HOW TO CHANGE SHOWER VALVE - THERMOSTATIC - Plumbing Tips

This video shows you how to change your shower bar mixer valve easily if it is faulty or old. This method is best for those of you with a basic level of plumbing DIY.

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[plumberparts]

Hope this helped you out...STILL UPLOADING TODAY!

[johnw]

I lived with a shower that ran from very hot to scalding in our new house en suite for the past two years until I stumbled across this video last week. Never did anything plumbing related before and today managed to replace the mixer bar exactly as per this video. Having actual cool water in the shower now is bloody fantastic! Cheers on such an informative, helpful video!

[staceygrierson]

Breath of fresh air a sense of humour to plumbing who'd of thunk it. Very useful.cheers

[_Ali.]

Put off changing my mixer valve for ages, watched this and ordered one and replaced in 15 mins. Cheers!

[ace--x]

Thanks for the upload.
I’ve just fitted my second mixer in 15 months (different showers). It is an easy job, even for someone like me whose usual DIY limit is putting up shelves. Normally I wouldn’t trust myself not to balls it up, but your video gave me the confidence to give it a go ... so thanks!
(Bought mine online from Victorian Plumbing - have a reasonable selection and provide a good service.)

[illingn]

Thank you! Thanks to this video I plucked up the courage to replace a mixer bar, which my teenage son had turned the temp dial too hard it stuck and wouldn't get hot. Perhaps it was the dial, maybe it was the cartridge, either way it seemed more sensible to change the whole bar. It was such an easy 5 min job, on a par with changing a lightbulb...I just needed the confidence ....as I never really trust water!

[barbbird]

Your videos are so clear to follow 😊I’ve just replaced my bar mixer with you propped on our sink, most difficult bit was turning the water off! I had to reconnect the pipe for the waterfall as well as the hose. Not bad as a 73 year old woman 💪🏻 (I did have my own adjustable spanners though 😂)

[andrewbrazier]

Massive help cheers! Was quoted £140+ VAT (parts and labour) to change “cartridge” in existing shower mixer. After watching this video bought new shower mixer for £50.98 from Homebase (Bristan Zing) and changed the shower mixer. Thanks very much.

[Tandy]

You're vids have been alot of help to me over the last few years buddy..thankyou..I'm currently struggling with my gas rite ups any information? will be again greatly appreciated....thanks again james ..legend🙂👌👍

[mm]

Thought you were changing the valve. Not the whole thing.

[xlbpb]

Thank you for this really straight forward explanation. I'm really DIY savvy and do almost all of my own work at home save for electrics!! And I did assume that replacing the valves was as easy as... well, replacing them! But with plumbing I've never been absolutely sure and just ended up "getting a guy in."

So now I'm 100% confident to do this myself :)

[Matt_M]

Thank you very much for this video! My Bristan shower is old and has been cold for a while so instead of buying a cartridge I went for this Bristan Frenzy shower. I'm haven't a clue about plumbing but after watching this video I easily installed the new shower bar today in no time following your helpful video! I now have hot showers again! Thanks again! :)

[DavidChapman-jcsf]

Hi James, love all the vids you do, very informative. I’m doing a similar project. I have an unvented cylinder, but my question is, how do I turn off the hot and cold water supply?

[mikemason]

Hi James, just wanted to say thanks for a great vid! My mum's been using pliers on the exposed cartrdige to get her shower going for ages, and I didn't realise how easy it was to change them over until I watched this. Done just in time for Christmas! Thanks!

[hlnjl]

Omg I did it. So proud of myself. Would not have been able to change thermostatic mixer without this video. So happy to be able to have a hot shower again rather than a warmish one 😀. Thank you

[TakeABreakTime]

Thanks. I don't do much plumbing but even I could follow this. Wife is very happy with the new shower! 😁😁

[Rubicon]

That was brilliant - just changed mine very quickly after watching your video! Also gave me a good laugh! Thanks once again

[nathankemp]

Great video, thank you so much for the free professional advice. Managed to swap out my old valve in less time than it took me to watch the video, thanks to your guidance :) Top Bloke :)

[epexlinux]

Just replaced mine. I did not even realise it was something I could do myself untill I watched your video. Took 15 mins

[ClMiD]

Just sorted out our leaking shower with help from this video. Thanks.