HOW TO CHANGE SHOWER VALVE - THERMOSTATIC - Plumbing Tips
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- Опубліковано 24 вер 2015
- This video shows you how to change your shower bar mixer valve easily if it is faulty or old. This method is best for those of you with a basic level of plumbing DIY.
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Hi, I don't suppose you've got a video to show how to re-tighten a loose cap/handle? My water flow handle is no longer flush.
@@bhavikdhokia9531 did you get an answer?
@@montgomerypaulltd5844 Unfortunately not. I also asked the question on their twitter page and had no response. :(
Breath of fresh air a sense of humour to plumbing who'd of thunk it. Very useful.cheers
Thought you were changing the valve. Not the whole thing.
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One question. When you change the mixer you just simply switch off the hot and cold on the mixer and then that is it? I thought I have switch off the main water supply.
I lived with a shower that ran from very hot to scalding in our new house en suite for the past two years until I stumbled across this video last week. Never did anything plumbing related before and today managed to replace the mixer bar exactly as per this video. Having actual cool water in the shower now is bloody fantastic! Cheers on such an informative, helpful video!
I've just bought a house that's 15 years old and it's burning my skin almost so hot. i'm glad to not be alone, this comment actually motivated to work on it.
Massive help cheers! Was quoted £140+ VAT (parts and labour) to change “cartridge” in existing shower mixer. After watching this video bought new shower mixer for £50.98 from Homebase (Bristan Zing) and changed the shower mixer. Thanks very much.
Great video, thank you so much for the free professional advice. Managed to swap out my old valve in less time than it took me to watch the video, thanks to your guidance :) Top Bloke :)
Thank you very much for this video! My Bristan shower is old and has been cold for a while so instead of buying a cartridge I went for this Bristan Frenzy shower. I'm haven't a clue about plumbing but after watching this video I easily installed the new shower bar today in no time following your helpful video! I now have hot showers again! Thanks again! :)
Thsnks for the great video. The singing was particularly enjoyable and highlights a new line of work in case the plumbing stuff folds. I have one question though. I thought the thermostat controlled the hot water flow (left) but the old unit had the thermostat on the right and the new on the left. Confused. Most i've seen have the thermostat on the right but regarding your comment about the hot feed on the left i now have no idea what to buy. Can you help.
I have a question! I have installed a similar bar valve, and I’m looking to change the collars/shrouds. The nuts are currently tight but the new are around 5-10mm deeper than currently. How much thread do you have to leave to tighten screw back on?
Hi James, love all the vids you do, very informative. I’m doing a similar project. I have an unvented cylinder, but my question is, how do I turn off the hot and cold water supply?
Brilliant video, found it really helpful, thank you for posting it mate!
Brilliant video Jim. Thanks to you I now know exactly what to order and how to replace it safely and properly. Cheers mate! Alex
No worries Alex, glad to help you out mate!
Put off changing my mixer valve for ages, watched this and ordered one and replaced in 15 mins. Cheers!
Thank you for this really straight forward explanation. I'm really DIY savvy and do almost all of my own work at home save for electrics!! And I did assume that replacing the valves was as easy as... well, replacing them! But with plumbing I've never been absolutely sure and just ended up "getting a guy in."
So now I'm 100% confident to do this myself :)
Thank you! Thanks to this video I plucked up the courage to replace a mixer bar, which my teenage son had turned the temp dial too hard it stuck and wouldn't get hot. Perhaps it was the dial, maybe it was the cartridge, either way it seemed more sensible to change the whole bar. It was such an easy 5 min job, on a par with changing a lightbulb...I just needed the confidence ....as I never really trust water!
Clear and informative video. Thanks. Can my old ‘Triton’ shower mixer tap (has a central round ‘tap’ control) be swapped to one of these thermostatic mixer taps?
Great video, do you not need to calibrate the temperature in any way after installing the new mixer, or does it take care of itself...?
Hi, I've had a brand new shower fitted (bar mixer) and it keeps dripping after first use, initially thought it was left over water in the head but happens always not just minutes after. Surely the valves cant be gone after first use. Can these be tightened?
Hi there I've had one of these installed but the water temperature still increases whenever I set it can advise.
cheers for that.i need a new one but was wondering if different makes came with different size mounts.seema all i need to worry about is the distance between the hot and cold.its 150 mm.cheers.
