Recent content by Starship001

Nothing had been touched until the upgraded pump. There are no issues with flow, and I ensure all my valves are fully opened then given a half turn clockwise as this greatly reduces jamming. I understand from Mira the cartridge has an internal (wax?) part that can eventually fail, so I'm...

Yikes! You were right about the gauze filters - not cleaned in 20 years - so flow rate much improved. However still no temperature variation.

Thanks, much appreciated. I'll give that a try, but I suspect the cartridge is now past it's prime and long overdue for replacement.

Hi All We have an old Mira Excel Thermostatic Shower (pre-2003 - no lever) running off pumped hot and cold supply. All was fine until I upgraded the pump from 2.0 to 2.5 bar. Now it gets no warmer from position 3-7 on the dial. Can I reset the pressure on the existing cartridge, or do I need to...