Wall-Mounted Shower Tap with Handset

Most shower mixers are set with a lever on top. This one carries a cylindrical dial at the right-hand end, with a notched relief for grip, ringed with a red and blue band: you turn it towards red for hotter, towards blue for colder.

Under the body, a flat paddle projects forwards, next to the threaded outlet where the hose screws on. The whole keeps a very horizontal line, with no handle sticking out above: nothing catches a towel or a flannel.

The body is a wide, flat block in gloss chrome, fixed to the wall between two round rosettes. Its clean edges go with a rectangular handset and a square shower rail, as in the in-situ photo.

The supplier states a brass body under the chrome. For upkeep, soapy water and a microfibre cloth are enough; the notches of the dial sometimes hold a little limescale, which an old toothbrush and diluted white vinegar dislodge without scratching the chrome. Then dry with a cloth to keep all the shine.

One photo shows the mixer installed with a shower rail and a rectangular handset. The other photos show only the mixer, and the supplier's description lists no accessory. Before counting on the handset or the rail, write to us: customer service answers Monday to Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm.

As for fitting, it screws onto two wall inlets, hot and cold. The outlet underneath takes a hose with a 1/2″ (15x21) nut, the standard size. If your inlets are already there, the replacement needs no drilling or chasing.