iBathUK Modern Chrome Thermostatic Exposed Shower Bar Mixer Brass Diverter Valve SM261

We bought this product when our shower controls started to constantly drip water, and no matter how many times we tried to fix the problem the drip would always come back. The shower mixer that was fitted when we moved in was a much more expensive mixer than we were willing to buy, and on recommendation from our builder decided to buy a "cheaper" bar shower. If we had bought the same shower mixer that was already installed it would have cost us over £150.Best decision we could have made.This is an excellent shower for not much money at all. The thermostatic controls sit on the far right of the bar and are very easy to use and allow for very slight temperature changes as well as more significant changes. It has a default temperature that it can lock in to which is 38°C (100°F) that we don't often change it from, but if we did want to change it you simply press in the button and turn it to your desired temperature.On the far left of the bar are controls allowing you to control the volume of water that will be pumped out of the shower. It operates almost exactly the same as the thermostatic controls on the other end of the bar except that it does not have the same "lock" mechanism and is instead a simple control that allows no water, to all water and everything in between.I was worried that the shower would look and feel cheap (due to the price) however it is a solid, weighty, & modern looking unit, and I actually prefer it to the expensive mixer that was previously installed.Installation was handled by our builder so I can't comment too much on that other than he added an additional back plate to the unit that attached to the wall. This was done simply to hide any pipes that would have been showing due to how the pipes were installed to begin with (not by us or our builder).We have had this unit installed for almost 2 months and it has been 2 months of flawless showers.Overall we rate this Thermostatic Bar Mixer very highly and can't recommend it enough based on our experience.

Arrived on time and was well packaged. It took me no more than 10 minutes to unscrew the existing unit and fit the new unit. All can be done with one large adjustable spanner. I even managed to test it inside the 10 minutes and it worked perfectly well. One doesn't need to be experienced in DIY plumbing to change one of these. I dear say i might have paid about £80 for a plumber to do it and would probably have paid about another £80 for a more expensive unit for a unit chosen by the plumber so this was a job well worth doing myself and a product well worth buying on Amazon. The distance between the pipes is indeed standard at 150 mm and the threads at least in my case seem to be standard and so it really was a case of turning the water off at the main tap, unscrewing the old unit, screwing on the new unit and turning the mains supply back on. The unti looks fine. A little different from the one I removed but looks perfectly good.

This mixer is currently very good value for money. Time will tell ofcourse, but it has started off well. The temperature and on/off engraving / graduations are however really poor and need a magnifying glass to spot them. Also as with so many internet purchases and Amazon ones direct from vendors, delivery paperwork was non existant, as was any evidence of the 10 year warranty, advertised in the Amazon listing. Hence if it fails, how can one confidently make a claim. I'd like another for the en suite but am hesitant for above reasons, when there are so many others around

My 5 year old shower decided to only let out cool water and eventually was luke warm even on the hottest setting. I tried to descale the unit by removing it, cleaning the mesh filter and soaking it for 5 hours in de-scaling solution, but still no good. A new thermostatic valve from the manufacturer was over fifty pounds, so this was a cheaper solution to see if it worked. Glad to say it did, and I now have lovely hot water again from my shower, in fact its the first time in several months that the en-suite has steamed up.Installation was easy, it just screwed onto the current fixings, thats all. This does come with new washers, covers for the wall threads (I did not use them as already have them) and 2 elbow fittings in case the wall fittings are too small/big.You have a safety valve on the water temperature setting so you cant accidentally turn it to scalding hot, you have to push the button in first before you can increase the temperature past the general setting. To turn the water on and off, its a simple turn for on, turn for off, with very little control in the water pressure coming out the shower head, but thats fine for me.A great shower replacement if you already have the fittings/head/plumbing.