Max temp too low - new thermostatic shower mixer valve

[Agile]

It seems you are not alone!

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I did call the makers and they sent me a download of the installation instructions which they said contained details of how to calibrate/set the outlet water temp.

Unfortunately the attachment downloads at a very slow speed and takes over four minutes and only 17 kb per sec and becomes "interrupted" before it completes. When I click resume it starts again and does the same thing. I have asked them to resend.

That previous thread did not mention any setting within the unit!

Tony

 

[AnnaD2002]

That's really kind Agile, thanks. well plumber-builder put something on the cold feed to the bathroom. It hasn't made a difference. It has an adjustor on it to restrict the flow which husband has fiddled around with and has made no difference whatsoever.

I have come to the conclusion it is time to get the valve off and turn the handle round about 90 deg. I really hope this is simple.

 

[Agile]

I am sorry for the delay in replying. The original instructions the makers sent me seemed to have a fault and they took a while to resend them.

The instructions do indeed give a chapter on setting the calibration and suggest a maximum temperature of 42 C. I would suggest 44 C as I like a hotter shower myself.

As I said before I did not expect the problem to be caused by anything other than a lack of calibration of the shower. So it does not surprise me that those modifications have not solved the problem.

It just needs a very simple adjustment which the original installer should have done!

Did you not point out the temp setting part of the installation instructions?

I am sorry you have been the victim of an incompetent installer of your shower! Not all in this trade are as silly!

Tony

 

[AnnaD2002]

Thanks! I am going to give recalibratuon a go when I have a spare moment. The installation instructions are nowhere to be found so I can't point it out to him. He gets very tetchy when I suggest anything that may have been done wrong. Yes 'silly' is exactly the word

 

[AnnaD2002]

I did it! Just a case of taking the lever off and adjusting until desired temperature then replacing. This vid was useful for anyone in a similar predicament.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2pVuvG6q84A&feature=related

 

[AnnaD2002]

P.s about 6 minutes in not the whole thing!!

 

[Charnwood]

See, I told you you could do it.

Roughly 20 minutes?

 

[AnnaD2002]

Actually more like 10!

 

[Charnwood]

Actually more like 10!

Stop showing off.

 

[Terry7556]

How much will you charge/ withhold from the builder for your plumbing services