Bristan K BSM C Colonial Bath Shower Mixer – Chrome
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| Weight: | 3.54 kg |
| Dimensions: | 18 x 15 x 24 cm; 3.54 Kilograms |
| Model: | K BSM C |
| Part: | K BSM C |
| Colour: | Chrome |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | Bristan |
| Colour: | Chrome |
| Quantity: | 1 |
Excellent product, a drop in replacement for an existing colonial mixer tap. Works very well on a pumped system and it feels like a quality product.
Had this installed by a plumber. Nice and sturdy, works perfectly well and came with everything we needed. Looks great!
My tap looks great and works well. My plumber was absolutely delighted when he arrived to replace my old tap. He sang the praises of this tap from how easy it was to fit to how well it worked and how durable it would be, and he was amazed at the price. The whole fitting process was so quick he charged me less! An all round win!
The ‘instructions’ are useless; a set of vague statements of the blindingly obvious with no useful information.
You WILL need a good back-nut spanner 32mm; Rothenburger make a really strong box spanner (32 x 27mm) [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rothenberger-Tap-Backnut-Spanner-2in/dp/B003BEUK3O] – but beware very sharp edges.
If dealing with vintage cast-iron bath, you’ll probably need some serious kit (as in photo) to get the old back-nuts off. The ‘Boa’ strap wrench [https://www.amazon.co.uk/BOA-13-2612-Standard-Strap-Wrench/dp/B00096JDKS/ref=sr_1_1?s=diy&ie=UTF8&qid=1539800199&sr=1-1&keywords=boa] in the photo is an invaluable DIY tool – it grips anything from seized bottle/jar tops to waste compression fittings and, in this case will do up (and undo) chrome fittings without any risk of marking the shiny new plating!
Here’s how to do it:
1. Before you start; with the mixer assembly on its back, pull the Hot and Cold caps off the tap handles and give the mild steel screws underneath a squirt of WD40.
2. Turn off the water! Then turn on the taps to make sure the isolator/service valves are doing their job and only then remove the old taps!
3. Clean around the tap holes, top and underneath.
4. Assemble the pillars to the mixer body with the vertical side of each pillar nearest the middle (as in photo), but only do up the nuts finger-tight.
5. Fit this assembly to the bath (a second pair of hands to hold the body is more or less essential to avoid the whole assembly falling into the bath while you fit washers and nuts underneath) making sure that the inlets are central in the holes in the bath. If fitting to an old bath with square holes, I’d not rely on the little ‘O’ rings to seal the pillars to the bath. I used the wide black washers between the pillars and bath, fitting standard 3/4″ poly washers under the back nuts.
6. Nip up the back nuts to hold the pillars in place.
5. Progressively tighten up the body nuts and the back nuts, making sure everything stays in alignment as you do so.
Now been in use for some 3 months. Two minor grumbles: 1) the change-over lever (Bath or Shower) is counter-intuitive – towards the shower hose is ‘Bath’; 2) when you’ve been in the bath for a couple of minutes, the spout dumps a cupful of cold water on your feet with a triumphant gurgle!
Much better quality than screwfixes SWIRL own make which broke They are rubbish
Arrived safely and in excellent condition. Easy to fit myself and looks classy. A leap in quality from the one it replaces and the 5 year guarantee gives peace of mind. Great value for money.
Appears to be made to a very high standard. So far very happy with purchase.
Looks wonderful. Cleans and polishes up lovely. Long hose ideal .
Great taps and shower, unfortunately the high flow rate means our boiler can’t keep up at full flow now though.
I shopped around online and found a huge difference in price on these and taps in general.