Thanks man. My job for the weekend now seems a lot less scary :)
Gl bro
Do these showers tend to have the inlets at the same spacing? I need to replace a defective valve but need to know if any new shower will align to the current pipes?
how does the bar that holds the shower head to the wall dismantle? mine is loose and im buggered if i can see how it comes apart so i can tighten it up - any hints appreciated - thanks
Hi I wonder if you could help I need to change my shower like this one. I would have to strip the bottom half of my shower to isolate the water. How could I stop the hot water to the shower from the combi boiler without stripping the bottom half of the shower. Many Thanks Lee
Thanks for the upload.
I’ve just fitted my second mixer in 15 months (different showers). It is an easy job, even for someone like me whose usual DIY limit is putting up shelves. Normally I wouldn’t trust myself not to balls it up, but your video gave me the confidence to give it a go ... so thanks!
(Bought mine online from Victorian Plumbing - have a reasonable selection and provide a good service.)
morning my temp water control on my showerbar is on the left but when i am looking for a new one they are all on the right side is that ok thanks for your help
Hi , Thanks for your tip on the banging / vibration noise i had on my shower . Have bought a new one and tried to fit myself but was unable to due to problem with the connecting inlet pipes . but got someone in to sort it and everything is running spot on , no banging or vibration noise . I did have another plumber come out to it ages ago and he couldn't sort out the way you recommended it . Thanks
No wozzers Bob. Glad to help!
Any advice on a cheap good mixer if it there is one?
I have a similar bar shower. It's just been installed and when adjusting the water temp it makes a loud creaking noise? Do you know what could be causing it?
Hi buddy could you give me some guidance or point me in the right direction i have a shower similar to this now when having it turned to full heat it doesnt get very hot i have tuck side off and adjusted it to max still the same but i have noticed to get the shower to go nice and hot if i simutaniously run the cold tap in bath the showers goes nice and hot then any ideas
Is the measurement taken from centre of each inlet?
Also my current shower has a mixer on one side and the other side directs the water either of the 2 heads can I change it to the set up you have hot cold each side?
How can I test the pressure of my water in my home as I'm looking to install a thermostatic shower the recommendation is Minimum pressure: 1 Bar and Recommended Pressure: 3 Bar?
Thanks for this, really helpful. Did it all myself and probably saved £150 of plumber labour costs
Nice video, recently changed our shower as hot water was not coming enough. But after few days the problem persist. What should we do?
Thanks. I don't do much plumbing but even I could follow this. Wife is very happy with the new shower! 😁😁
Question @7:05
Can you use plumbers mate instead of silicone for sealing in this case ?
Hi there, i was wondering if you could help me out. how easy the inlets are to undo (with the mesh inside) ive over tightened the hot and some of the the rubber mesh filter washer has got behind the 32mm nut and now it wont sit flush. I had a crank earlier (the allen key style bit where the mesh is) and it's really tight. Will i break anything if i crank harder? Regards.
Well I gave it a go and saved myself £150 really pleased everything is working well and only took 10 mins to do thanks for the video 😁
Wish Id seen this a couple of months back, just had the exact same Bristan shower valve fitted and didnt know it was so easy. Oh and its a good bit of kit.
Thanks for really helpful post. Have one to fit over weekend!
What if ya private renting and ya dont have access to the water tap still possable to change with leaking water still being in the shower??
Legend mate, first hot shower I have had in 2 months, I was scared it was gonna be difficult. Nice one.
I watched your first video and got the general idea despite the 1500 centres. I got the wet belly you mention in the second video when I pulled the old one off. For some reason the cold feed bypassed the house shut off tap and was connected directly to the feed from the street. Luckily I had a socket that fitted the street valve hex. I guess the lesson is to check that both feeds are dead before you pull the old one off. Anyway thanks for posting. Very useful.
No worries dude, glad to help and sorry you got soaked!
Love your videos mate. Thanks for all your content, really useful.
Cheers Kev!
Would you be able to get me a link or a part number for the compression plate adapter. the part you didn't to use. Thanks
I have a combI boiler and want to change the bar mixer and/or valve as I’m not getting any hot water come through. Do I have the one water supply that needs to be turned off but don’t know where the hot water supply is ? Or does the mains water supply do both on a combI boiler ?
