Dripping shower

Tigerlilley1980

HI everyone. My Mira shower is dripping and getting gradually worse! Will I just need to replace a washer or will it be a new shower I need.

Ideally I could do with putting a new hose and shower head on it anyway, but was just wondering what the main reasons for a shower dripping are? Can you tell I have no clue about these things?

Tiger xx

Wookey

Is it electric or thermostatic?

Tigerlilley1980

It runs off the combi boiler. x

keystone

So is it a thermostatic mixer or a manual mixer? In either case you won't need a whole new shower but you may need some new seals or in the worst case if its a thermo a new cartridge.

Cheers

Tigerlilley1980

I really am not sure what a thermostatic mixer or a manual mixer is? The shower is just one big knob on the wall and you turn it to the temperature you want, if you want it extra hot it has a boost button. Sorry to be so vague, does that help?

Thanks for the replies so far guys xx

mikey72

Sounds like a new cartridge is required, about £100 + fitting normally.

Wookey

You will need to find out its model type and then dependent on that either a washer kit at about £15 or a screw in cartridge at about £100, costs for fitting will vary, won't take a decent plumber any longer than 30 mins to replace the cartridge, for a full valve strip down and replacement of washers etc then maybe 1/2 a day.
Just seen your last post, the cartridge will have gone, these are sealed units and cant be fixed so your looking at replacing the cartridge.

Tigerlilley1980

Thankyou everyone, I will look into it more. The shower was in the house when we moved in and I haven't a clue which model type it is, all it says on it is Mira. Thanks again, x

Canucklehead

Hi

Have a look here. for spares.

Or Mira to pin down the model.


GSR

keystone

Gun Shot Residue?

Tigerlilley1980

Thanks Canucklehead! It doesn't have our shower, but it seems that I might need this new cartridge. Can you change these without retiling? Or is the bit you need to get to behind the tiles. The shower is like this but different. It has a plastic knob with metal sides rather than all metal

http://www.mirashowers.co.uk/onlinecatalog/detail.htm?productNumber=Combiforce 415 Ev&section=Mixer showers&resultPageKey=2000826190-0&category=

Haven't a clue what you mean Keystone!!!

Thanks again, Tiger xx