Mira Sport 10.8

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

I hope it wasn't on a boiler, the plumbers in No. 7 don't like that

 

[DetlefSchmitz]

Assume Securespark is prepared to do the wiring for nothing. Is he happy to do the plumbing too? If so get a new one. If not fix the old one.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

My instinct is yes, any alternative brands?

Yup - Redring. They do ones with a genuine thermostatic control, which really does work when someone turns on the kitchen tap/flushes the loo, or the WM kicks in with a fill, or whatever else causes a sudden drop in water pressure at the shower.

And it works far better than the "anti-scald" features other showers have, which may technically do what they say on the tin for people between 5 and 65, but still do not avoid the "Ah *(%$#@%!" when someone turns on the kitchen tap/flushes the loo, or the WM kicks in with a fill, or whatever else causes a sudden drop in water pressure at the shower.

 

[DetlefSchmitz]

My thought was that using the same type might reduce the plumbing burden.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Except it seems to be a common delight for shower designers to make the internal arrangements different each time so that existing pipes and wires are in the wrong places.

 

[securespark]

Ban: My Aqualisa Midas 300 is like that: great!

But did you mean a mixer shower? Or an electric shower?

Fitting a mixer would indeed mean big plumbing changes and I'm not sure with the pathetic flow rates the Chaffoteaux & Maury water heater supplies ( http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CHAFFOTEA...d=100011&prg=1005&rk=2&rkt=5&sd=261067251341& ), it will even work.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Ban: My Aqualisa Midas 300 is like that: great!

That's a mixer.

But did you mean a mixer shower? Or an electric shower?

I meant electric.

http://www.redring.co.uk/redring-selectronic-premier-range-of-thermostatic-electric-showers.html

 

[securespark]

Except it seems to be a common delight for shower designers to make the internal arrangements different each time so that existing pipes and wires are in the wrong places.

Mira have assured me the new Sport range have the same incoming supply positions as the old.

Have Redring showers got better?

In the early days, their build quality and reliability were horrendous.

Would you choose one of these over a Mira Sport?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Mira have assured me the new Sport range have the same incoming supply positions as the old.

It is good that they have seen sense.

Have Redring showers got better?

In the early days, their build quality and reliability were horrendous.

Would you choose one of these over a Mira Sport?

I'd choose one on the basis of my experience, which of course is not statistically significant.

Your Mum's lasted 12½ years, but I don't know how often it was used. My Redring (which failed recently) lasted about 9 years being used over twice a day in a hard water area. I'm not unhappy with that, and the true thermostatic control is such a good feature that I would (and will) buy another one again.