Shower off a combi

[betnwah]

How well (i.e. fast and accurately) do thermostatic mixers work?

If a tap is turned on elsewhere in the house, or the loo next to the bathroom is flushed, so reducing the flow of hot or cold, will the mixer cope quickly enough to avoid the shower going too cold, or too hot?

Are any makes of mixer better than any others?

 

[dhutch]

How well (i.e. fast and accurately) do thermostatic mixers work?

If a tap is turned on elsewhere in the house, or the loo next to the bathroom is flushed, so reducing the flow of hot or cold, will the mixer cope quickly enough to avoid the shower going too cold, or too hot?

Are any makes of mixer better than any others?

Never say never, but generally they are fast enough. Obviously if the water is reduced enough the output of the shower will also be reduced. You will get some deviation in temp but not much. They also seem quite good at managing the slug of colder water from the combi at the start of the second shower of the day.

I needed a bath-shower mixer and end up paying £220 for a 'second from the bottom of the range' aqualisa.
- Other brands of note include mira, bristan, grone, ideal std,


Daniel

 

[Charnwood]

grone

Fat Finger Syndrome. I suffer from that, too.
Up and to the left from the the letter N is the letter H. Grohe.

 

[dhutch]

Fat Finger Syndrome.

Its all by the by given there prices anyway..

 

[betnwah]

ta

 

[muggles]

Personally I'd avoid Bristan, IMHO their quality has dropped off in recent years. I'd stick with Aqualisa, Mira, Triton, Grohe or Hansgrohe

 

[Agile]

I rate Triton as the WORST of them all.

When I get a tele survey about showers I give my replies and then ask the interviewer what others think of Triton.

Most have the same views as mine!

Tony

 

[muggles]

Interesting, what don't you like about them Tony?