Are there any downsides to installing a mixer shower?
There are a couple of downsides to installing a mixer shower. The first of these is that this kind of shower will not affect the water flow of your system. So if you have low water flow from taps in your bathroom, your shower will also have low water flow.
Where does the water in a mixer shower come from?
A cartridge inside the shower regulates the temperature as desired, and come in either manual or thermostatic varieties. They can be installed on gravity fed systems (where the water is taken from hot and cold tanks), combination boilers, or on a pump (which also takes water from hot and cold tanks).
Are there any mixet shower valves still in use?
Aaron Stickley is a licensed plumber with first-hand knowledge in solving home plumbing problems. The Mixet company is no longer in business, but thousands of their shower valves are still in operation.
How do you install a thermostatic mixer in a shower?
Take some double-sided tape and put it on the top bracket, stick it at the height you want it to be above the shower valve. Measure between the bottom of the bracket and the top mounting nut on the valve. Add this measurement to those you made in the previous step and cut the riser pipe to this length.
What’s the easiest way to install a shower mixer?
Exposed shower valves are generally much easier to install as they only need a hot and cold supply and in turn also much easier to repair as everything is on the outside of the wall. For more general information on mixer valves and taps, check out our project on fitting mixer valves and mixer taps here.
What are the nuts on a shower mixer?
Most mixer valve coupling nuts (the large nuts that attach the mixer to the supply pipes) are 32mm, so using a 32mm open end spanner or adjustable wrench loosen the nuts anti clockwise. Once you have loosened both nuts, with your spare hand hold the mixer valve tightly and then continue to undo both nuts.
What are the most common problems with mixer showers?
Please try again later. The most common faults with mixer showers are: Intermittently running hot and cold. From our experience, this occurs mostly on combination boiler setups. The usual suspects for this problem are a blocked shower head, kinked or damaged shower hose, or blocked inlet filters in the shower itself.
Aaron Stickley is a licensed plumber with first-hand knowledge in solving home plumbing problems. The Mixet company is no longer in business, but thousands of their shower valves are still in operation.
