I'm going to refit my bathroom and want to replace the Mira electric shower with a Mira combi shower.
I've always liked and prefer to fit Mira.
I've found a Mira mixer tap, which is also a thermostatically controlled combi shower. Mira Excel Bath Shower Mixer.
I know the old style mixer taps with shower attachment were very poor. But with this being a mixer with hot and cold at mains pressure. I'd imagine it would be just as good as a Combi Shower.
But just wondering if anyone has fitted or has one ? how do you rate it ?
Firstly, I think you're right choosing a Mira product as I think they have to be pretty much the best on the market and the Excel has to be the most popular in their range, and I sell and fit more of those than any other. Surprisingly enough though I have no experience of the BSM.
Of course as you say, the normal BSM's give poor performance in low pressure systems because of the plumbing arrangements. However in a high pressure system these problems don't occur so I think you are making an informed choice. Performance wise I wouldn't expect anything less than the normal Excel model. My only reservation is with the big blob sitting at the end of the bath.
I haven't seen one fitted or in a showroom, but they look quite neat and tidy from the pictures I have seen on the net.
The cheapest I have found is £380, so if you can think of anywhere where i could get one cheaper, let me know.
Where the shower has to go it's a solid wall, so running the pipes in the wall would be possible but alot of work and mess. And I don't like to have pipes on show.
ive fitted a mira bsm and couldnt fault it
was if i remember rightly on a pump
the water coming out of the shower attachment was just like a power shower
can i dumbly ask what a combi shower is? 'm liking the sound of it and i want one whatever it is! whilst we are at it can you recommend the best type of shower to run from a combi boiler?
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