Hi
I have just moved into a new house which has a Thermostatic shower, very similar to this one:
http://www.bathstore.com/_applicati...an-exposed-thermostatic-shower-valve-315.html
It is mounted with the pipework concealed into the wall.
When I first used it it just ran cold.
I discovered that running the hot water tap in the bathroom sink would help warm it up a bit, seemingly because it increased the flow of hot water enough to make the combi boiler fire up.
I've looked at the manual and tried adjusting the temperature, and now the shower is running luke warm (the boiler fires up).
The problem is moving the temperature control on the shower has no effect on the temperature of the water, which remains luke warm across the entire range of the tap (from the coldest setting right through to the setting with the safety button depressed to move the tap to its hottest position).
The mains water is a direct supply (no tank) and the hot water comes from the combi boiler downstairs (pressure 1.1bar).
Any suggestions of solutions or anything that I could do to further diagnose the problem gratefully received.
Thanks
Chris.
I have just moved into a new house which has a Thermostatic shower, very similar to this one:
http://www.bathstore.com/_applicati...an-exposed-thermostatic-shower-valve-315.html
It is mounted with the pipework concealed into the wall.
When I first used it it just ran cold.
I discovered that running the hot water tap in the bathroom sink would help warm it up a bit, seemingly because it increased the flow of hot water enough to make the combi boiler fire up.
I've looked at the manual and tried adjusting the temperature, and now the shower is running luke warm (the boiler fires up).
The problem is moving the temperature control on the shower has no effect on the temperature of the water, which remains luke warm across the entire range of the tap (from the coldest setting right through to the setting with the safety button depressed to move the tap to its hottest position).
The mains water is a direct supply (no tank) and the hot water comes from the combi boiler downstairs (pressure 1.1bar).
Any suggestions of solutions or anything that I could do to further diagnose the problem gratefully received.
Thanks
Chris.