"simpi" wrote in message
om...
I've just had an awful potential scaulding indident with my 2-yr old.

Middle-of-the-night leaking nappy poo incident (surely familiar to all
parents) meant a bath was required. While washing my little boy's
hair, I struggled for ages to get the (electric, over-bath) shower to
the right temp for rinsing, then began showering his head when after a
moment, he screamed in obvious shock/pain. Shower water was suddenly
*hot*. He is ok, but it has put replacement shower to the top of my
list of 'TODOs'.

We have an electric shower (cold mains only) which id devilishly
difficult to control.

We have had a (worcester) combi boiler fitted recently (shower
predates). I don't know the spec but can hunt out the manual.

I've read the FAQ & searched uk-diy for shower info but would like
confirmation that the conventional/mixer is the right way to go. My
most important requirement is that we don't have the scaulding risk.
Will this type of shower be ok? I don't mind paying a bit more for a
shower that protects against scaulding.

I have, over the past year asked at B&Q and also MFI but don't quite
trust the advice, virtually every shower I asked about seemed to be
"fine".


In your case you may want a bath mixer, with a temprature control valve in
the plumbing, see these people. They may cost more, but they are one of the
best
http://www.rwc.co.uk/rwc/hoprofs.htm