Your advice for new mixer shower please.

[sergeantash]

'Allowing for external pipe entry'. So I know what I'm asking for now.

exposed mixer or bar mixer is what they are called.

No, that describes the shower valve itself, an exposed/bar mixer doesn't necessarily allow for external pipe entry.

He needs an exposed mixer valve with external/surface water supply entry.

 

[seco services]

a bar is a bar mixer if the pipework is exposed or concealed no difference.
a mixer valve can be a exposed version or concealed version they both can be different.

 

[stu123]

Ok, went to a local plumbing store, got a mixer bar and some funny angled fixings, but the bar fitted perfectly. Done!

Its nothing fancy but it works. Just have to clean up that grouting now....

Thanks for your help guys, most useful.

 

[sergeantash]

Ok, went to a local plumbing store, got a mixer bar and some funny angled fixings, but the bar fitted perfectly. Done!

Its nothing fancy but it works. Just have to clean up that grouting now....

Thanks for your help guys, most useful.

Really glad we were able to help mate, congrats! Saved yourself a lot of 'plumber' money too!!

 

[seco services]

Saved yourself a lot of 'plumber' money too!!

don't you just love giving free advice to be kicked in the teeth all the time how much we charge.

 

[PEDANTICVINDICTIVEMAN]

Fitted a couple of Mira Element themostatic mixers, nice

 

[stu123]

don't you just love giving free advice to be kicked in the teeth all the time how much we charge.

I wasn't going to complain about how much it cost! Supply and demand innit? If a plumber can get work charging what he charges then fair play to him.

Replacing a mixer was easy enough, but if I need proper plumbing doing then I'm still going to get a plumber.

Actually no, I'll probably try and do it, botch it and then **** off the plumber who has to come and try and make it right...

 

[seco services]

I wasn't going to complain about how much it cost!

never said you had.

least you've sussed it now and its working again.

 

[sergeantash]

don't you just love giving free advice to be kicked in the teeth all the time how much we charge.

I wasn't going to complain about how much it cost! Supply and demand innit? If a plumber can get work charging what he charges then fair play to him.

Replacing a mixer was easy enough, but if I need proper plumbing doing then I'm still going to get a plumber.

Actually no, I'll probably try and do it, botch it and then p**s off the plumber who has to come and try and make it right...

Lol nice to do as much yourself as you can with the help of forums like this - at least when/if you need to pay for work to be done, you don't get ripped off with bloated estimates of naughty fault diagnosis - the guys on here seem really decent but there are some rogue traders in this industry and the others!