Need to solve issue with shower

[Grandma Helen]

Shower water cold for far too long before hot water comes. Mira Agile bar mixer. Didn't always happen. Advice please!

 

[steadyon]

A number of possibilities:
1. Any plumbing / heating work (e.g. new boiler) recently?
2. Could be the filters / non-return valves for the shower need cleaning.
3. Could be the thermostatic element in the shower failing.

What sort of boiler - make, model?

 

[Grandma Helen]

A number of possibilities:
1. Any plumbing / heating work (e.g. new boiler) recently?
2. Could be the filters / non-return valves for the shower need cleaning.
3. Could be the thermostatic element in the shower failing.

What sort of boiler - make, model?

Thank you for your reply. It's a Worcester Bosch combi boiler.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

What happens if you run the basin hot tap first until warm then try the shower ?

 

[SimonG]

Turn it on before you get in the shower.

 

[Slippery]

Much colder water coming into the house?

 

[Arelia]

there is a device called Aquareturn, it does not let water come out of the tap till it is hot, therefore you don't waste water at all
I hope this helps

 

[ShaunCorbs]

there is a device called Aquareturn, it does not let water come out of the tap till it is hot, therefore you don't waste water at all
I hope this helps

How does it get rid of the cold water ?

 

[Arelia]

How does it get rid of the cold water ?

hi, this is the Youtube video were it explains how it works:

 

[SimonG]

How does it get rid of the cold water ?

Nothing in the video, but according to the website it pumps the cold water back to the boiler until it's hot.
Which then asks the question, what happens when the kitchen sink cold water tap is opened whilst this is going on?

 

[Arelia]

Nothing in the video, but according to the website it pumps the cold water back to the boiler until it's hot.
Which then asks the question, what happens when the kitchen sink cold water tap is opened whilst this is going on?

I really don't know; we don't make these devices, we make shower timers with shut off, so don't really know how Aquareturn works; you can write an email to them; I do know these people speak English.
regards

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Nothing in the video, but according to the website it pumps the cold water back to the boiler until it's hot.
Which then asks the question, what happens when the kitchen sink cold water tap is opened whilst this is going on?

So makes the cold into a secondary return I guess it could effect it as there’s a good chance you could get Luke warm water out of it