Q: We have the shower set to the lowest temperature (blue circle on the left hand side) but are finding that the temperature is getting unbearably hot every time shower is used. If we try and change heat setting towards the red cicrcles, it becomes boiling hot, overheats, becomes freezing cold, then gets boiling hot again. It then just continues on this cycle. At least when its on lowest heat setting it doesn't overheat but temperature is becoming unbearable.
Is there anythin we can do? We are by no means DIY enthusiasts!
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Submitted 39 days ago | by
Nia Roberts, North Shields, Tyne and Wea
A: The things to check first are.
1 That the main valve coming into your house is fully open.
2 Then check that the valve on the line to the shower is fully open.
If these valves are not fully open then there may not be enough water
getting to your shower to cool it properly the overheat safety devicewill turn
the power off until it cools Then it all starts again Make sure that the shower headis clean and clear, that the hose isn’t kinked (this can happen just behind thehand set where it is difficult to see) also check the inside of the hosealthough it can look OK on the outside it could have collapsed internally
The other possibility is a faulty flow/stabilizer valve not allowingthe correct amount of water into the shower.
A ruff check is to remove the shower head turn temperature control tofully hot the water coming out of the hose should be a bit more than a dribblethen turn to fully cold and it should be coming out at full flow.
Answered 38 days ago | The Doc |
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Q: shower heats up ok then goes cold with the low pressure light illuminated any ideals please.
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Submitted 49 days ago | by
Anonymous, middlesbrough
Answered 46 days ago | The Doc
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Q: no water when i turn on shower(mira essentials;post 2000)
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Submitted 171 days ago | by
gibbo, derbyshire
A: Sorry for the delay in replying. You will need to replace the pilot valve. Unfortunately the pilot valve for this shower is obsolete, however........... This is the Pilot valve for the Sport which is still available http://www.showerdoc.com/shower-spares/mira/MIRA-419-87-Mira-Pilot-Valve-419-87 You can adapt it for the Essentials, you need to swap the white spindle that carries the knob with the one on your old valve. Check where the notches are on the sport spindle, because when you refit the essentials spindle it is important that you fit it in exactly the same position as the one you have removed. The pilot valve is a common fault Turn off water and power Put something in the waste just encase you drop a screw! Remove cover Remove splash plate at pipe entry Remove 4 screws from 'U' clamps and 'U' clamps Later models have “Torx” screws so you will need a “Torx” screwdriver with a T10 Bit. Remove screw above letter 'A' on drawing http://www.showerdoc.com/shower-spares/mira/MIRA-PARENT-16-Mira-Sport---post-1992 Ease pilot valve forward (if there is no movement on the pipe work you will have to disconnect it at the inlet connection take care to hold the brass body with pliers when slackening the nut) Swap the wires over from one pilot valve to the other one by one Then reassemble Turn on water and allow the water to come thru unit before switching on power. Answered 164 days ago | The doc |
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Q: The low pressure light is lit and there is a noise from the shower like a kettle coming to the boil but water is cold. Can you give me your opinion and remedy?
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Submitted 192 days ago | by
Tonto, Liverpool
A: The things to check first are.
1 That the main valve coming into your house is fully open.
2 Then check that the valve on the line to the shower is fully open.
If these valves are not fully open then there may not be enough water
getting to your shower to open / close the safety device that allows power through to the elements
Also check the inlet filter which is on top of the inlet connector.
Unfortunately the pilot valve for this shower is obsolete, however...........
This is the Pilot valve for the Sport which is still available http://www.showerdoc.com/shower-spares/mira/MIRA-419-87-Mira-Pilot-Valve-419-87 You can adapt it for the Essentials, you need to swap the white spindle that carries the knob with the one on your old valve. Check where the notches are on the sport spindle, because when you refit the essentials spindle that you fit it in exactly the same position as the one you have removed.
