Help ! re thermostatic shower valve

[Jim]

My Aqualisa thermostatic shower valve has failed and cant be resurrected. The tradesman who came to cut it off(it was leaking) says I can replace it and it would cost around £350 to £400.
I am wondering whether it is really worth having a thermostatic shower valve rather than a simple mixer. The previous one had a separate cold supply which protected from violent changes in water temperature. The shower valve unit is only about 12inches from the hot water cylinder . The thing is that whatever is connected, there isnt a lot of plumbing(the old feeds capped off for now). So I am not to keen on such big cost and would like advice on mixer versus thermostatic.
Hope someone can help.
Jim

 

[hannah]

Hello Jim!

I think that a mixer tap is better then a thermostat. The fact is, they last a lot longer, even though they are not automatic. Even if it does cost you more in the shorter term.. it would keep up a lot longer then a thermostat shower.
I have a thermostat shower myself and have had a mixer type and i think that's definitely the best.. especially as my thermostat doesn't work and suddenly sticks piping hot water onto my head when i'm washing my hair...
A little valve isn't really worth that much, the only flop side of a mixer shower is that you have to get the perfect hot and cold mix... which isn't too bad is it , well certainly not worth so many hundred!
hannah of black panther design

 

[breezer]

as you said "the tradesman who came to fit it said £300+ " why not get a 2nd opinion, we have an aqualisa thermostatic "tap" it has a knob at each end and is about 14 inches from end to end, it went wrong and so we called aqualisa direct on 01959 560010 (last & only number i have) a very nice man came out and changed for us it cost £00.00 as it was under
g tee.

its worth calling them first to see how much

 

[Jim]

Just to say that I went for a Showerforce mixer shower 911-M for about a quarter of the price to replace the existing one.
It works a treat, the people on the helpline were very good.
Jim