Coromal 542 Element shower mixer

Crustie · Member

Coromal 542 Element shower mixer

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Does that red button have anything to do with it, Crustie? Just a thought.

Crustie · Member

Hi Chief

No, I have done some research and it is a Tempering valve built into the mixer tap

The supplier is in York UK, I found a replacement tap on eBay which appears to be cheaper

than a new Cartridge Kit http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/182004892986?euid=0c361a73c6f340409cabfb007220316e&cp=1&exe=11480&ext=28003&sojTags=exe=exe,ext=ext

It has two little grub screws on one side and when you undo those the whole tap comes away of the wall, so it will only take minutes to replace it

A little crazy to fit a tap into a caravan that has no spare parts for it in Australia, the Van is only 30 months old I guess

From a Plumbers point of view its a really good idea the way its designed as you can swap the tap over within minutes, however none in Australia!!!!!

Regards Chris

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Dougwe · Chief one feather

Never seen one like it Chris, strange device really.

I hope by changing it over it fixes the problem for your cousin.

Treecrest14 · Senior Member

Gday Crustie
We have the same model van - only ours is 3 years old. Never had any trouble so far. You push the red button to be able to turn the mixer (top part) further anti clockwise to get hotter water. The bottom tap controls the volume of water. I had a look under my van and there is a tempering valve under it.
Do you have any issues with volume of hot water from the wash basin or in the kitchen sink?
Glen

Crustie · Member

Hi

No problems with the KS or the Basin, The mixer in the shower is now off the shower wall

and there is good flow through the disconnected hot and cold lines, so the problem is the mixer tap

We have not been able to source any repair kit however have ordered a new tap from the UK about 110.00 au

Non of the ebay dealers would post to here so we have another relative in York and they are arranging the postage

I would suggest if anyone has one of these taps to buy a spare while they are available, they take only minutes to remove and swap over

Cheers Chris

JeffRae · Guru

Inside the metal bendable bit (don't know what else to call it) that is attached to your shower head, there is a probably a plastic tube. This is very prone to kinking and squashing that may restrict water flow