Hi, I hope someone can help so I can be armed with a bit of knowledge before trying to sort this out with my builder/plumber.
We have recently had new central heating (combi boiler) and a new shower installed with a concealed thermostatic mixer valve. All the taps in the house can be turned up to a very high temperature but the shower only runs to a max of just-a-bit-hotter than lukewarm which is not nearly hot enough for me (will definitely not be in the winter). My question is, idoes this sound like a maximum temperature restrictor/safety mechanism in the shower valve? It goes hot for a split second at the highest setting then back to lukewarm.
As it is concealed (it is this model http://www.bathdisc.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=32_122&products_id=1438) does this mean having to pull tiles out to adjust or would it be in the valve unit itself and therefore less disruptive?
Any advice would be much appreciated!
We have recently had new central heating (combi boiler) and a new shower installed with a concealed thermostatic mixer valve. All the taps in the house can be turned up to a very high temperature but the shower only runs to a max of just-a-bit-hotter than lukewarm which is not nearly hot enough for me (will definitely not be in the winter). My question is, idoes this sound like a maximum temperature restrictor/safety mechanism in the shower valve? It goes hot for a split second at the highest setting then back to lukewarm.
As it is concealed (it is this model http://www.bathdisc.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=32_122&products_id=1438) does this mean having to pull tiles out to adjust or would it be in the valve unit itself and therefore less disruptive?
Any advice would be much appreciated!