Hi everybody,
I have a problem with the temperature of the water ouput of my shower. It developed this problem several months ago.
It tends to run way too hot at lower pressure settings. I can turn the temp controller to 1 and at a low flow setting it will still be very hot. If I turn the water flow up it will cool down eventually but only once the pressure virtually has me pinned to the wall. However after running it for a while if I turn it off for a bit and then turn it back on it seems to work OK.
It is a MIRA Excel thermostatic shower from the mid to late 90's. It is the old low pressure type 903.27/28 with a yellow hub. I know that the water system has been changed since it was fitted and now runs with a Megaflow. Thus we have quite high hot/cold water pressure.
My boiler is an oil-fired Trianco. Ancient but absolutely no problems.
Nothing has been done to the heating/plumbing to account for a behaviour change.
I called Caradon Mira and they advised cleaning the filters. Well, I pulled it out and there are no filters to this early model. Spray plate is OK.
I have searched this site but can find nothing leading me to this problem.
Could it be that the thermostatic qualities of the cartridge have given up or it is scaled up inside?
I apologise for going on but wanted to give as much info as I could.
Hope someone will be kind enough to help.
Many thanks in advance.
Paul
I have a problem with the temperature of the water ouput of my shower. It developed this problem several months ago.
It tends to run way too hot at lower pressure settings. I can turn the temp controller to 1 and at a low flow setting it will still be very hot. If I turn the water flow up it will cool down eventually but only once the pressure virtually has me pinned to the wall. However after running it for a while if I turn it off for a bit and then turn it back on it seems to work OK.
It is a MIRA Excel thermostatic shower from the mid to late 90's. It is the old low pressure type 903.27/28 with a yellow hub. I know that the water system has been changed since it was fitted and now runs with a Megaflow. Thus we have quite high hot/cold water pressure.
My boiler is an oil-fired Trianco. Ancient but absolutely no problems.
Nothing has been done to the heating/plumbing to account for a behaviour change.
I called Caradon Mira and they advised cleaning the filters. Well, I pulled it out and there are no filters to this early model. Spray plate is OK.
I have searched this site but can find nothing leading me to this problem.
Could it be that the thermostatic qualities of the cartridge have given up or it is scaled up inside?
I apologise for going on but wanted to give as much info as I could.
Hope someone will be kind enough to help.
Many thanks in advance.
Paul
