WIN Micro-E Hippo Shower (Portable Electric) 

A little ‘plug and go’ electric shower –

You asked… and asked… so finally we’ve made a little electric shower. Now, the reason we previously said ‘no’ was because it’s impossible to get anywhere near the power of our gas showers in an electric one.
Why? Because plug sockets can only handle 3kw. To put this into context, our gas boilers are 16kw. That’s over 5 times more power than a plug socket can handle.

So, what did we do? We made the electric shower teeny tiny… and we made it so it warms the water,  We only ever wash the animals in warm water anyway.

What do you need for the Micro-E Hippo Shower?
~ An electrical supply/plug socket that is suitable for 13amps (15amps with US plug), with RCD protection (aka a ‘trip switch’) and suitable earthing.  This is standard for most plug sockets, but it mustn’t look like a teenager’s bedroom with 17 extension leads coming from it, 12 phone chargers,  several lava lamps and an heated blanket etc – because the shower will draw 3kw of power from the plug.

~ A water supply (eg a tap).
~ A little screw or something to hang it from when in use.

What do you get with the shower?
A touchscreen, portable shower unit, with brass fittings for the hot/cold hose attachment.

A 1 metre power cord.
A 12 month warranty.
An instruction manual