Thermostaic Valve Replacements

[Justice League]

Just ordering a new set of thermostaic taps and I was wondering is the cost of the thermostatic cartridges getting to the point where its cheaper to replace the whole unit than just the catridge itself?

 

[Ben-gee]

You have to look at each case on its merits - cheapo tap/shower you’re almost certainly right.

Get some nice quality ( or at least expensive designer...) taps at close to a thousand pounds and the maths work differently.

Good quality brass built in shower, worth replacing internals as no retiling etc etc (I have out new £90 cartridge in a twenty year old hansgrohe shower and works like new with no reason to think it won’t last another twenty years) .

Also I’ve binned a £60 bar mixer after less than twelve months as it really shouldn’t have been allowed to exist and the original installer went awol.

 

[Harvest Fields]

Depends on the tap mate. IMHO.

 

[king of pipes]

As above each job is different Yorkshire Dave will have some input on this one. Kop

 

[Justice League]

Depends on the tap mate. IMHO.

I agree - but I suppose most consumers choose on price or design. I am going for a pair of sagittarius taps and mixer.