Shower Advise

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Hi there,

I'm just updating our bathroom at the moment and want to change the shower. Currently we have a mixer tap on the bath with the plunger that operates the shower. Now it's near impossible to get a nice temp. out of it, if you put cold on full and hot on full its stone cold.

I was wanting a thermostat mixer in the wall and hidden pipe into a wall or ceiling mounted head but unfortunatly our walls are too thin I think... Anybody seen any really thin vavle bodys to allow this?

Also given my issues with the mixer (temp wise) do you think that a thermostatic valve system would sort this?


Thanks in Advance!


p.s. it's a gravity fed system.

[dave_s13]

The one I have has the valve body sat on the wall, not in it.

It's a Mira Atom Diverter ERD

http://www.mirashowers.com/onlinecatalog/detail.ht...

It's supposed to suitable for all plumbing types.

Mine works lovely off a combi boiler. Even when you flush the bog or run a tap somewhere else the temp stays constant. You get a bit of flow reduction but none of the classic sudden freezing cold/boiling hot water when someone fills the kettle.

I got mine off Ebay for about 180quid. Also can't fault Mira for support. I fitted it before the big freeze and left the house unoccupied while having the extension done, the thermostatic valve body cracked due to ice expansion. They sent me new one FOC.

[B17NNS]

With a gravity fed system Id go with either a power shower or a pump and a thermostatic valve.

[Du1point8]

I have the:

Phoenix - AR Series - Shower Set VP009

http://www.heritagebathrooms.co.uk/default.asp?pn=...

Definately did not pay £520, in fact paid less than this:

http://www.victorianbathrooms4u.com/Phoenix-Shower...

http://www.victorianbathrooms4u.com/Shower+Valves....

But the build quality is excellent and its solid metal rather than the bathroom store which is plastic with a metal affect for damn near the same price as a quality shower.

I moved from a similar system to yours and then upgrade to this and didnt notice the difference in pressure or anything, just the thing is a lot nicer to look at and is definately worth the money.

[Rgee]

I had the same problem last year, bought a Aqualisa Thermo 609 but the body was too long for the wall. Still sitting around in the garage as it was opened I couldn't take it back. Ended up with a Grohe thermostatic bar valve. Have a look at Grohe or Hans Grohe. The build quality is superb.

[edition]

Thanks for all the help guys!

The on that you have sitting in your garage, do you mean it was too deep to fit in the wall?

[Rgee]

Hi,

Yes. I have pipes running down the partition wall but this particular mixer valver was too long so there was about a 10mm gap between the tile and face plate when fully inserted into the wall. I am sure you can get one where the body is not as long but I had the plumber waiting to finish the job hence the bar mixer.

[edition]

Hi,

Thanks for all the info.

The product that i'm after is this one http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BATHROOM-THERMOSTATIC-SQUARE...

Now I,ve just put a drill through the wall and measured the depth. I have 70mm.... Having not done one before can someone take a look and tell me if that one is doable or not.

Thanks in Advance!