Showering accounts for around 50-75% of household hot water use, but around 85-90% of the heat energy in shower water ends up going down the drain. Research from the Energy Saving Trust’s revealed that heating water at home also makes up about 5% of the UK’s carbon emissions, so it’s a priority to look at ways to reuse that lost heat – to not only save energy and reduce energy bills but also to support the decarbonisation of UK homes.

The need to introduce more energy efficient and cost-effective systems into the home is even more of a priority for people due to the cost-of-living crisis, especially for those living in social housing. Even the slightest adjustments to everyday tasks, such as showering, and their resultant costs, could make a huge difference.

The Mira Advance Heatloop from Mira Showers is a new electric shower that incorporates pioneering technologies to facilitate compatibility with waste water heat recovery for shower systems (WWHRS), a UK first. The reduction of energy consumption, when installed in conjunction with a Recoup Pipe Hex system, means that a household can make an average annual saving of up to 40% – saving around £135 per year.

With the UK Green Building Council stating that around 29 million homes across the UK will need retrofitting before 2050, bathrooms nationwide will likely need updating and enhancing to meet the government’s net-zero target. The Mira Advance Heatloop is simple to install, even in older, hard-to-treat housing where other solutions may be impractical or more expensive, making it an optimum choice for local authorities and housing agencies requiring extensive decarbonisation upgrades across the UK.

Conventional electric showers are not able to adjust to changes to elevated incoming water conditions, which is what makes them unsuitable for installation with WWHRS. But the Mira Advance Heatloop has intelligent monitoring that instantly automatically adjusts power based on the incoming conditions.

Safely recycling the energy from WWHRS, the Mira Advance Heatloop adapts to fluctuations in temperature and flow, so users enjoy consistent performance and temperatures, with no sudden cold or scalding blasts. It also functions particularly well in the cooler months by compensating for any winter fluctuations in flow, with around 35% better performance in winter compared to conventional electric showers.

Alex Hyslop, Marketing Director at Mira Showers, said: “We’re thrilled to be introducing the new Mira Advance Heatloop. This pioneering product has been designed to specifically work with Recoup waste water recovery products reducing the amount of energy used per shower, supporting UK decarbonisation and household bills.

“It will not only help specifiers, local authorities and housing associations, but it will also reduce energy bills for the end users.”

www.mirashowers.co.uk/mira-advance-heatloop

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