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Hi - recognise this a bit of an odd one. We have an old failed mixer valve which we need to replace. This valve actually predates a temperature controlled boiler, so the mixing functionality is irrelevant, since the cold water pipe is isolated/off.

I'd ideally like to replace the shower valve with a simple lever or tap on the 15mm hot pipe run to the shower head. However, I cannot for the life of me find anything to do the job that isn't a brass lever valve or stopcock, both of which look a bit on the industrial side, might be hard to operate for old/young hands and probably aren't designed to be used 20 times a day. The only thing I can find that comes close is a non-concussive version (pic attached) - something like this with a crosshead tap would be perfect.

Shot in the dark, I know, just asking here on the off chance this DOES exist and someone out there knows the common name for it - I've googled every search term I can think of.

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So you do have cylinders ?
No, we're not storing hot water, the boiler fires when the showers or hot taps are turned on.

I appreciate the time, but I just really need to know if a fitting exists. Essentially a tap on a run of 15mm pipe. Not an isolation valve or lever valve but something with a reasonably comfortable tap head or lever that looks like a bathroom fitting and can be operated by anyone. It sounds like something that ought to exist, but google and all of my local merchants draw a blank
 

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