How to change a shower bar valve. Shower mixer install & replace!
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- Опубликовано: 16 май 2024
- How to fit and replace a thermostatic shower bar valve - In this tutorial I provide a step by step guide on how to replace and old shower bar valve with a new unit in approx 10 minutes and I provide a few useful plumbing tips along the way.
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An hour after watching this I felt confident enough to buy the parts I needed. Half an hour after watching it for a second time, my new mixer bar was installed! Diolch yn fawr!!
Thanks Pouse. Just followed all your instructions and have a newly fitted shower valve.
Excellent tutorial thank you. Clear and no waffle....all tutorials should be this good.
A perfect ‘how to’ video. No loud music playing over your voice when people are trying to listen to you. Clearly explained from start to finish. Well done!
Nice no nonsense video,well filmed and easy explanation. Thankyou for uploading.👍
Thanks so much for this video. About to replace two showers in a house that we’ve moved into. Thanks again!
No problem, good luck with it. Thanks for watching.
I'm just about to do mine and thought I best check to make sure there's nothing tricky about it - nice clear video mate, tidy!
I just replaced my shower bar using this video: works perfectly! Thanks
Glad to help.
Thank you! Was thinking about getting a plumber in to change ours, but watched your video and decided I could do it myself! My new shower mixer looks great and doesn’t leak. Thanks again
Natalie Northage. I also changed ours myself, it would be interesting to know how much a plumber would charge for this job. 🤔🤔
Thanks for this video. I am not an experienced DIYer (can't find the start button on a hammer, for example), but watching this, I felt confident enough to have a crack at this myself. I can honestly say, that this only took 10 minutes, 5 of which was turning off the water supply. Thanks very much. I'll keep an eye out for other videos on any other DIY I need to do.
Perfect tutorial, thanks
Excellent video showing how simple this job is, not daunted about fitting my new one when it arrives today! Thank you 👍🏻👍🏻
Hope it went well. Thanks for watching 👍
@@POUSEaroundtheHOUSE it went very well, all done in 10 minutes and no leaks. 😀👍🏻👍🏻
Brilliant video well explained save me getting a plumber....
This video saved me around £70! Thanks so much!
No problem.
Brilliant - thanks for posting. Very well explained, no fuss, gimmicks etc just how to do it. Perfect - subbed for more!
Hope you enjoy the channel!
Love your videos, you are a total legend 🙂
Thank you very much, you explain very clearly, and emphasize the most important aspects. Very useful video!
Glad to help.
Brilliant Video! I watched a few others which were either vague, too short or too long-winded.
Very well explained and easy for novices to understand, giving us the confidence to have a go!
Nice One & Thanks.
Glad to help
great tutorial! no messing
Big help! Great video. Off to change mine now. Thank you
Hi Deb, glad it helped, good luck with it and thanks for watching!
TA TAR...love it keep up the good work!
Just the video I was looking for... was going to pay a handyman to do this but I think I cam do this myself now, cheers!
Hope it went well!
Good video thanks straight and to the point
Really impressed with this tutorial, I'm going to change ours this afternoon 👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it. Hope the installation went well 👍
@@POUSEaroundtheHOUSE. It went like a dream, I'd put it off for a good while until I watched your video. Thanks matey 👍
Thank you for this video, you've really given me the confidence to take on this task myself 😄
Best of luck!
Thank you just changed my shower using your video 👍
I tried, but ended up having to use tools.
only joking.
Legend. Excellent video ❤🙏🏼
How good was that! A dead easy to follow video, no B/S just clearly explained. Well done fella I've just subscribed 👍
Thanks for the feedback 👍
Thanks, a really helpful tutorial , very clear , even for a duffer like me . Job done :)
Pouse - Great video - really informative - really enjoyed it.
Thanks for the feedback Colin. Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for watching!
Thanks for sharing.
Great video. Thank you!
Thank you for this great video. I'm about to take my mixer off as I have a dripping shower and it is driving me crazy. Do you have any tips on what I should be looking for???
Great video! Thank you!
Excellent video well explained clearly for novices like me . Thanks and I’ve subbed.
Thanks for the sub!
Very good instructional video
Thanks for the feedback!
Great video, very helpful.
Hi Kate, glad you found it useful. Thanks for watching!
