How much to replace an electric shower?
Replacing an electric shower may involve both an electrician and plumber to ensure the shower has been installed correctly and safely. Generally you’d contact a plumber to install the shower who will then, if required, sub-contract the final electrical connection to a qualified electrician, in some cases the plumbing company will also employ an electrician in house.
Straight swap cost
If your shower has failed and requires replacing it’s always best to try and use the exact same make and model as the original, this way it’ll be a simple swap out for the plumber requiring no additional plumbing or electrics which of course will be the more cost effective. In this instance it may only take a couple of hours plus you won’t need an electrician to disconnect the electrics as it’s a straight swap. You can expect to pay in the region of £100-£150 + VAT for this type of work.
New shower cost
If however a straight swap is not possible or you wish to upgrade or change your shower to a newer more powerful model you’ll need both a plumber and an electrician, an electrician is required if any changes are needed to the existing electrical supply, which in this case is likely, especially if the KW rating of the shower is higher than the original. The plumbing supply may also need to be upgraded or re-routed. In this scenario you can expect to pay between from £150-£800 + VAT.
Both prices provided above do not include the cost of the shower itself.
User submitted prices
Below you can find prices submitted by WhatPrice users for electric shower replacements that have been carried out or quoted for.
| Job type | Description | Price | Units | Region | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric shower replacement | Replace electric shower. Straightforward. | £120 | Labour only | South West | 2024 |
| Electric shower replacement | Supplied and fitted new electric shower (8.5kw) after call out to see if current shower (leaking then stopped working)could be repaired. Removed old shower (water had leaked into controls, shorted circuits and was dangerous!). (Also popped a washer in a leaky tap for me!) | £325 | Total price | West Midlands | 2024 |
| Electric shower replacement | Replace old 8.5 kw shower for new 8.5 kw shower. | £85 | Total price | North West | 2023 |
| Electric shower replacement | Installed new 2way RCD consumer unit and 10mm2 supply cable to isolator in bathroom, mounted shower and connected. | £250 | Total price | East Midlands | 2023 |
| Electric shower replacement | Fit 10.8kw mira shower, run 10mm cable 20m with RCD protection. Run 15m copper pipe from main pipe to shower. Supply pipework and mira shower and rcd box and 50amp pull switch. | £885 | Total price | Scotland | 2023 |
| Electric shower replacement | Had a 10mm shower cable 20 metres long installed with pull cord + 50amp RCBO | £325 | Total price | North West | 2023 |
| Electric shower replacement | Install RCD sub board for new shower circuit. Connect shower. Main Earth bond. 6mm cable. 2x 40 Amp mcb, test & Minor Works cert. | £325 | Total price | South West | 2023 |
| Electric shower replacement | New shower put in | £370 | Total price | London | 2023 |
| Electric shower replacement | Change electric shower unit using existing cable and pipes if suitable, issue electrical safety certificate, customer to supply shower unit. | £175 | Labour only | North West | 2023 |
| Electric shower replacement | New wiring and RCD consumer unit/fuseboard for electric shower. | £515 | Total price | South East | 2023 |
| Electric shower replacement | Shower changed over for new one, labour only. | £90 | Labour only | South East | 2023 |
| Electric shower replacement | change electric shower unit like for like shower, shower supplied by us, fitting only. | £125 | Total price | South East | 2023 |
| Electric shower replacement | We received this estimate form our electrician. Install new electric shower with pull cord switch. Includes cable installation, connection at consumer unit and installing pull cord switch (shower and plumbing not included). Any remedial work, new earth bonding or additions of RCD protection will be extra. | £230 | Total price | West Midlands | 2023 |
| Electric shower replacement | Remove old shower, rewire with 10mm cable fit new shower and make good tiles. I supplied shower and tiles, cabling and fitting supplied by fitter | £150 | Total price | North East | 2023 |
| Electric shower replacement | Rewire from consumer unit to shower, remove old consumer unit, remove old shower, fit new shower. | £800 | Total price | South West | 2023 |
| Electric shower replacement | Providing a power supply to the electrical shower. This includes 8m cable, double pole isolator, connection to shower, RCBO to existing fuseboard | £220 | Total price | London | 2023 |
| Electric shower replacement | To install a new circuit for shower from consumer unit. | £305 | Total price | London | 2023 |
| Electric shower replacement | Disconnect and remove electric shower replace with Triton 8.5 kw | £365 | Total price | Scotland | 2023 |
| Electric shower replacement | New electric shower (shower and plumbing not included) only cable run, connection at consumer unit and installing pull cord and connection to shower. | £467 | Total price | Cymru Wales | 2023 |
