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    Mixer tap leaking from base of spout

    Hi, I am after a bit of advice on a leaking mixer tap in the kitchen. Water is leaking from the area highlighted and varies with the amount of water pressure when using the taps, that might seem obvious, but I am not DIY minded :). I have removed the mixer and replaced both O rings on the...
  2. bobster316

    replacement shower mixer valve thermostat

    Can anyone please advise which replacement shower mixer valve thermostat I need foe this shower control
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    Bar shower mixer valve help (DIY)

    Hi! Fitting a new shower and after some research I bought these fast fix brackets online (looked a lot more straight forward than the ones it came with. Crank something???) Anyway, after fitting it, the nuts don’t completely cover up the thread (photo attached). Is this normal? I was cautious...
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    Remove cartridge in Berrow mixer tap

    Hello good people. I am trying to remove a cartridge from a Cooke and Lewis Berrow single lever mixer tap. I have removed the lever and the shroud which was a push fit not a threaded one. There is no securing nut to release the cartridge. Never seen this before. The cartridge must be held in...
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    Problems with shower mixer valve

    I removed a bath from my sister in law’s bathroom about eight years ago. I cut back the hot and cold to the bath and branched off these to a new shower bar mixer. It worked fine until about two years ago when I fitted a new valve which has been fine until about two weeks ago when she said it...
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    Mixer tap mystery - water flow problems

    The previous mixer tap developed a leak. I ordered an exact replacement. The hot &cold tails were too short so I had to replumb the water connections. The new tap exhibited strange symptoms:- In the fully open hot position no water flows. The only way to get the hot to flow is to reduce the...
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    Cost of replacing a thermostatic cartridge in a mixer bar shower

    Could someone give me a heads-up as to the cost of a plumber to replace a thermostatic cartridge in a Bristan mixer bar shower. I have the cartridge, so the cost would be labour only. I live in Norfolk, so not London prices. I had a guy come round this morning quoting me £75 - this seems...
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    URGENT New thermostatic mixer shower. Luke warm water

    I have recently fitted a thermostatic external mixer shower in my bathroom. The problem is that when it is set to the highest possible temperature its only luke warm at best. The hot water in my house is generated from a combi boiler which should be able to deliver a hot water flowrate of...
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    New Bathroom Mixer Taps are creating a Water Hammer Issue

    We are renovating our upstairs bathrooms and there is an issue with shutting off the new mixer fittings - all six of them. The matter is holding up progress though it seems no one knows what to do. We built our home about 28 years ago. The only mixer we installed was in the kitchen, all the...
    • Libby Stano
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    • bathroom mixer taps water
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: UK Plumbers Forums
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    Bristan mixer bar shower leaking from the temperature control

    I installed a Bristan mixer bar shower about two and-a-half-years ago. I have recently noticed that immediately after the shower has been used, it drips from where temperature control knob turns. I attach a photo. The temperature control is on the right-hand side. The drips last for about...
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    Thermostatic Mixer Valve

    Any idea where I can get a mixing valve the same as the one in the image, mine has a very slight leak.
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    Gas boiler feeds UFH only - is a Mixer needed?

    I've searched the forums for an hour - not found anything specific on this question. Question 1- can we remove the UFH Mixer - and just set the Boiler Flow to 45deg? Background (and see diagram) I'm Helping our village hall, 14 year old UFH heating - the gas boiler just packed up -...
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    Can I get a reverse hot / cold shower mixer bar?

    Hi, just wondering if anyone knows where I could source a thermostatic shower mixer bar that accepts hot and cold supplies the opposite way around i.e. I’m looking for a mixer where the hot water supply comes in from the right hand side instead of the left. This is to provide a workaround to the...
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    Ideal mini bath deck mixer

    Evening I'll go straight to it.... Ideal mini combi and non thermostat bath shower mixer. Run the hot tap on the mixer boiler fires water stays same temp for 5 mins. Move divertor to shower fully hot boiler fires. Then try to add some cold the boiler cuts off. I then fitted a new...
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    Can you please identify a shower mixer ?

    The thermostatic cartridge in this shower has failed and I have no idea who the manufacturer is. It is in the shower room of an Arab Prince's London House and he is ranting that he want's a shower and it is stuck on Hot ! Any suggestions ?
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    Can my leaking mixer tap be fixed?

    Hi all, our kitchen mixer tap is leaking from the base of the swan neck. I texted a plumber and he told me I new a new tap but I'd like to think there's hope as far as repairing it (it's less than 4 years old). I've tried to examine it myself (I'm just a homeowner) but I cannot see any of the...
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    Help please needed regards kitchen mixer tap !

    Hi all, I'm having problems with an old kitchen mixer tap.......the cold side is dripping from spout so I attempted to remove the brass cartridge to change rubber washers but for some reason after fully unscrewing it doesn't want to come out. Maybe something simple stopping it but I didn't...
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    Can anyone identify this mixer valve?

    Hi there, I have a bath tap that is not producing hot water. Can anyone identify the mixer valve shown in the attached images? It does not look like anything I can find online. I have tried soaking the valve 'cartridge' in vinegar, which removed a lot of scale. If I constrict the cold water...
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    Bath/ shower mixer diverter

    Hi, I'm at a loss and need your help. I have the attached mixer. Water is leaking from the seal (yellow arrow) I figured this is a washer replacement. I've opened the screw cap (blue arrow) The screw inside is completely rusted and the head on it damaged. The screw also turns with the handle...
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    Kitchen Sink Mixer Taps Install.

    Just looking for some advice, I have just fitted a new kitchen sink and both water pressures are the same in hot and cold on the mixer tap, both connected to tap flexies with shut off valves, however when hot is turned on it is not turning on the hot water for the boiler, previous sink had...

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