Any ideas that could help?

[darbo1103]

I've had an electric shower fitted recently and it's suffering from constant drop in pressure. Having a shower in the morning is becoming a nightmare as the temperature is going from freezing cold to scalding hot all the time. I have a shared water supply with the neighbour and I believe that when they use the water, the pressure drops and we loose pressure. Is there such a thing as an inline pupm that can be put onto the mains feed into my house which will keep the pressure constant and therefore stop the drop? If not the only other option I have is to get my local water company to split the supply and we will then have our own feed. Any ideas regarding the cost the water company would charge?

[moskaski]

i know this doesn't answer your cost question but

You should have your shower connected to your cold water tank rather than the mains feed, this would stop your shower being affected by your neighbour and your washing machine/ dish washer

[darbo1103]

Thanks for the answer. We don't have a cold water tank, the feed comes straight in. We have a combi boiler so no need for a tank.

[WILLWONKER]

I'm a bit puzzled because you need a good water pressure for you to have a combi boiler? so could it be a problem with the shower its self?if it is you would be a lot better off having a shower fitted direct from your combi boiler, you get a much better shower at a constant heat

[darbo1103]

I have had the problem for over a year now. The last shower I had had the same problem, but not on such a scale. We had a new shower fitted last week and it's becoming a nightmare. The reason we don't have a shower from the boiler is due to the issue of routing the pipework through the house and to the upstairs bathroom. apparently if we did have one which run from the boiler, we would still have the problem of the pressure dropping when the neighbours run the water.