shower bar mixer not producing hot water

[finest1]

hello all, happy new year!

i hope i have posted this in the right section

i have a shower bar mixer. the shower runs luke warm. a quick google search showed some ideas on how to adjust it. i tried adjusting it and it didn't change the temp. when i adjusted it the other way to test the cold, it was freezing cold. i wanted to find out how to get it hot. as an FYI, all other water facilities run piping hot, from kitchen sink to hand basins. this is the only one that doesn't. also i felt the inlet pipe of the bar mixer and that was hot. so it must be the bar mixer. any ideas on how to adjust

thanks

 

[ShaunCorbs]

New bar mixer or if you know the make a new thermostatic cartridge

 

[finest1]

New bar mixer or if you know the make a new thermostatic cartridge

hi Shaun, mixer has hardly been used. it was the one i recently re-installed...

 

[ShaunCorbs]

combi boiler ?

 

[Ben-gee]

Have you got the supplies the correct way around with hot on the left when viewed from the front?

 

[finest1]

combi boiler ?

hi Shaun, yes

 

[finest1]

Have you got the supplies the correct way around with hot on the left when viewed from the front?

Hi Ben , Yes

 

[ShaunCorbs]

hi Shaun, yes

Run the shower and run a basin tap just flowing does the boiler stay fired and shower hot ?

 

[finest1]

Run the shower and run a basin tap just flowing does the boiler stay fired and shower hot ?

hello Shaun, yes the boiler stays fired but no temp change with the shower. i ran the shower on it own and the boiler fires up, just while i was checking. my boiler pressure gauge on the boiler is just above 1bar and the hot water dial is in the middle (number 3 out of 7)

 

[ShaunCorbs]

hello Shaun, yes the boiler stays fired but no temp change with the shower. i ran the shower on it own and the boiler fires up, just while i was checking. my boiler pressure gauge on the boiler is just above 1bar and the hot water dial is in the middle (number 3 out of 7)

Sounds definitely like a shower issue might be best to buy a whole new unit and swap it eg bristan zing

 

[finest1]

Sounds definitely like a shower issue might be best to buy a whole new unit and swap it eg bristan zing

yeah i've contacted Victoria plumbing as it has a 5 year guarantee on it. see what they say. thanks anyway, at least its nothing else

 

[finest1]

Hi all update:
I got a refund from Victoria plumbing and I bought another shower. I just unpacked the box to check the contents. I noticed the shower bar mixer has the opposite orientation to the old one. It clearly indicates hot on left and cold on right, Which is fine. However the flow control is on the left side (hot) and the temp control is on the right side (cold) Is this correct? My previous one above was the other way around

Thanks

 

[ShaunCorbs]

That’s the standard layout could be the old vp one was from a different country

 

[finest1]

thanks Shaun, UPDATE: new shower installed! no issues. heat of shower water definitely improved compared to the previous. however, still not piping hot like the rest of the house. don't get me wrong, i'm not talking about scalding hot! and this shower does produce hot water, but for me, just missing that little bit. funny enough the hand held shower comes hot hotter! i tried to adjust the thermostat on the bar mixer, but it didn't do much. However, maybe that's the best it will be.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Are the flow rates the same as the other taps I only ask as you say the hand held is hotter so it could be down to the boiler max flow rate(and temp rise) now in winter etc