The pilot valve is a common fault Turn off water and power Put something in the waste just encase you drop a screw! Remove cover Remove splash plate at pipe entry Remove 4 screws from 'U' clamps and 'U' clamps Later models have “Torx” screws so you will need a “Torx” screwdriver with a T10 Bit. Remove screw above letter 'A' on drawing Ease pilot valve forward (if there is no movement on the pipe work you will have to disconnect it at the inlet connection take care to hold the brass body with pliers when slackening the nut) Swap the wires over from one pilot valve to the other one by one Then reassemble Turn on water and allow the water to come thru unit before switching on power. Answered 191 days ago | The Doc |
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Q: There is water dripping from the bottom of my Essential shower unit (post 2000) and on inspection, it appears to be coming from the top of the Pilot Valve and running down the back of the casing. Is this the likely source and can it be replaced. The part is showing as obsolete but it appears to be almost the same as the Mira Sport (96-98), will that part fit ?
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Submitted 219 days ago | by
Sid, Halifax
Answered 219 days ago | The dOC
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Q: Mira Essentials (Post 2000)
When I turn the shower on, the water heats up and stabilises for 10 seconds or so. Then the low pressure light comes on and it goes cold. I turn the temp dial up until the light goes off. It warms back up again for 10 seconds then the pressure light comes on again and it goes cold. This cycle keeps repeating itself until the temp dial is so high, it starts to begin a cycle of boiling hot-overheat-freezing cold-warms up to boiling hot-overheat-freezing cold and so on.
The pressure from the shower is no different to what it was before this started happening,
Any ideas?
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Submitted 228 days ago | by
Dave, Aberdeen
Answered 228 days ago | Alastair
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Q: what part do i need, the shower now runs cold when the toilet is flushed or if a cold tap is turned on quite fast and the low pressure light on the shower comes on see picture, as soon as the toilet is full or the cold tap turned down or off the low pressure light goes out and the shower starts to warmup again. Turning the shower on now doesn't sound the same as it used to??? Help please. Essentials 8.5kw
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Submitted 247 days ago | by
simon, S Wales
A: The things to check first are.
1 That the main valve coming into your house is fully open.
2 Then check that the valve on the line to the shower is fully open.
If these valves are not fully open then there may not be enough water
getting to your shower to open / close the safety device that allows power through to the elements
Make sure that the shower head is clean and clear, that the hose isn’t kinked (this can happen just behind the hand set where it is difficult to see) also check the inside of the hose although it can look OK on the outside it could have collapsed internally
If all the above are OK then you probably need to replace the pilot valve. http://www.showerdoc.com/shower-spares/mira/MIRA-419-86-OBSOLETE---Mira-Pilot-Valve-switching-Assembly---D-Drive-419-86 Unfortunately this pilot valve is now obsolete however......However the Sport pilot valve is the same only it has a different knob carrier (The white bit) so if you buy the Sport pilot valve and reuse your old carrier you should again gave a working shower! http://www.showerdoc.com/shower-spares/mira/MIRA-419-87-Mira-Pilot-Valve-419-87 Answered 246 days ago | The Doc |
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Q: On 'high' setting, I am unable to turn down the temperature to an acceptable level. What can cause this?
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Submitted 314 days ago | by
Nick, Holbeach, Lincs
A: The things to check first are.
1 That the main valve coming into your house is fully open.
2 Then check that the valve on the line to the shower is fully open.
If these valves are not fully open then there may not be enough water
getting to your shower to cool it properly
If these are OK then you probably need a new pilot valve.
