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    Quick question on Thermostatic Cartridge

    How long ( ball park) does it take to replace in a shower unit?.
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    Thread for thermostatic valve handle has worn away totally. Help!

    Hi all I need to remove the handle so that I may remove the back plate to the shower valve so I can adjust and replace the thermostatic cartridge. However the thread on the grub screw to remove the diverter/water flow handle has worn away and now the accompanying allen key just keeps turning...
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    Can anyone help to identify this shower thermostatic cartridge?

    seems to be a popular sport on this forum! :) Same old story, bought a house a year ago, the vertical concealed shower unit has started to malfunction totally - no cold water at all entering the mix. No branding anywhere on shower, and no paperwork from previous owners. Would like to look at...
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    Replace thermostatic mixer shower where surface pipes are only 3.5cm apart

    Hi I need to replace a thermostatic mixer shower, but the surface water pipes are only 3.5 cm apart - I believe they are mainly 150 mm apart nowadays? I would like to do this with minimal disruption - does anyone know if anyone manufactures a shower with such a clearance? If not, what would...
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    Bristan 1901 Recessed Thermostatic Dual Control Chrome Shower Valve N2 SHCVO C flow valve not closin

    Good evening chaps Having issues with this new valve. It is serving four body jets, all tiled now (waiting for the 14 day grout cure before full pressure test) Fitted jets, cracked supplies to check watertight, and this happened..... Top flow valve closed, temperature valve set mid way Crack...
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    Broken plastic bolt inside thermostatic radiator valve

    Hi everyone, I need some advice on a DIY error. I drained and removed a radiator a couple of weeks ago but while draining the radiator I tightened the internal white plastic bolt inside the thermostatic valve when I shouldn't have and sheared the top of it off (see attached photo). I tightened...
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    Thermostatic Blending Valve Identification

    Hi All, Can anybody identify this Thermostatic Blending Valve from my Underfloor heating ? It seems to be stuck on full temp and not mixing the cold flow.
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    Shower thermostatic cover stuck fast!

    Hi all, I need to remove the thermo cartridge from our shower to de-scale - it has not been taken apart for 13 years. I have taken the hand-wheel off fine. The cover is a 'pull-twist' kept in place with an O ring and does not have a retaining screw, but it is stuck fast and won't budge. I have...
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    Thermostatic radiator valve removal

    All except one thermostatic radiator valve in my house can be removed by unscrewing an allen screw. One has no obvious means of securing it and I attach a photo of the valve in question. Can anyone help please?
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    Hansgrohe Ecostat - Thermostatic Mixer Handle removal

    For the life of me I can't seem to find the way to remove the Thermostatic handle. The Hansgrohe Ecostat web pages seem to i cage a simple flat scre. https://spares.hansgrohe.com/etk/INT/pdf/datasheet.pdf?art=15375000&partlist=8796268539747&lang=en_GB However mine is not and neither is it a...
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    Replacing a mira event xs thermostatic shower

    I'm stuck. How do I release the pipes from the old shower? They have an o seal connection. Thanks Sean.
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    Thermostatic radiator valve(pin stuck)

    Hi all, I have an issue with one radiator. While others working fine, this one remained completely cold. I unscrewed Thermostatic radiator valve and found the pin stuck down(unlike you see on the pictures). Following popular internet advice I pulled it out with pincers which did the job...
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    What size pipe for thermostatic shower?

    Hi, I am undertaking a bathroom refit which involves replacing a bath with a walk in shower. The hot and cold feed pipes going to the bath are 22mm and I was wondering if I can use this feed for a thermostatic shower or will I need to reduce down to 15mm? Do you get showers that are 15mm and...
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    Thermostatic mixing valve on an electric instantaneous water heater

    Any one have any experience on installing a thermostatic mixing valve on an electric instantaneous water heater for a basin ? My concern is that electric instantaneous water heaters generally heat water above a comfortable temperature and then can not deal with the demand and go cold until you...
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    Does a duel fuel radiator need a thermostatic control as well as an element

    I've just had install a duel fuel radiator in my bathroom with a Terma heating element installed. The rad is also connected to my central heating system in the same way all my other radiator are. However, all my other radiators in the house have a thermostatic controls ( apart from the one...
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    22mm Exposed Thermostatic Mixer shower

    Hello, I really hope somebody can help me with this problem. We have an Exposed Thermostatic Mixer shower, with 22mm inlet/outlet pipes, that needs replacing. We can only find similar mixer showers made for 15mm pipes, and have been told that this is now the standard fitting. This is a real...
  17. Bettyboo

    Bristan 1901 thermostatic surface mounted rigid riser leaking - photo attached

    Hi I have a Bristan shower which is leaking from the cold feed as it enters the thermostatic surface mounted rigid riser. It is continuously dripping and started leaking when my megaflo played up last week I have a Valliant ecotec boiler and a megaflo tank. About 18 mths old. Last Thurs water...
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    Thermostatic valve replacement. help.

    Hello Please see photos. The shower valve was verystiff to turn on and off and for many months, the shower only got Luke warm atbest. Tried to take it to bits overthe weekend to see if I could fix it but when trying to dismantle it havebroken the little lugs off the brown plastic collar … so...
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    Thermostatic angled valve question?

    Hi all, I've purchased some Valves online and they've come with a brass washer I'm just wondering which side the washers go in. The washer does come apart and one side is larger than the other. ive attached a picture if that's any help. thanks Jessie
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    Is the extra pump and thermostatic valve necesary with a condensing type gas boiler?

    Somebody decided to close the my previous thread before I got a chance to answer back! I hope I didn't violate any of the forum's rules. If I did, I apologise. But now getting back to the subject, everybody said I was wrong. Why? I did not expect to be "yelled" at in that manner. I was...
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