I had a mira excell shower with a thermostatic mixer ( about 15 yrs old), it worked well.
When the temp control failed ( cartridge?) I decided to get the plumbers to replace it with a more modern one as I was short on time and couldn't do it myself.
They replaced it with a manual shower mixer.
I don't know the make as they didn't leave the instructions/box etc. It looks like the one wickes does for £80 ( now reduced to £45!).
The flow rate seems a lot less. I've changed the shower head and fitted a wide bore hose( slight improvment)
Could this just be down to the different ( cheap ) manufacture of the valve? Published flow rates for similar valves are only slightly less than mira ones.
Or should I be looking for other causes - debris in the pipes, air locks etc?
Both hot and cold are tank fed, and there is no change in the pipe config. from the original shower.
When the temp control failed ( cartridge?) I decided to get the plumbers to replace it with a more modern one as I was short on time and couldn't do it myself.
They replaced it with a manual shower mixer.
I don't know the make as they didn't leave the instructions/box etc. It looks like the one wickes does for £80 ( now reduced to £45!).
The flow rate seems a lot less. I've changed the shower head and fitted a wide bore hose( slight improvment)
Could this just be down to the different ( cheap ) manufacture of the valve? Published flow rates for similar valves are only slightly less than mira ones.
Or should I be looking for other causes - debris in the pipes, air locks etc?
Both hot and cold are tank fed, and there is no change in the pipe config. from the original shower.
