Modifiying my 1st Flat....Help Needed

[qwerty]

I hope this is a tenuous enough Link to retroness, I've just bought my 1st Flat......its of 60's Vintage so its retro ;D

Basically it has no Central Heating or gas...... so for hot water I'm thinking of getting one of these or similar:

cgi.ebay.co.uk/Speedflow-Premier-10-Litre-Unvented-Water-Heater-2-0-KW-/110392679515?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Hearing_Cooling_Air

It'll fit under my Kitchen sink and will provide water to the Kitchen Sink and Bathroom Sink.......... I was just wondering if anyone has any previous experience with them? Do they work? Whats the water pressure like? Are they very economical?

Any help is most happily recieved. ;D

[PandaSelecta]

We have a better one in the lock up for £80, its second hand but they usually cost about £150. When ever we have put one in (only done 3 of the things) we find the water pressure is not great, plus because it has to heat the water up first, it can take a while to fill a bath.

[qwerty]

I have no bath and the shower is electric so It only really has to provide water to Wash dishes and so I can have a wash/shave? You think I'd manage ok with it? How much litreage would be best?

[mattyj]

Look here:
www.heatandplumb.com/acatalog/Perfect_Water_Heaters.html?utm_source=ProductSearch&utm_medium=GoogleBase&utm_campaign=Feed1

5.0Kw should suffice I'd imagine, aslo under £100 including vat

[Deleted]

I've fitted very similar ones into little flats on numerous occasions. Great, cost effective way of generating enough hot water for wash hand basin, washing up and the washing machine. Water pressure is the same as mains pressure, up to a point - usually need a pressure regulator if you have huge pressure on your mains. There is also a separate accumulator (expansion tank) which needs to be plumbed in-line close by, but they're still by no means bulky - you can easily hide everything in a 600mm kitchen base unit, if you don't want it on show.

Obviously, they're no good if you have a bath to fill! Not hugely efficient in terms of output etc, but certainly not power hungry monsters!

Dead easy to install, nice and compact, will run off a 13A plug if need be.

Joe

[qwerty]

Thats brilliant thanks for the reviews. The whole house thing is new to me but I have some retro projects planned for it so I'll keep this thread updated!

[TS]

pics of the flat?

[TS]

I love a good before/during/after photo display.