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Replace power shower with thermostatic mixer

  • 17-11-2021 5:48pm
    #1
    phelixoflaherty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,475 ✭✭✭


    The power shower in there ensuite got so little use that tap seal perished.

    The Supajet shower is no longer made. So I am considering replacing it with a mixer.

    Don't need power or big flow rate.

    Would I be better tackling this from inside the shower or the bedroom wall which is on the other. Side

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    The attic is above.

    Thanks



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  • #2
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,189 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    You'll have to run around the shower to get wet if you rely on gravity without a pump.


    Simplest option is to replace it with a Mira Vigour Thermostatic. It's almost a straight swap. Pipes and electrics all match up



  • #3
    phelixoflaherty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,475 ✭✭✭phelixoflaherty


    We use gravity in the bathroom next door.

    Suits us fine.

    Water lasts longer, and no noise



  • #4
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,189 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    The mira is a 30 minute job replacing your supajet. It's by far the easiest job with the least mess. It is close to the same footprint as the supajet & will cover any large holes left behind it


    The Mira does indeed make noise. To change to a different shower I'd remove the supajet first & see the size of the hole behind it. The hole could be 2 or 3 inches or it could be almost the size of the Supajet itself. The fact that it has silicone all around it suggests to me that there is a big hole behind it. Once you know the size of the hole you can come up with a plan of action. It's only when you see the size of the hole can you decide to tackle it from bedroom or shower side



  • #5
    blackbox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,707 ✭✭✭blackbox


    Would it be easier to replace the seal?

    https://www.bathroomspareparts.co.uk/supajet-100-flow-valve--bucket-seal-assembly-sjbs36-177483-p.asp




  • #6
    phelixoflaherty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,475 ✭✭✭phelixoflaherty


    Tried to buy the seal but when u get to the end it says not in stock.

    The noise from the shower would be the killer for me.

    Thanks for the replys and help



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  • #7
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,189 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    Supajet went bust around 6 years ago now. I would be supprised if you can source any parts at all. Suppliers stopped stocking parts a few years before they went bust because the quality of the parts were so bad. We stopped offering repairs on any Supajet around 10 years ago because we might have to replace the same part 3 times in a year but only getting paid for the first visit.



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