Can you use a thermostatic mixer shower with a combi boiler?
The simple answer is – yes. It’s possible to fit a thermostatic shower with a combi boiler and they’re reliable across most thermostatic showers. Mini valve, maxi valve, bar valve and concealed valve showers are all compatible with combi boilers.
How do you make a strong shower with a combi boiler?
Can you have a power shower with a combi boiler? In short, no you can’t. Power showers operate with an in-built pump that makes them incompatible with combi boilers, and they need to be connected to a hot water cylinder – which is a feature that combi boiler systems don’t have.
How do I increase the water pressure in my shower with a combi boiler?
You can boost showers or taps in your home up to the maximimum capacity of your combi boiler. To boost and protect a single shower the best solution is to boost the hot and the cold with the SP22S (gives you two automatic pumps). Each shower or tap you boost and protect needs an extra SP22S.
What is the best thermostat for a combi boiler?
The best smart thermostats: our picks
- Nest Thermostat E. A brilliantly stylish, capable and affordable smart thermostat.
- Tado Smart Thermostat.
- Nest Learning Thermostat.
- Hive Active Heating 2.
- Drayton Wiser Thermostat.
- Ecobee SmartThermostat with Voice Control.
- Honeywell Lyric T6/T6R.
- Honeywell Evohome.
What temperature should my boiler be set at in winter?
Setting the boiler temperature As a rule, setting your heating control to 75 degrees should be sufficient to give you a perfectly warm house, while also allowing your boiler to run as economically as possible. Once this is set, you shouldn’t need to adjust it.
How do I know if my boiler diverter valve is bad?
What are the symptoms of a faulty diverter valve?
- Hot water taps that only reach luke warm. If your sink, bath or shower is not running hot, it could indicate that there is a problem with the diverter valve.
- The water only gets hot if the heating is on.
- The water is hot, but the heating fails to come on.