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by heppers
Wed Feb 22, 2012 5:11 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Replace thermostatic shower valve or more
Replies: 10
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Re: Replace thermostatic shower valve or more

If ur hot water to all the other taps is hot and stays hot that discounts ur boiler, if the shower was/has been working fine since 2007 plumbing ok. It is common that the thermostat heads go on these showers, i would suggest ur best and cheapest option is to change the thermostat head on the shower...
by heppers
Wed Feb 22, 2012 5:10 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Replace thermostatic shower valve or more
Replies: 10
Views: 22826

Re: Replace thermostatic shower valve or more

It's my understanding that if the thermostatic valve is plumbed in backwards with a big different in flow rates then it won't work properly, is this right? It's from bathstore.com and it's exposed. Generally if a shower is plumbed up reverse there will be no temperature control at all. Turn it up s...
by heppers
Tue Feb 14, 2012 6:01 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Replace thermostatic shower valve or more
Replies: 10
Views: 22826

Re: Replace thermostatic shower valve or more

It's from bathstore.com and it's exposed.
by heppers
Tue Feb 14, 2012 5:46 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Replace thermostatic shower valve or more
Replies: 10
Views: 22826

Re: Replace thermostatic shower valve or more

It's a bathstore.com one, it's the exposed type fixed to two pipes that stick out from the wall.
by heppers
Tue Feb 14, 2012 2:39 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Replace thermostatic shower valve or more
Replies: 10
Views: 22826

Replace thermostatic shower valve or more

First post, been advised to ask on here by friends. We live in a maisonette. Kitchen and living room on first floor, bedrooms and bathroom on 2nd floor. We have a Vokera combi boiler which was put in in 1998 when we moved in. This has been fine, it gets serviced every year and has had the heat excha...
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