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Thermostatic tap not getting hot enough

Polly05
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Looking for an expert on thermostatic bath/shower mixers. Got a new bathroom with new thermostatic bath tap/shower a few months ago. But it doesn't get hot enough. I got the instructions and took the end off and tried to adjust the set temperature bit. I think I've turned it to the hottest setting but the water still doesn't get hot. I've tried increasing and decreasing the water temperature on the boiler. That doesn't help either. I've tried decreasing the amount of water coming in to the boiler by turning down the main stop !!!! a bit.. that didn't work either.
Anyone know how to fix it?
Thanks
Anyone know how to fix it?
Thanks
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when you say new did you pay someone to put it in?0
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Yep. Paid a fortune for a whole new bathroom. I asked the guy afterwards and he told me to check the instructions or Google it 😕0
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I suggest it is because the valve is set to about 41-43 degrees and it cannot be set to produce higher temperatures because of the risk of scalding the showeree (is that a word?).0
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I suggest it is because the valve is set to about 41-43 degrees and it cannot be set to produce higher temperatures because of the risk of scalding the showeree (is that a word?).
OP may get some better advice if they can provide maker and model of the mixer concerned?
I'd be using a thermometer to measure the water temperatures: at kitchen HW tap, at bathroom HW tap and at bath mixer on max temp. That would perhaps allow diagnosis of what temperatures are attainable?0 -
Does some new hot water pipework have temperature sensors in it? I remember a thread on here about a similar problem where the reduced water temperature was affecting how the thermostatic tap worked.0
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