Tricky shower valve bar

[gurun]

Hi, there I am needing ro replace my Bristan shower valve as the thermostat has seized up and I can't changed the temperature flow. So far no problem, however after reading up the general consensus is that default piping is hot left, cold right so that the thermostat is on the right - however mine is on the left (see pic attached) so I thought I must be piped up incorrectly. However my shower bar is on the right way - hose outlet at the bottom. Can anyone help?

 

[HERTS P&D]

Chnage the whole thing for £40.

Andy

 

[muggles]

If it's a Bristan one you should be able to get a replacement cartridge. You can find out which side the hot flows in by running the shower and feeling the temperature of the inlets

 

[denso13]

so I thought I must be piped up incorrectly

Did it work properly before it seized up? If so it will be fine, different valves have different configurations of on/off and temperature control.

 

[gurun]

Thanks, all the shower bars I can find have the thermo on the right - would it be ok to have the hose outlet facing up ?

Ignore - see below.

 

[gurun]

If it's a Bristan one you should be able to get a replacement cartridge. You can find out which side the hot flows in by running the shower and feeling the temperature of the inlets

Cheers Andrew - left hand side is defo hot looks like this Bristan shower bar is a weird config.

 

[denso13]

Thanks, all the shower bars I can find have the thermo on the right

That really doesn't matter as long as you have cold on the right, hot on the left.

This Bristan one is thermostat to the left, cold to the right, hot to the left, https://www.tradesuppliesonline.com...-with-adjustable-riser-kit-zi-shxsmct-c-p2978

 

[denso13]

Actually, this old model Bristan Zing looks just like yours, https://www.showerdoc.com/bristan-zing-thermostatic-exposed-bar-mixer

 

[gurun]

I'm just going to replace it - thanks all.

 

[muggles]

Cheers Andrew - left hand side is defo hot looks like this Bristan shower bar is a weird config.

Hot on the left is standard