Does your shower temperature feel a bit off? You’ve turned it all the way up and it’s still not hot enough, or all the way down and it’s still too warm? You might need to adjust the thermostat in your shower. Luckily for you, with the help of our resident DIY expert Craig Phillips, we’re here to help. Here’s how to adjust your thermostatic shower temperature…
What You’ll Need:
- Flat head screwdriver
- Phillips screwdriver
1 – First, Learn Your Shower Controls
Typically on the left hand side you’ll find your on/off controls. This is where you turn the water that flows out of your shower on and off. If you have a shower with multiple heads this is also where you’ll control what head the water is released.
On the right hand side is typically where you’ll find the temperature controls.
2 – Remove The Cover From Your Temperature Control
Using your flathead screwdriver pop off any protective caps that are on the side of your control.
Take your Philips screwdriver and unscrew any screws that are inside your temperature control cover. This will release the cover.
You should now be able to remove this to reveal your thermostatic spindle.
3 – Adjusting The Spindle
This is where you can adjust your spindle to control whether your shower is hotter or colder. First, place the temperature control over the spindle, without securing it in place. Depending on whether you’d like for your shower to be hotter or colder, turn the control in correlation to its indicators.
If your shower was too cold to begin with, turn the control to be hotter. If your shower was too hot to begin with, turn the control to be colder.
4 – Replacing Your Temperature Control Cover
Replace any sleeve that may have come off when removing the cover. Replace your temperature control cover in the correct position, where the indicators would normally belong.
Retighten the screw that you removed earlier on to secure the cover, and replace the protective cap you popped off earlier on.
There you have it, now you’ve successfully adjusted the temperature in your thermostatic shower. If you’d like to watch the how to adjust your thermostatic shower temperature tutorial in video format, check out our Youtube Video. For the exact shower Used in this tutorial, have a look at our Galway Premium Matt Black Square Thermostatic Shower Set. Be sure to tag us in your DIY projects on our Instagram, @bathroommountainuk. We love to see what you’ve been up to!
