Thermostatic mixer - what is the part I'm looking for?

[princeperch]

For my loft ensuite bathroom I've got a very nice grohe thermostatic mixer shower. Now an easy option would be to create an ensuite shower, wall mounted and simply connect a hose from the shower and have it exposed up the wall wither in a riser rail or a fixed shower head holder.

Ideally what I would like to do is have a wall mounted mixer, however, instead of having a flexi pipe coming from the mixer, you have a bit of kit (which is what I'm looking for) which goes from the mixer, a sort of rigid pipe, into the wall then it stays behind the wall totally concealed and emerges at the top by the shower head by way of a fixed shower arm.

Can I find the right bit of kit on the Internet... Although I never thought I would cite travel lodge as an inspiration for bathroom design it's what they have coming from their deck mounted shower mixer to create their shower experience.

Any ideas ? Can't find anything on eBay or Amazon...

[Alucidnation]

If you want that kind of set up, you'll need a recessed mixer.

I've never seen anything like you describe.

[hyphen]

I thought it was just normal copper pipe connected to the mixer and running behind the plasterboard? and then the shower arm/head fits over where it comes out.

[campionissimo]

what he said ^^^

you need a refund on the shower mixer you already have, and then buy an alternative that is designed to be built in.

then the outlets will be to the back of the mixer body and in the right place for taking pipe work up though the wall.

something like.......

https://www.showerstoyou.co.uk/bristan-hourglass-r...

[campionissimo]

it is normal copper pipe, but on a regular mixer body the outlet is at the front. what you need is the outlet to be on the back / top of the unit.

[B17NNS]

Recessed mixer valve. Will have a hot and cold in at the bottom and mixed out of the top. The pipework all gets chopped into the wall.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bathroom-Recessed-Concea...

[princeperch]

thanks all. will have to have a think about this.i like grohe products v much but it looks like what ive got can only be used with an exposed cord..