Replacing shower

[emmanuel_XYZ]

Hello,

I am trying to work out how to replace my old shower but it doesnt seem to have the inlet nuts that go between the shower bar mixer and the pipes/backplate which has confused me a lot.

Is it possible to have a shower mixer fitted without these bolts?
A few pictures below might give you an idea of what I am trying to describe!
It may be that the inlet nuts are behind/under the valve wall mounts? but there doesn't seem to be enough space to the tighten or un-tighten them..

Any ideas on how I can take this out would be much appreciated.

 

[muggles]

Can you take a photo from underneath looking up?

 

[emmanuel_XYZ]

Here is one, but cant see much as the cover is getting in the way and there is no space to move it further out.
My suspicion is that they probably fit the shower first and then laid the tiles...

 

[muggles]

Damn, was hoping there would be some grub screws under there. I think you're right, shower pre-dates the tiles

 

[emmanuel_XYZ]

Thanks Muggles, will let you know how it goes.

 

[Doggit]

They've fitted the nuts, and then tiled up to them. You'd need to knock off a few tiles around the nuts to be able to get at them. Or, you're going to find a way of breaking off the covers (you're throwing the shower out) and then see if you can get at them. If you have an angle grinder, you may be able to hold the covers with a pair of mole grips. Not sure if you could take an angle grinder to the shower bar itself if push came to shove

 

[emmanuel_XYZ]

So i managed to cut/break the pipe covers but I am not sure what they have done here.
Do you think the nuts are in the wall?

 

[Doggit]

Yes, they put the nuts on, then tiled, then did the covers. Remove the covers fully, and you should be able to get at the nuts.