Identifying Mixer Shower Brand

[infoseeker]

Hi,

I would like to buy a replacement chrome shower hose for my shower mixer but I am not able to find the brand name. Can some one help me in identifying it please? Attached is the photograph of my mixer shower.

Thanks

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[ChrisOxford]

If it really is just the hose you need, they're pretty universal and you can pick one up at any DIY shed, Dyas, Wilkinsons etc. and even big supermarkets.

Worth paying a bit more for a decent ones, as the cheap ones are sometimes rather narrow and not very flexible.

You might need pliers etc. to unscrew the old one, but use only your fingers to attach the new one. Don't forget to install the new rubber washers that will come with the replacement hose.

 

[infoseeker]

If it really is just the hose you need, they're pretty universal and you can pick one up at any DIY shed, Dyas, Wilkinsons etc. and even big supermarkets.

You might need pliers etc. to unscrew the old one, but use only your fingers to attach the new one. Don't forget to install the new rubber washers that will come with the replacement hose.

I read somewhere in the forum that it is always best to retain the brand as the 'universal' hoses might not fit properly and might start leaking down the time! I visited my local B&Q last sunday but unformatunately they ran out of Chrome ones. Do you know of any superior quality brand that makes universal chrome hoses which are 1.5metres?

You might need pliers etc. to unscrew the old one, but use only your fingers to attach the new one. Don't forget to install the new rubber washers that will come with the replacement hose.

Does all new hoses come with the washers inbuilt or do I have to buy it separately? I am assuming that these washers are black in colour and are located at the ends of hose where we screw the new one?

Thanks

 

[ChrisOxford]

Does all new hoses come with the washers inbuilt or do I have to buy it separately? I am assuming that these washers are black in colour and are located at the ends of hose where we screw the new one?

All I've seen come with a pair of new washers, often strapped to the hose with an elastic band, sometimes in a bag, or sometimes in place, ready to go. Make sure the old ones have come off with the old hose and aren't stuck to the mixer or head.

Sorry, don't know of any good brands, but just use your common sense, you can judge the quality by feel usually. The really nasty ones are just silver plastic pretending to be metal. If it seems shoddy, take it back and buy something else.

A tenner should buy you a good one. If it's £1.99, you can expect it to be tat.

 

[ChrisOxford]

I read somewhere in the forum that it is always best to retain the brand as the 'universal' hoses might not fit properly and might start leaking down the time!

News to me, but I'm no expert.