Salon backwash unit

Risteard · Jun 28, 2020

davesparks said:
I don't see how 2x 8kW units can be in any way economical or energy efficient.

Unquestionably it's neither energy efficient nor economical. That's part of the reason why I don't get the logic of it.

Andy78 · Jun 28, 2020

Risteard said:
Unquestionably it's neither energy efficient nor economical. That's part of the reason why I don't get the logic of it.

People get ideas in their head and don't like to change.

davesparks · Jun 28, 2020

bigspark17 said:
well for a start you are only paying for what you use. Water heating via electric is never going to be cheap, the unveted tank would continually be Keeping the water up to temperature and possibly the Water would not get used.

Unvented water heaters are well insulated so that they only loose a tiny amount of heat in 24 hours, I can't remember the exact figure but on one I fitted last week it was surprisingly small.

The heat loss from unused water is very small and I would expect the unvented heater option to have better overall economy and energy efficiency.

bigspark17 · Jun 29, 2020

Sorry @davesparks i dont think there would be much init economically probably slightly in favour of the instantaneous. & from the salon owners point of view running out or having no hot water is a nightmare and very unprofessional as hair that is coloured or wet cut cannot be done Snd the business losses money And the tank always runs that risk. 15L is not a huge amount!

as a side note if a house had a sink In the kitchen and a basin In The bathroom would you prefer a 120L tank heated off imersion being used or a 10kw instantaneous water heater for economical purposes?

mattg4321 · Jun 29, 2020

I’d never choose instantaneous option if I had a choice. Inherently more dangerous, looks crap, flow is crap, unreliable, expensive to run.

Combi boiler would probably be ideal in the salon. Wonder what type of heating the place has. If electric then max demand must be getting very close to 100A.

Vortigern · Jun 29, 2020

Advice on water heater for hair salon

Hi Guys and gals, I based in Birmingham, UK. I have 2 wash basins and need to get a overhead water heater, any ideas? I've seen Salon Master but pretty expensive. Any advice/help, greatly appreciated. Thanks.

www.salongeek.com

How about that

rapparee · Jun 30, 2020

Atlantic Under Sink Water Heater 15 Litre

Electric water heaters SMALL CAPACITIES thanks to their small dimensions can be installed on or under the sink.<br>They are easy to use thanks to the operating indicator light and the indicator wheel temperature.

www.mcmahons.ie

I've fitted one of these a few weeks ago to feed 4 wash hand basins.

It heats up quick enough to service the women's toilets, so pretty constant use. Even peak times like lunchtime etc.

telectrix · Jun 30, 2020

rapparee said:
Atlantic Under Sink Water Heater 15 Litre

Electric water heaters SMALL CAPACITIES thanks to their small dimensions can be installed on or under the sink.<br>They are easy to use thanks to the operating indicator light and the indicator wheel temperature.

www.mcmahons.ie

I've fitted one of these a few weeks ago to feed 4 wash hand basins.

It heats up quick enough to service the women's toilets, so pretty constant use. Even peak times like lunchtime etc.

is that so the women can get hot flushes?

rapparee · Jun 30, 2020

telectrix said:
is that so the women can get hot flushes?

Going by the age of them, they're well capable of that themselves.

Risteard · Jun 30, 2020

Should have updated this.

She rang yesterday morning (after trying to phone on Saturday morning, despite me telling her that the wholesalers would not be open again until Monday due to reduced hours with respect to COVID-19 - I didn't answer the Saturday morning call).

I told her that I didn't see mounting shower units to the chairs as an option as the chairs were not designed for this purpose, but were intended for a hot water feed ran into them. She told me that this was the way she had always done them, and I answered that I appreciated that, but it still wasn't the intention of the manufacturers of either the chair or the shower.

She said she would think about it and get back to me. I've heard nothing since.