Spot on! Thank you!!
Good shout on measuring between the centres first. Have a like ;)
Thank you! Cheers!
Thanks - just saved me £120
I just replaced the shower bar with help thanks to this video. The flow knob on my old shower bar in the ensuite had worn after about 7 years usage and wouldn't turn on anymore. A local scamming plumber literally quoted me £300 including VAT or £250 cash to avoid HMRC for this job which is literally more than a plumbers day's wages minus the part. Seriously! I bought a £40 Gappo shower bar from Amazon (better quality than the old one it seems) and replaced it in 10-15 minutes. Didn't really need the cloth to be honest. Just careful spinning with the spanner was all it took but doing it bit by bit is good advice for sure. Thanks. Tip: After switching off the mains water just let both the cold AND hot water taps nearest to the shower run till they are dry before unscrewing the old bar.
Glad you saved a few quid. 300 seems a bit steep for a straight replacement. Best of luck!
Very informative, thanks very much.
No problem!
You absolute star. Saved me £60
Glad to have helped.
Super video mate.. I found this video very helpful. I found a tiny leak at 10:35; I believe its coming from between the bar valve mounting kit and the cover. Can I just use the PTFE tape here? If yes can I just tape it round about 8 times as in your other video?
Hi mate. Very good channel. You explain very good. Thanks and i would be happy for more videos.
Plenty more videos on my channel. Thanks for watching.
Thank you. 😊
Excellent video. I want to instali a new Mira mixer shower but my hot and cold water pipes are outside of the wall but all of these new showers are designed for pipes retracted into the wall and covered by the tiles. Is there a way that I can install one of these type showers and attach to my external pipes? Are all the fittings on the hot and cold water threds on the mixer bar of a universal size? Thank you in advance.
Thanks for this Pouse. I've recently installed a Triton Dene Cool Touch mixer, (it has been around for a few years), and the flow control is on the right and the temperature on the left. This is the first bar mixer valve I've had and I would have thought the controls would be standardized, especially from the same manufacturer.
Thanks again, Kieron.
On a cool touch system the temp control is on the hot side (left) to stop the whole bar getting hot like standard setup where the hot water travels across the bar to the temp control on the right
Thanks Pouse. That makes perfect sense. I never thought it through. As they say, we can learn something new everyday. Regards, Kieron.
well explained sir , very usefull video. god bless you,
Thanks for the feedback 👍
Great tip place a cloth over the nuts 👌
Thanks for the feedback!
Yes, must always protect the nuts!
very helpful many thanks
No problem Paul, thanks for the feedback and thanks for watching!
Thanks 👍🏻
Great video, very straightforward. I have put a new shower bar on, everything is fine no leaking but there is a whining sound on the right side if the bar, only does this when yhe temperature is medium or below if you turn it up to make yhe water hot then the noise disappears. Any suggestions. TIA
I'm not sure sorry. Maybe you have high water pressure. Thanks for watching.
Brilliant video 👍🙂
Thanks for the kind words and thanks for watching!
Brilliant mate!! Thank you for taking the time to do this, helped me loads!!
No problem.
Excellent video!
Glad you enjoyed it.
cheers mate
Great video, thanks!
Glad to help!
If you shut off the water supply and remove the shower bar will the grundfos pump come on automatically. Does it have to be isolated as well.
Thanks for this
No problem.
Your the best 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks!
My shower is running cold when it should run hot. But when the cold hand basin cold tap is turned on the shower water runs hot !. It was working fine before, any ideas. Good video.
I just successfully did this! Thank you.
Excellent work!
enjoyed the video.
Thanks Ratch, hope it was useful. Thanks again for watching!
liked and subscribed - nice video really explained well thanks 👍
Thank you Drakesy, glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!
Thank you Drakesy, glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!
Excellent video mate. Very clear instructions. Can I ask what is the difference between a thermostatic bar and manual shower faucet
The thermostatic bar has a thermostat built in to control the temperature variations in the water so should prevent any hot or cold spells. You can set it on the one side of the bar. A normal bar relies on you mixing the hot and cold water manually. Hope that helps.
Are the wall mounted kits universal between different manufacturers?
