Aqualisa shower fixed. Tips and tricks when mending a 38-year-old Aqualisa shower. The replacement valve is also available from Amazon with all their guarantees! = https://amzn.to/4eY06Ch Aqualisa Thermostatic Mixer – This is a replacement grey thermostatic cartridge. Suitable for use with concealed Aqualisa bi-metallic products, including valves.
In 1977, Aqualisa changed the British bathroom forever by introducing the Bi-Metallic shower cartridge. Shop our range of replacement shower cartridges. Our one was installed in 1985 maybe 6, and beginning to fail due to hard water deposits it was time for a change. Before I started to wreck the tiles and dig out the old plumbing, I researched and found that in forty years nothing had changed, and the cartridge was still a direct replacement. The ingenious bi-metallic coil is the Secret of Aqualisa Thermos showering technology. It reacts almost immediately to changes in water temperature meaning that as soon as hot water flows into the thermos shower The bi-metallic coil is constantly adjusting and re-adjusting its length to maintain a perfect Temperature. However, there were some issues, as you will see in the film.
Aqualisa 022801 details: This replacement set includes: Aqualisa thermostatic replacement cartridge (grey) 022801 stainless steel screws. (you should keep the ones you take out) gasket o-ring instructions all come with the kit. The valve is a direct replacement cartridge for the following showers: classic aquavalve 200 thermostatic 1978 – 1990 aquamixa thermostatic 1988 – current aquavalve 600 thermostatic 1990 – 1996 aquavalve 700 1992 – current aquavalve 605 thermostatic 1996 – 1999 aquavalve 609 thermostatic 1999 – current axis thermos 2003 – current quartz thermos 2005 – current aquastream thermos 2003 – current one way to determine if this cartridge is for your shower is by checking the plastic ring that is located at the front of the cartridge This ring should be dark grey or Black in colour.
Whilst the coil resists the build-up of limescale after 38 years ours did fail.