Hi James, just wanted to say thanks for a great vid! My mum's been using pliers on the exposed cartrdige to get her shower going for ages, and I didn't realise how easy it was to change them over until I watched this. Done just in time for Christmas! Thanks!
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Need to do this exact thing. My shower is fed from a combi boiler so is it just enough to turn the shower tap off and no water will come through when i unscrew the unions?
Hi, i have tightened the nuts up but there is a slight leak from around the nut. Would ptfe tape sort this? Cheers
I have a cook and lewis thermostatic shower but I don't get very hot water. it's luke warm. how do I change the settings. thanks
This video is absolutely brilliant. I've been wasting so much water using a cold tap to get the heat in my mixer shower coming through. Now I can get a new one as I know the reason why now. Thanks very much.
What outlet does the thermostat fit on? Hot or cold pipe. Cos the shower I have, is the same as the one your removing. The plumber who fitted it put it in wrong. I had to turn it upside down for it to work properly..
I’m a complete plumbing novice and did my usual and phoned a plumber who quoted me £175 per hour!!! I decided against it, bought the new shower and installed in the time it took to watch this video. Nice one, cheers.
Is it as easy to change a kitchen mixer tap with the cartridges gone?
Hi James, if you install one of these from scratch, what's the best connection method to the 1/2" side of the offset adaptor?, as it will be permanent and buried? an idea for another vid?
+G Jones Usually a 1/2" male iron to 15mm comp or what ever the pipe is....but make sure it's all OK!
If I have a combi boiler will turning of the mains cut off the hot water to the shower bar as well as the cold?
Hi, We have bristan shower, the hot water mix is not hot enough. You think changing the cartridge will fix the issue ? It's a screw type thermostat (I've tried doing the adjustment but it's not hot enough).
Thanks mate
Please do a video on how to calibrate these mixers, I have recently had a new bath/shower mixer and I cant get a warm enough bath because the override doesn't make a difference to the temperature and it seems the plumber is very reluctant to sort it out, says its to do with the cold water pressure. I know this can be calibrated as I read the instructions which have now disappeared.
The only calibration you can do on these is where the override button is. Remove the handle and spin it all the way to hot. If it doesn't get warm enough, your plumber is probably right....sorry! PP!
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Good vid and guidance. I find my new shower valve has the thermostatic on the left as you say but what I am replacing has it on the right! Should I still swap out?
Ignore that, ran it and felt the pipes, hot is on the left despite the thermostatic valve being on the right.
Excellent video - provided just what I was looking for.
That was brilliant - just changed mine very quickly after watching your video! Also gave me a good laugh! Thanks once again
can you plz show how to turn up temperature or hot to make shower water hotter plz .
My shower is victory showers us mixing taps tnq u
Thanks for the helpful video. We've just had a new bathroom installed about a year ago and the shower is a Bristan Frezy just likely the one in your video. However, the on/off water tap on the right has got steadily stiffer so that now it needs two hands to turn it. Does this mean the valve inside needs replacing or will lubricating the current one over come the problem?
I'd also like to know the answer to this!
@@heathervivaviennetta You can't really lubricate them as the internals are all brass and plastics. But it'll likely be simple limescale build up, (you're meant to service them once a year) so it's fixable. Isolate the water, take off the end cap, unscrew the chrome cover, and then remove the cartridge. Soak it in white vinegar for 24 hours and then rinse and refit. That should free it up.
Perfect - thank you!
Can't believe how easy it was thanks for doing the vid and shaving me a few quid Top bloke
The threads on the nuts at the back - are they generally the same for all these bar mixers? I'd like to swap a slightly knackered old Bristan Artisan for one of these Bristan Frenzy models. Both of them are specified for a 15mm "compression" inlet but that looks different to the adapters you have on there and I want to make sure the threads are going to match.
Look for 'BSP' after the inlet fitting connection size, on the new valve. (3/4" seems to be the standard for these shower valves) This should ensure the new valve fits into the existing connections, on the copper pipes. BSP seems to be a standard used in plumbing to ensure the diameter of a fitting, alongside the type of thread used on the fittings, are the same. I'm not a plumber, but that's just what I picked up with a little research
Is it OK to cap these pipes as Im going to remove mine for tiling and put new shower unit in, however I need to turn the water on again and refill immersion...cheers and great vids ,very helpfull
+sharpz44 Yeah cap them with a 3/4" female cap. PP!
