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Pompeyblue
Hi everybody
I'm a newbie so please be gentle!
first off I'm not a plumber but can do the basic plumbing jobs, but am stuck with something that I hope you can help with before I buy any parts.
Our thermostatic shower is rubbish. It won't mix well at all, and never has!
the plumber that installed it over a year ago has vanished...
And it's got to the point that I need to sort it. At first I thought maybe the cartridge had failed so replaced that and the washer which the manufacturer recommended. Still it's either super hot or super cold! (The thermostat button was actually broken so it need need replacing).
it seems to me that the cold water has more pressure that the hot so they dot mix that well and small turns make massive changes in temperature.
The hot water comes from the combo with the cold mains fed. If I fit a PRV on the cold below the shower will that make any difference? Or maybe a PEV?.
Anything I can check also?
Thanks for your help!
I'm a newbie so please be gentle!
first off I'm not a plumber but can do the basic plumbing jobs, but am stuck with something that I hope you can help with before I buy any parts.
Our thermostatic shower is rubbish. It won't mix well at all, and never has!
the plumber that installed it over a year ago has vanished...
And it's got to the point that I need to sort it. At first I thought maybe the cartridge had failed so replaced that and the washer which the manufacturer recommended. Still it's either super hot or super cold! (The thermostat button was actually broken so it need need replacing).
it seems to me that the cold water has more pressure that the hot so they dot mix that well and small turns make massive changes in temperature.
The hot water comes from the combo with the cold mains fed. If I fit a PRV on the cold below the shower will that make any difference? Or maybe a PEV?.
Anything I can check also?
Thanks for your help!