Thermostatic wall mounted bath / shower mixer

[jcollins]

Hi All,

I have recently moved, and have inherited this mixer on the wall:

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• jcollins
• 23 Nov 2014
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• jcollins
• 23 Nov 2014
• 1

The bath / shower tap is fine, but the temperature has ceased up. I haven't tried very hard to free it, but talking to the others in the block with the same tap suggests they all have the same problem regularly (the water is very hard and full of limescale). I wanted to ask if:

a) a different model of tap will be less prone to this sort of problem
b) it will be (relatively) easy for a plumber to fit it, without having to make a mess of the tiles etc.

Any help will be really appreciated - I don't know where to go with this issue.

James

 

[picasso]

Your shower looks very much like a rubinetterie, does it have IB scribed on the face plate ? if it does then a standard crosswater thermostatic valve can be fitted without any damage to the tiles.

 

[jcollins]

Hi, picasso - thanks so much for your reply. I can't find anything scribed on it. Irrespective of exactly which shower this is, are some better at dealing with limescale type issues like this? I don't mind spending some money if its a longer term fix, but if its going to be a money pit of calling out plumbers to fit various bits I should probably get used to it.

Thanks,

James

 

[picasso]

Try www.showerdoc.com to identify your shower, cartridges on average are about £100 plus fitting and should give you a few more years out of your shower.