mixer shower help

[dirons5]

hi just fitted my new bathroom and also fitted a new swirl mixer shower but im having problems with the shower im running it off a combi and carnt control the temp its either red hot or freezing cold i just carnt find a mediumhelp needed asap im gettin stick off the mrs as its the first bit of plumbing ive done since completing my two years at college doing level 2

 

[SimonJohns]

Is it a mixer or thermostatic mixer

If it's not thermostatic you will struggle to maintain a good temp

 

[secret squirrel]

have you connected the cold water and the hot water the correct way round?

 

[Puddle]

What make model of combi is it,is it modulating correctly
Is valve thermostatic as said
Have you checked the hot and cold correct way round?

imho

 

[LegionellaSlave]

If it's the cheapo £65 ones, it's not suitable.
Needs to be thermostatic for a good perfomance :icon10:

 

[dirons5]

hi its definetley thermostatic ive connected the hot water to the temp side and the cold to the pressure side is this rite ?????

 

[dirons5]

definetly thermostatic and no it wasnt cheap at all

 

[secret squirrel]

If it is a bar mixer shower and you cant get at the pipes can't you take it off turn it through 180 degrees and see if that works, if that works then its the pipes

 

[dirons5]

yea i can still get to the pipes as the bath side isnt on yet ive looked in the instruction manual that i got with the shower but its that crap it doesnt even tell u how to work the shower never mind install it

 

[secret squirrel]

What I would do is:

call the manufacturere all showers are different and have different sides to plumb in the cold. I am going to sound really stupid here and deserve a bit of abuse. I looked at one manual it said connect cold to the right. I did. but looking from the front, I was meant to look at it from the back.....DOH!

Or if possible just swap the pipe work over as I said if this cures it happy days!

Some mixer showers enable you to just turn the cartridge round, I don't you can do that on these showers though

 

[dirons5]

thanks im going to to try switching the pipes first as thats my easist option if that doesnt work it looks like ill be single again lol.....

 

[secret squirrel]

thanks im going to to try switching the pipes first as thats my easist option if that doesnt work it looks like ill be single again lol.....

It'll work..

But every cloud has a silver lining............. lol

 

[Phil]

hi just fitted my new bathroom and also fitted a new swirl mixer shower but im having problems with the shower im running it off a combi and carnt control the temp its either red hot or freezing cold i just carnt find a mediumhelp needed asap im gettin stick off the mrs as its the first bit of plumbing ive done since completing my two years at college doing level 2

This is your first mistake, yes it does sound like the pipes are the wrong way, sadly though Swirl are unreliable Screwfix own brand rubbish.

I bought one of their kitchen mixertaps for a customer and the next day I got the call....

The tap handle comes off in your hand and releases a jet of water from the edwardian style headgear all over the kitchen.

 

[Gray0689]

Nearly all mixer showers have hot on left as your looking at shower cold on right is nearly complete standard now just the same as taps

 

[dirons5]

just switched the pipes shower is now running like a dream thanks everyone for your help.....