Mira Elite 2 - Stat change

Stoner

the stat on my Mira Elite 2 pump shower is finished, it's either hot or cold so I'm assuming it is the stat. Was going to just replace it. I have never replaced one before, is there anything i need to look out for?

is a 5 year old shower worth it?
should i just pop a whole new shower in?
I always found with Triton showers that the lasted about 5 years before the whole thing packed it in so I'm wondering if its the same issue here.

Board Walker

to be honest i'd change it. another problem could pop up next month and the month after.......

Davy

Parts are miras can be very pricey. Its probably worth fitting a new one if you can manage it yourself. Not a whole not involved if you can do a straight swap. It would be a mira elite ST now. The main thing is to turn off the valve, one should be fitted, and ofcourse the mcb :rolleyes:

Board Walker

Davy wrote: »

mcb :rolleyes:

RCBO i hope you mean!

Davy

Board Walker wrote: »

RCBO i hope you mean!

not really, its in 5 years prob not an rcbo

Board Walker

im qualified a 2 years and i rememeber from day one we used RCBO's!

Stoner

no no lol, it's an RCBO I wired the place myself but had nothing to do with the plumbing, the shower was a bonus TBH I thought I was supplying and installing it, hense it being a MIRA.

I'll just replace it, is a mira elite ST a straight swap lust like some tritons ? as it looks like I could fit a Triton in there too.

Davy

You could probably find a mira elite 2 if you really wanted to but the ST is the same shell. Just check you have a gate valve for the shower before you do anything. Some plumbers are to mean to put one in. You dont have a valve you might have to drain the tank. Their are a few tricks around it though.

davelerave

Davy wrote: »

You could probably find a mira elite 2 if you really wanted to but the ST is the same shell. Just check you have a gate valve for the shower before you do anything. Some plumbers are to mean to put one in. You dont have a valve you might have to drain the tank. Their are a few tricks around it though.

haven't came across that yet.have you checked the filter and shower head for limescale as a precaution anyway.

Stoner

I have it in lads thanks, the guts of the older model were fine (keeping for parts), i noticed that the Elite ST model has a filter that you can remove and clean, the Elite 2 does not, so it can be maintained to some degree.

It was a like for like change no issues. I've not installed many Mira showers and I'm not familiar with their reliability, I was just checking to see if they started acting up on or about the 5 year guarantee. With Triton I've found that they start acting up after 5 years and IMO they should just be replaced

The Elite St has a 2 year guarantee BTW, not 5 like some other models.

But its up now.

thanks for the advice.

davelerave

the elite 1 and 2 has a filter i clean them all the time
http://www.showerdoc.co.uk/shower-spares/mira/mira-elite.htm down the bottom 406-27 .glad you got sorted anyhow!

Stoner

I never knew that there was a filter on the elite 2, might have lasted longer if i cleaned it every now and then. The ST has that filter and another bigger plastic one below the pump (under 428.26), at a glance it stands out as a big difference between the two units.

SO I'll be keep both clean on a regular basis from now on. Thanks for the info.

rustynutz

Stoner wrote: »

I never knew that there was a filter on the elite 2, might have lasted longer if i cleaned it every now and then. The ST has that filter and another bigger plastic one below the pump (under 428.26), at a glance it stands out as a big difference between the two units.

SO I'll be keep both clean on a regular basis from now on. Thanks for the info.

I have an Elite ST,roughly 2 years old and I'm having the same problems as the OP,shower running too hot and too cold without ever touching the dial.So far I have cleaned out the inlet filter and soaked the shower head in vinegar(to softed limescale)and then cleaned out each individual jet on the head with a needle.
The shower still is not working properly,anyone any ideas where to go from here?It's driving me nuts at this stage,should I just bite the bullet and buy a new one?

MAYOMICK

The following link might be of some use to you
http://www.showerdoc.co.uk/

Joey the lips

rustynutz wrote: »

I have an Elite ST,roughly 2 years old and I'm having the same problems as the OP,shower running too hot and too cold without ever touching the dial.So far I have cleaned out the inlet filter and soaked the shower head in vinegar(to softed limescale)and then cleaned out each individual jet on the head with a needle.
The shower still is not working properly,anyone any ideas where to go from here?It's driving me nuts at this stage,should I just bite the bullet and buy a new one?

You have done all the right things. in terms of cleaning have you checked the shower doctor site as advised above>

p.d

To be honest i would change it for 25euro you cant go too far wrong even if you got 6-12 months