Great video; confident now to replace my existing Bristan Frenzy where the cartridge is faulty. Thanks.
The shower mixer leaks down the wall only when the water is flowing out of the shower head. When the mixer is closed off - then leak down the wall also stops. I did fit a new cartridge (the plastic type - white and blue) but the water leak down the wall from the mixer is still running when the mixer is open and water is flowing out of the head. Once again, as soon as the mixer is off (no water flowing out of the shower head) the water leak down the wall also stops.Please advise what could the problem be? P.S. Please note that the shower water pipes as well as shower mixer were fitted about 12/13 months ago - all new parts were fitted as well as new copper pipes in the walls.
I thank you so much for this tips it has really help to widened my experience in the job
You're vids have been alot of help to me over the last few years buddy..thankyou..I'm currently struggling with my gas rite ups any information? will be again greatly appreciated....thanks again james ..legend🙂👌👍
Do i need to install a non return valve to the hot feed to a bar shower mixer
James have you done a video on a shower thermostatic cartridge replacement.
Help my shower has a separate part on taps that makes it mixer but its to hot and even the cold goes hot how can i fix this can i put a thermostat on it ?
I had pvc wall panels fitted over bath tiles to replace bath with a walk in shower. Bar shower already was installed on tiles over bath..As the wall panels have increased the depth of the shower wall there is now there is not enough exposed thread on the 2 supply pipes for the bar shower to re attach the bar shower nuts. Is there a way to extend the supply pipes ? Please help.
@plumberparts I’ve got a square bar shower mixer, it’s relatively new. For some reason it won’t give ANY cold water. Can you help pls?
If the valve has gone on a barr thermostat does that mean the the pump stops working as well ?. No water is coming out but don't know if it's down to the barr or the pump. Can you advise me what to buy valve or pump
Not just a great plumber but a great singer too James 🤣
Just sorted out our leaking shower with help from this video. Thanks.
Dude is hilarious. Thanks for the help.
my thermostatoc bathroom one works in reverse. increasing the temperature knob on right, makes it colder and decreasing the temperature makes it warmer.
I'm thinking that means the plumber plumbed the hot cold water pipes in reverse into the mixer.
But is it possible the mixer chamber was installed wrong way round inside the tap?
If its latter, any way i can fix it myself, instead of calling a plumber for £600 quid.
hello
and if the distance is not 15cm but 7cm? how you do?
many thanks
Can I take filters off to get more water pressure?
Love this guy 😆 I am literally a tap DIY master thanks to you fella! 🙌
Hi Please help. My shower, similar to the one in the video is only running lukewarm water. All other taps are boiling. Is it time to replace the shower like you show in the video.
Thanks
You can try to replace the thermostatic cartridge. Although often it's just as easy/cheap to change the whole thing like in this video! SUBSCRIBE! ➡️👉 ua-cam.com/users/plumberparts 👈⬅️if you haven't already!
I fitted one of these short whole ago. Very easy and worked out cheaper than trying to purchase and change the cartridge in the original one.
Top work B-ry!
Had my shower only two months isn’t getting hot do I have to replace the shower valve already
What size washers are in there. 3/4 inch ones?
Could you please tell me the brand/model of the replacement valve you used? I am trying to identify what make is ours and it looks identical to yours.
Bristan frenzy
Brilliant! Feel confident to sort my annoying, dripping shower now ...
Thanks. This really helped me
My shower head keeps dripping. I've changed the shower head but that hasn't solved the problem. What do you advise? Thanks.
I am a complete diy novice ... I understand to isolate the cold water I'd use the stop tap , which would also work on the hot once I'd ran all the hot water off ... but is there another way of isolating the hot without running it all off first
If I change a new shower value, shower hose and head would this fix my low water pressure to my shower head?
So do I not tighten the nuts very tight? If I do will it break the thread on the nuts..
I've got a leak coming from somewhere from a Bristan shower, brand new, should I tighten up the metal nuts? I didn't fit it so I don't know if there is sealant behind. There is a stain appearing on the kitchen ceiling below.
Yes try the nuts, but it sounds like pipework behind in the wall.
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What is the size of the washer on the mixer bar? Any idea where to buy it?
Thanks for that. Now off to get it done.
Great video, changed my shower, saved lots of money by doing myself, well my husband did, thanks for advice
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What does it mean when you say hold tight?