Great vid thanks. I have a Mira 415, I think, external bar with a mixer knob in the middle. It is fed from a combi boiler. If I want to replace it (min 20 yrs old!), can I replace with any 150mm mixer, central knob, or with the knobs on the end? Don't even know if there is any difference! Also, is it just a case of turning the stopcock off to stop all water? Thanks a million!!!!
Stop cock should stop all water. If you're lucky you may have isolation valve in bathroom so all other water can stay on while shower is off. If it's 150mm then a new bar should fit but you need compatible threads and pipe sizes which you may have. But it may need a bit of modifying. Best of luck. Thanks for watching.
Hi Pouse, I need to replace my bar valve. I have seen some versions where the temperature control is on the left and the on/off control on the right. So these would not work for the typical installation? My current valve has the on/off left and temperature on the right, just as you described. Presumably I must get the same arrangement?
That's right, or you need to turn the water pipes around! Hope that helps. Good luck and thanks for watching!
Awesome video. Thanks.
No worries!
How do you manage to turn the cold water off? Is it usually a stopcock under the kitchen sink?
Really helpful but my worry is the hot water side on the left of mine controls the temp and the cold on the right is the flow.
it's great thank you :)
Thanks.
great video again buy a pint when you in my part of wales
Cheers, nice one. Thanks again for watching!
Brilliant! Quick question….if my shower bar has a slight leak from the cold side nut….what might be causing that? Thank you!
You could either try tightening it up only ever so slightly to see if it stops. Or you could replace the seal/washer inside. The seals only cost a few pence so worth changing them on both if you take the shower bar off and see if that works. Thanks for watching.
This is epic defo worth a go. Would this work with other types of mixer valves( other than bar) provided its 150mm between hot and cold water pipes? Thank you.
You'd have to check the instructions but in theory if the way it connects is the same then yes. Thanks for watching.
your fab, thank you. x
Thanks 👍
Hi, great video. I feel confident to tackle this myself after watching this. As my old unit is unbranded, it’s virtually impossible to locate thermo cartridge as I think it’s gone in my current shower. I’m guessing it’s just as cheap and easy to replace the whole shower right? Also, if I replace with something branded, will all bar valves be compatible with the existing wall fixing kit as my wall fixing is in really good condition as only installed 18 months ago. Thanks again!
They are pretty much universal fit so a new one should go straight on. Hope that helps. Best of luck 👍
Il be trying this tommo thankyou il cancel plummer for now lol my bar leaks bad in aw new house we just brought and the bat has handle does this matter if I'm to change to this type bar pal thanks 😁
Best of luck with it 👍
Just bought same Triton shower but only plastic seals in the box. Do I use these instead of the felt/rubber types you used? Great video thank you.
You can use the ones they provide. You say plastic, I assume they are a hard rubber rather than plastic?
@@POUSEaroundtheHOUSE they are white plastic
You did not explain if the actual mixer valve on the right can be changed by pricing off the control dial..or are these bar mixers one unit...? and you can't just replace the mixer valve?
Great video. Got a drip from the shower head, would a replacement bar or atleast replacement of all the washers do the trick?
Hi there, on a modern shower you probably need a new cartridge which is like a one piece unit inside the shower that controls the water flower with several rubber washers within it. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching.
Are all showers of this type of mounting now. I have old "victorian" mixer and needs replacing.. Original plumber made a booboo and has hot on right, not left. I guess its worth replacing adding the base mounting and switch hot and cold around.
You might just have a mixer shower so doesn't really matter but if you have a thermostatic bar valve like one in vid then it needs to be the right way around as the thermostat needs to work from the cold feed. You can use different fittings to attach the shower but I used an 'easy fixing kit'. Hope that helps and thanks for watching.
On my current mixer the thermostat is on left not right so I’m wondering if I buy a new one and fit it will be still ok? You say the thermostat has to always be on the right side where cold water is… not on mine, weird, does it matter?
I had the same with thermo on the left. Checked the hot supply was indeed on the left, bought a standard bar mixer with thermo on the right and it works perfectly. Diagram with the new bar mixer shows the hot water goes across to the thermo (cold water) side and is then mixed before going to the shower outlet.
Yes, but will last few years only, nor a decade?
My valve is leaking from the cold side end of the valve, is it better to replace it with a new valve?
