Thermostatic bath shower mixer

[Fallout]

Are this good? Do they do a style that is deck mounted to the bath. Or are they all swan necked? Can they be over ride to run a bath as hot as a combi will allow?

 

[Madrab]

Yup, not truly deck mounted but close, they invariably use riser legs @180mm.

Grohe/Hansgrohe used to do a true deck mounted version but I don't think they do them anymore
They're ok, they have the temp stop to ensure a 38deg constant for the shower and the bath, if hotter water is required then as with a bar shower, click the red button in and turn it up. Just make sure it's calibrated properly when installed.

 

[CBW]

https://www.toolstation.com/mira-at...j1nGJPaPSe6JkvHUEYRoCagsQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

https://www.bes.co.uk/inta-trade-tec-thermostatic-bath-shower-kit-23372/

Or do you mean different type of deck mounting?

 

[Fallout]

https://www.toolstation.com/mira-at...j1nGJPaPSe6JkvHUEYRoCagsQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

https://www.bes.co.uk/inta-trade-tec-thermostatic-bath-shower-kit-23372/

Or do you mean different type of deck mounting?

I meant one that sits flat without the up rights. Are they as good as a separate shower above the bath?

 

[CBW]

From a Combi point of view, I’d say they’re similar.

 

[Madrab]

Are they as good as a separate shower above the bath

Yes, just as good.

As mentioned they are rarer but you can get them, not cheap though.

https://www.tapsuk.com/deva-lever-action-chrome-thermostatic-bath-shower-mixer-dlt-tsm-106-p36434
http://www.home-taps.co.uk/Tre-Mercati/Modern-Modena-Thermostatic-BATH-Shower-Mixer.html

 

[RandomGrinch]

Having had a thermostatic shower with my combi for a while, I would never go back to a standard mixer shower!

It's a cheapo on legs from VictoriaPlum, but it does give a good shower.
Although filling the bath takes a little longer, and even at the coldest setting, warm water is still drawn in from the combi - don't think about attaching a garden hose to this tap!

....and I might be talking rubbish, but I've found that there's an optimum setup, that might require tinkering with the water temperature on the combi - hotter water means more cold is added by the mixer - and a more powerful shower. But not too hot that the combi struggles!