Showers

londonman81

I'm looking to fit a new shower into my bathroom and it seems that thermostatic ones are general considered best (I have a combi boiler).

Now I need to know specific brands and models.

Can anyone recommend a robust a reliable brand and model which won't breakdown or cause issues every few months?

For starters, I've been looking into Hansgrohe but they seem quite pricey and not sure if there's another brand out there which can do 85% as good a job but for a lot less money?

And can anyone recommend where to buy from?

Thanks

Doozergirl

What's the budget?

kingfisherblue

I have had a Triton in my bathroom for twenty years and it still works fine. In the wetroom, we have a Mira. That's been in for thirteen years, and again, no problems. Both were mid-range showers.

Grenage

We bought a thermostatic mixer from ebay for £99. It worked flawlessly for years; we moved, but I'm sure it's still going.

You don't need to spend a lot to get a good thermostatic; it's mostly down water supply.

benjus

In a previous house I had a Mira Excel which worked really well.

Currently I have Crosswater Kai thermostatic mixers in both bathroom and shower room. These seem to work fine - not as good as the shower in my old house, but I think that's down to the water pressure being lower.

cattie

Apart from Hansgrohe, there is Grohe, which tend to come in a bit cheaper. I chose Grohe in both my current & my last property. I bought mine online after finding it the cheapest way to source what I wanted.

wrightk

We've had a mira advance ATL flex 9kw for a few months now. Seems to fit the bill well,it does its best to constantly monitor incoming flow so if your in the shower and some lovely person decides to put the tap on downstairs the flow/temp is minimally affected

cajef

wrightk wrote: »

We've had a mira advance ATL flex 9kw for a few months now.

That is an electric shower, reading the OP they will be using a combi boiler so they need a mixer shower.

redmalc

We have had big issues with Mira 9kw sport showers they last just over two years then pack up,after having three I called Mira to try and some advice and it was about as much use as a chocolate fire guard.
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