OMG I did it!! So thank you. Seriously. Women can do this too..... :)
Of course, DIY is for everyone! Good work, thanks for watching!
What solution would you recommend if there is water leaking from the cover i.e. behind the bar?
Unscrew the covers and try to tighten the nut/thread onto the olive. Hope that helps.
The nuts on mine seem to be attached to the pipes and not budging.. any suggestions?
I have a sequential mixer shower - exposed version, the is fed by hot and cold pipes - if it is 150mm centre point to centre point can this be replaced by a bar unit
Yes, I think so as most bar units are 150mm from centre to centre.
For a gravity fed system do I just have to isolate main stopcock under kitchen sink and run water till nothing there? Just asking as no gate on pipe coming out top of vented cylinder. Cheers
Hi. Did you find out if this stop the hot flow?
After removing the bar then refitting will new compression olives be required as they would have already been compressed?
This particular job doesn't require the removal of olives, it's purely undoing the nuts on the shower unit from the thread on the wall fitting so no need to worry about that. Hope that helps.
@@POUSEaroundtheHOUSE Yes, that helps & thanks for your reply:)
Very good explanation.
Glad you enjoyed it.
The hot water comes from combi boiler, will turning Cold supply off also turn supply from combi boiler off, thanks.
Yep
Hi l have a combi boiler with this type of shower and l am getting huge swinvgs and now a permanent drop in water pressure and temp now a cold trickle.l have replaced the mesh filters on both inlets is there more to service or time to buy new thermostatic bar?
Maybe a new bar. You could try a new cartridge but a new bar is probably not much more.
@@POUSEaroundtheHOUSE cheers l fitted a new bar and all is great now.
Is the distance between the hot and cold pipes always the same regardless of the make of the shower bar? Thanks
Yes, pretty much as far as I know, they're always 150mm. But I'd double check before buying a new one. I don't want to get the blame if the new one doesn't fit! Thanks for watching!
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
Hi Sean, not sure sorry. The only thing I can think is that the thermostat is playing up on the shower and not regulating the shower properly. For what they cost maybe worth buying a new one? Sorry if that's not much help. Best of luck.
POUSE around the HOUSE it’s been like that from the day it was fitted from new?
Is the thermostat on the cold tap , I’ve had the same problem and changed it round , sorted now.
David Hodgson cheers David I was wondering that as he plumber who fitted it along with the bath put hot tap on right hand side rather than left would it still get warm if it was on cold to thermostat?
Hi I have a unvented hot water cylinder in my flat.. When attempting to follow the instructions above, hot water continues to pour out of the hot side. I have turned the stopcock tap off and water stops pouring out of the cold side.
Do you know how to turn the water supply from the unvented water cylinder off?
Believe the hot water feed is from the cylinder so would have to drain the cyclinder . I believe the feed in should be cold if an electric cylinder so if turn stop tap off and drain tank should be good to go. (I believe anyway lol)
Hi,ive just moved into my new place,The same shower is here,when using it your either fried or frozen.Does this mean i need i new one......
Thanks
It maybe your thermostat in shower bar, but that might be your boiler playing up. The heat exchanger on the boiler can do that when it either blocked or broken. Worth getting a plumber/gas engineer to check. Thanks for watching.
My shower bar is leaking ,but I no
tice that the cold water is on the left which is different to modern bar fittings.Does any maker make one this way round because it would mean me stripping all the tiles off and moving the copper pipe work-one heck of a job.Alternatively-would it be OK to buy a top exit bar and turn it upside down -would it still work?
I'm not sure about this John, but I imagine if you're happy to do all the plumbing in reverse then upside down would work. I think I'd rather find the right mixer bar though. Best of luck with it and thanks for watching.
I need to fit and replace one of these but i have no access to stop my water can this be done while the water is running??
You will need to stop the water running to do this as it will be almost impossible to get on with water spraying everywhere and you need to ensure the seals are sat in the shower unit properly. Once it's off the wall, if you can't get the new unit on the wall you've had it! Have you tried looking for the main stop cock in the house? There are products on the market now like the Alladin easifit isolator that can be attached to your main water feed into the house while the water is live, and can then be used as a permanent isolation valve for the future which may be useful for you. Hope that helps. Good luck and thanks for watching!