Mira Sport 10.8

[securespark]

My Mum's just gone wrong.

Supply OK up to inlet block inside shower unit.

No lights showing at all, so I don't think it's the solenoid.

Looked behind the PCB, no sooty marks...

Any ideas?

And, given it was installed January 2001 and there are no signs of life, is it worth fixing or shall we replace it?

Would you buy Mira again?

My instinct is yes, any alternative brands?

 

[skotl]

My Mum's just gone wrong.

My condolences

Supply OK up to inlet block inside shower unit.

No lights showing at all, so I don't think it's the solenoid.

Looked behind the PCB, no sooty marks...

Any ideas?

And, given it was installed January 2001 and there are no signs of life, is it worth fixing or shall we replace it?

Would you buy Mira again?

My instinct is yes, any alternative brands?

Mira are good showers, and it's generally easy to get spares for them. See http://www.mirashowers-store.co.uk/categories/parts-and-accessories/spare-parts.aspx?page=all

If you need to replace the whole thing, then another Mira is a decent enough choice.

 

[riveralt]

I have directed a couple of customers who had, lets say older, Mira showers that were broken, to think about using their service option:
http://www.mirashowers.co.uk/contactus/serviceandrepairs.htm
Not cheap but worthwhile considering since the price of new Mira showers tends to be on the more expensive side.

 

[skotl]

I have directed a couple of customers who had, lets say older, Mira showers that were broken, to think about using their service option:
http://www.mirashowers.co.uk/contactus/serviceandrepairs.htm
Not cheap but worthwhile considering since the price of new Mira showers tends to be on the more expensive side.

That looks like a very reasonable approach

 

[securespark]

Thanks guys!

We have asked Mira about service and the chap said that for ours it would be £139.

But for that, it includes all parts, labour, VAT and call-out. He reckons it sounds like the PCB, which on its own is £108.

But he also said, "f your shower is that old, you may find another part failing soon, in which case you may end up spending 2 x 139. You might be better off investing in a brand new unit..."

What do you think?

Repair and risk further failure?

Or replace now?

Cheers!

 

[JohnW2]

...But he also said, "f your shower is that old, you may find another part failing soon, in which case you may end up spending 2 x 139. You might be better off investing in a brand new unit..." What do you think?

How much would a 'brand new unit' cost?

Kind Regards, John

 

[securespark]

My Mum's has just gone wrong.

 

[JohnW2]

My Mum's has just gone wrong.

Or, if you wanted to make a good few Englsih scholars turn in their graves, maybe " Mum's's " - since 'apostrophe s' is used in some version of the vernacular to mean "has"

Kind Regards, John

 

[winston1]

Thanks guys!

We have asked Mira about service and the chap said that for ours it would be £139.

But for that, it includes all parts, labour, VAT and call-out. He reckons it sounds like the PCB, which on its own is £108.

But he also said, "f your shower is that old, you may find another part failing soon, in which case you may end up spending 2 x 139. You might be better off investing in a brand new unit..."

What do you think?

Repair and risk further failure?

Or replace now?

Cheers!

PCBs in this type of stuff are always criminally overpriced. There are less parts than a £5 radio and not as complicated either. Any decent electronics engineer should be able to fix it.

I recently fixed an over £100 boiler PCB. The fault, dry joints on the wiring tags.

 

[EFLImpudence]

We have asked Mira about service and the chap said that for ours it would be £139.

How much would a 'brand new unit' cost?

£138.98 £1 off

 

[EFLImpudence]

Even cheaper.

 

[JohnW2]

How much would a 'brand new unit' cost?

£138.98 £1 off

That's a 'Mira Go', not a 'Mira Sport'. Looking around, the going price for the latter seems to be around £220 (inc VAT). Even at that price, I really think that secure's decision is almost a non-brainer. Accepting that it's probabilistic (i.e. a gamble), to go down the route will cost him at least £139, and possibly £278, in the foreseeable future - and even then he'll end up with a 12+ year old shower which could well die or need further repair fairly soon. For about £220 he can get a new one, with a 2-year warranty. I think I know what I'd do! (although as has been suggested, I'd probably first look atthe PCB and see if I could fix it for nothing!)

Kind Regards, John

 

[JohnW2]

Even cheaper.

Again, that's not a Mira Sport.

Kind Regards, John

 

[EFLImpudence]

Sorry, missed that.

http://www.qssupplies.co.uk/bathroom-furniture-shower-taps/57496.htm

 

[JohnW2]

Sorry, missed that.[http://www.qssupplies.co.uk/bathroom-furniture-shower-taps/57496.htm

That's more like it - as I said, around £220 (inc VAT) seems to be about the going price.

Kind Regards, John