, shower, plumber and electrician, the trades do not mess with water/electricity, you will need both
I do not see the benefits, also washing hands in cold water does not kill the bugs that live in your cold water system, legionnaires being the obvious one.
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