Mixer showers

[Sticks.]

I have a small Victorian house which I let for holidays. The hot water is provided by a combi boiler. The shower is above the bath, from an old-style mixer tap unit like this.

The difficulty is maintaining a constant shower temperature. A quick search on Google turned up thermostatic shower mixers like this http://www.bathempire.com/economy-thermostatic-bar...

Are they any good? Can you get them in retro-style as chrome is going to look so out of place? I guess they come in a range of tap/width fittings as I do not wish to have to start changing everything, least of all the enamel bath.

Are there any other options? Had thought about electric shower but iirc it's quite a load and wiring it to the consumer unit is less than straightforward.

Appreciate your thoughts, thanks

[mildmannered]

You could fit one of these:
http://www.screwfix.com/p/pegler-prestex-p402-15mm...

It would basically limit the maximum temperature available at the hot tap, so you only use the hot tap and the temperature will regulated.

They use them a lot say in residential homes to prevent people scolding themselves.

HTH

[Gingerbread Man]

Thermostatic bath/ shower taps aren't all that common, so I doubt you'd find a one in a classic style if that matters. Aqualisa make a good one, but it's quite a bit more than the one you linked to.

Also gold isn't very popular these days, and the gold taps you get are pretty crap. Clean them too much and the silver shines through. They're also a terrible gold.

Could you fit a thermostatic shower teeing off the bath supplies. You'd need some spare tiles, or to retile.

[mildmannered]

But by fitting this unit to the existing set of taps, resolves the problem without having to try and match anything up.

[Simpo Two]

mildmannered said:

But by fitting this unit to the existing set of taps, resolves the problem without having to try and match anything up.

Although using only the hot tap will reduce flow (I think).

[Ferg]

mildmannered said:

They use them a lot say in residential homes to prevent people scolding themselves.

[mildmannered]

Ferg said:

mildmannered said:

They use them a lot say in residential homes to prevent people scolding themselves.

It would appear that my English and grammar are as floored as your sense of humour

[Sticks.]

mildmannered said:

Ferg said:

mildmannered said:

They use them a lot say in residential homes to prevent people scolding themselves.

It would appear that my English and grammar are as floored as your sense of humour

Sorry to hear about your grandma smelling, but thanks for the input. Food for thought.

Cheers

[rsv gone!]

mildmannered said:

Ferg said:

mildmannered said:

They use them a lot say in residential homes to prevent people scolding themselves.

It would appear that my English and grammar are as floored as your sense of humour

Mine two