Electric Showers

Posted by Nicholas Gill May 15, 2006

Unless you are staying at a 4 or 5 star hotel, rarely in South America will you have hot water in your shower. Often it is advertised as hot, but it turns out to be unsatisfyingly warm. Often the case is the electric shower. A gadget new and frightnening to many. They are actually one of the surest ways to gurantee hot water in places where it seems to be non-existent although bitterly cold. The trick to them is this: turn on as little water as possible. It may only be just a small stream, but it will be hot and you can keep adjusting the level of water to whatever amount you like. Just know that the more water that comes out, the more area the heat has to cover. Careful though, some of the wiring is oftena bit loose. Prime ground for a major accident, so best touch it as little as possible. Good luck!