Recommend me a decent mixer shower for around £150-£200

[WaterTight]

One suitable for gravity.

Cheers.

 

[kay-jay]

Any fifty quidder from toolstation and a pump?...

 

[WaterTight]

i like the way you think and i want to subscribe to your newsletter

 

[gasmanrob]

Mira mini lite with the adjustable elbows from our sponsor Williams and co

 

[rocketmanbkk]

Is gasman on commission?

 

[Ray Stafford]

Depends on what you are looking for. Modern? Period?

Are you looking for something that looks good, or is sound from an engineering perspective? Does your budget include VAT?

From a product point of view, I am a huge Mira fan. Hate the company (most arrogant company in the industry) but - with the exception of the cheap sh1te that they have made abroad for the sheds - the products are excellent.

Minilite, MiniDuo, Adept, Agile - all in your budget. Or Coda Pro, and pocket the difference. I just took a 15yr old Excel out of my bathroom, and put another one back in. TBH, I nearly put the old one back in - it still worked as well as the day it was new. But thats a bit out of your budget.

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

grohe grotherm 1000 sorry ray but i will never fit another mira,my experience of them is the products have quality issues and the company is run by a bunch of inept,arrogant halfwits

 

[JCplumb]

I just wouldn't risk it on a gravity system, unless as Kay-Jay mentions you intend to put a pump in and there is enough stored hot/cold water for it, but that would blow your budget.
Why not go for a nice electric shower? They can be jolly spiffing.
Ticketyboo!

 

[Ray Stafford]

grohe grotherm 1000 sorry ray but i will never fit another mira,my experience of them is the products have quality issues and the company is run by a bunch of inept,arrogant halfwits

Have to disagree with you there Mark. They aren't good enough to be called inept, arrogant doesn't begin to cover it, and they don't have half a wit between them.

But I have sold thousands of showers from dozens of brands, and hand-on-heart I don't think that there is a better make technically. Except for two stopcocks, a tee and a bit of pipe.

 

[stevetheplumber]

mira everytime especially the excel i can forgive them the arrogant technical service as ive never had to phone them and i fitted loads i also like aqualisa not some of the newer electronic stuff but ive not had many problems with there mixers you just need to budget for a cartridge every 7 years
didnt mira used to be lenards ?

 

[Ray Stafford]

didnt mira used to be lenards ?

Yes. The old leonard (sp?) valve became the Mira 722, which was replaced by the Mira 723, which was replaced by the Excel.

 

[kay-jay]

Triton got a half decent bar or screwfix for fifty quid at moment. Basic looking but decent. 108 for a pump off ray

208 total not bad and it will work

 

[WaterTight]

Thank you everybody for your help during this difficult time.