Rank #4 in Best Electric Showers 2026: 10 Ranked, Wattage Claims Checked
Mira Vie 9.5kW Electric Shower, Chrome
Price and rating as shown on Amazon when we collected them. Both change.
The Mira Vie is a wall-mounted electric shower in chrome, listed at £147.59 and sitting at number 4 in this guide. The listing gives it 4.6 out of 5 from 275 ratings, a Best Sellers Rank of 13,018 in DIY & Tools and 94 in Handheld Showers, and a model number of 1.1788.513.
Its place here is a slightly awkward one. The Mira Vie arrives behind three Triton listings that all cost more than it does — £165.99, £188.99 and £189.49 — and it is the one unit named in this guide whose headline wattage is not contradicted anywhere else in its own listing: the title says 9.5 kW, and no bullet, specification or description field gives a different figure. That is the absence of a contradiction, not a test result. Everything on this page is what the Amazon listing states: the price, the ratings, the bullet points and the specifications are the seller's, not our measurements, and the 'up to 50 Percent reduction in limescale' claim comes with no baseline figure to check it against. The star breakdown supplied with the listing is worth a look too — it adds up to 100 reviews, not the 275 quoted above it.
How those 275 ratings break down
An average hides its own shape. This is the spread behind the 4.6 stars.
Specification
Exactly as published on the Amazon listing, field for field.
| Price | £147.59 |
|---|---|
| Customer rating | 4.6 out of 5 from 275 ratings |
| Stated power | 9.5 kW, as given in the product title |
| Best Sellers Rank | 13,018 in DIY & Tools; 94 in Handheld Showers |
| Star breakdown supplied | 79 five-star, 11 four-star, 3 three-star, 3 two-star, 4 one-star (100 reviews in total, as listed) |
| Colour and finish | Listed as chrome and, in a separate field, as silver (as listed) |
| Manufacturer warranty | 2 years, per the manufacturer warranty description |
| Item weight | 2.5 kg |
What buyers actually say
Quoted from customer reviews on Amazon
Verified purchase“Easy swap like for like with one I'd had for several years which had succumbed to a failed thermal cutout. Three wires and a push fit water connection. A little unfortunate that the riser rail design has changed, and the new one didn't cover two holes drilled for the old one, so I had to squirt some silicon into them.Noticeable that the flow no longer needs to be reduced as much to obtain a hot shower in cold weather.”
Verified purchase“Use two shower heads.Normal head in summer and micro head in winter for better water flow”
What it is up against
The rivals it was ranked against in Best Electric Showers 2026: 10 Ranked, Wattage Claims Checked.
Questions people ask
What power is the Mira Vie electric shower?
The product title states 9.5 kW, and the model number is 1.1788.513. No other field in the Mira listing gives a different wattage.
What comes in the box?
The included components are listed as 1 x electric shower unit, slide bar, clamp bracket, hose, showerhead, installation user guide and warranty registration card.
How long is the warranty?
The manufacturer warranty description states 2 years.
What does Mira claim about limescale?
The listing says Mira Clearscale technology gives up to a 50 Percent reduction in limescale. No baseline figure is given for that percentage, so the size of the reduction cannot be checked from the listing.
How do the 275 ratings break down?
The star breakdown supplied with the listing shows 79 five-star, 11 four-star, 3 three-star, 3 two-star and 4 one-star, which comes to 100 reviews against the headline figure of 275.
Does it suit any water system?
The listing says it is suitable for any system, and that pressure stabilised temperature control maintains your selected showering temperature.
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