"BigWallop" wrote in message
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"Lee Blaver" wrote in message
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Just planning the bathroom revamp and now have to choose a shower
mixer..

Background;
We have a Turbomax 828 (28Kw DHW/11 l/min) combi, which is supposed to
be fully modulating for hot water, and this is a flat with just two of
us, so additional hot water drawoff whilst showering won't be a problem.

Neither of you ever uses the kitchen while the other is having a shower
then? No washing machine either?

I'm not quite so sure about mains pressure fluctuations though.

So.. I'm unsure whether to go for a pressure-balancing, but not
thermostatic, mixer like the Mira 415 or go for a normal thermostatic
mixer like a Mira Excel.
SHMBO wants concealed mounting in either case.

Any opinions on the type (or brand) to go for?
Does one method have any particular advantages over the other?

Or should I just go OTT and fit a thermostatic mixer along with a
separate pressure balancing valve?

Consider just going for a thermostatic 2-knob type: just turning on the flow
knob and getting water at the right temperature without fiddling around
adjusting it is quite nice (I'll fit one for myself one day :-)


Have a look through these:

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http://tinyurl.com/umw

BES do a thermostatic mixing valve along the lines of those shown on this
page. Theirs has fairly plain domed cylindrical knobs (like the 'contour'
but without the gold-ish ring) with flats on so you can turn them with soapy
hands. Theirs are about £100 inc VAT. It's built like a brick sh1th0us3 and
although designed to be rendered into the wall (in Southern European
building fashion) you can get at the thermostatic valve to clean scale off
or whatever after it's installed, and it generally looks as if it's built to
last.

I've fitted one to a system with a combi and it seems to do what it says on
the tin.

hth

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