Unfortunately the pilot valve is now obsolete however you can use this pilot valve
http://www.showerdoc.com/shower-spares/mira/MIRA-419-87-Mira-Pilot-Valve-419-87 if you swap over the white spindle that carries the knob from your old shower. Answered 312 days ago | The doc |
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Q: My Mira Essentials 9.5kw shower has no pressure, and lights are on. Previous solutions mention a new pilot valve is needed. Where can I get one of these as the links here take me to a product that is obsolete
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Submitted 328 days ago | by
Martin, Southsea
A: This is the Pilot valve for the Sport which is still available http://www.showerdoc.com/shower-spares/mira/MIRA-419-87-Mira-Pilot-Valve-419-87 You can adapt it for the Essentials, you need to swap the white spindle that carries the knob with the one on your old valve. Check where the notches are on the sport spindle, because when you refit the essentials spindle that you fit it in exactly the same position as the one you have removed. Answered 326 days ago | The Doc |
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Q: remedy to no hot water
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Submitted 329 days ago | by
baxter, cm63rd
Answered 329 days ago | The Doc
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Q: Hi tha above shower has started showing a low pressure light and then basically only dribbling out. What part is that likely to be?
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Submitted 442 days ago | by
howrah, Cardiff
A: I think you need a new Pilot valve Below is a rough guide to fitting the valve to a Mira Sport fitting to an essentials is almost exactly the same. The pilot valve is a common fault Turn off water and power Put something in the waste just encase you drop a screw! Remove cover Remove splash plate at pipe entry Remove 4 screws from 'U' clamps and 'U' clamps Later models have “Torx” screws so you will need a “Torx” screwdriver with a T10 Bit. Remove screw above letter 'A' on drawing Ease pilot valve forward (if there is no movement on the pipe work you will have to disconnect it at the inlet connection take care to hold the brass body with pliers when slackening the nut) Swap the wires over from one pilot valve to the other one by one Then reassemble Turn on water and allow the water to come thru unit before switching on power. Easy init!!!!! Link to Pilot valve http://showerdoc.com/shower-spares/mira/MIRA-419-86-Mira-Pilot-Valve-switching-Assembly---D-Drive-419-86 Answered 441 days ago | The Doc |
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Q: when i put shower on it comes on then the low water pressure light comes on and water goes cold...and sometimes water does not come out of the shower...been told it could be solinoid coil.....does the shower have 1....as above....if it has 1 where abouts
thanks
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Submitted 444 days ago | by
ayjay, lincolnshire...uk
A: This unit doesn’t have a solenoid valve. You will need to replace the pilot valve Here is the link. http://www.showerdoc.com/shower-spares/mira/MIRA-419-86-Mira-Pilot-Valve-switching-Assembly---D-Drive-419-86 This is the instructions for changing the pilot valve on a Mira sport, the change over is almost the same. The pilot valve is a common fault Turn off water and power Put something in the waste just encase you drop a screw! Remove cover Remove splash plate at pipe entry Remove 4 screws from 'U' clamps and 'U' clamps Later models have “Torx” screws so you will need a “Torx” screwdriver with a T10 Bit. Remove screw above letter 'A' on drawing Ease pilot valve forward (if there is no movement on the pipe work you will have to disconnect it at the inlet connection take care to hold the brass body with pliers when slackening the nut) Swap the wires over from one pilot valve to the other one by one Then reassemble Turn on water and allow the water to come thru unit before switching on power. Easy init!!!!! Link to Pilot valve http://www.showerdoc.com/shower-spares/mira/MIRA-419-87-Pilot-Valve Answered 443 days ago | The doc |
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Q:
MIRA-PARENT-147
mira essentials old style
I have this shower as I have just moved in the house i need the clamp which holds the shower head on the rail do you have one of these I do not know the measurements of the existing rail
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Submitted 513 days ago | by
averilmitchell , merseyside
Answered 512 days ago | SD
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Q: I was called out to a Mira Essentials shower as the low pressure and overheat lights were coming on although the water pressure seemed to remain constant. The water temperature also seemed to be a little intermittent.
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Submitted 556 days ago | by
Andy
Answered 555 days ago | Alastair
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Q: hi I was call out to look at this shower. The fault on the shower unit is every time the water is turned on it trips the main switch. The wiring been check to the unit so it must be earthing out in the unit any ideas which part it could be. Paul
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Submitted 558 days ago | by
happydays
Answered 558 days ago | Anonymous
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