Mira Advance 9.8kw Electric Shower 1.1785.002

Got this as a replacement like for like. Easy enough to swap over. Quick delivery. Box looked like it had taken a beating on the way but luckily the contents were fine.

Rapid delivery, easy to install and works well

I got a really good deal on this when I bought it through Amazon! I got it cheaper than my plumber could when he went to his wholesaler - he was amazed - and it arrived quicker than he could get it too! Plus I have Amazon Prime so I didn't pay a delivery charge. It fitted over the holes where the previous shower had been (though I think my plumber had to re-use an old part in place of the central rod to ensure this? - that was the only issue he reported). It looks good, it works well, and i was particularly pleased with the price! Top notch product.

First thing to mention is that the water and power inputs for the unit are both on the right side (as you look at it), which can be an issue if space is limited, as ours was, because the majority of showers have the inputs on the left. The main reason for getting this shower was to replace an older model Advance which had started to leak after 10 years. Mounting holes were identical so it was an easy swap, even the shower riser rail mountings were identical. Small issue with the DIP switches inside the unit, a better explanation of what each did would have been useful. Control is very limited, no flow adjustment just a ingle large on/off switch and a large heat adjustment knob - the unit is recommended for users with limited vision. It takes longer to heat up than our previous, same wattage, unit. This may be down to the new unit bleeping when it is up to temperature, the previous one was more guesswork. The shower head has 3 spray patterns and is fairly large. None of the patterns seem to have the right combination of power/spread so something else to compromise on. This is a fairly basic unit at a highish price level. If we had the enthusiasm to alter the plumbing then we would have chosen a more flexible unit for the same price, hopefully we have paid for Mira quality/long life but time will tell on that.