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Hans Grohe all the way. Chasing the pipework is not that hard. Bathtop shower mixers are only slightly less good than wall mounted but the quality brands don't have as wide a choice as the wall mounted options. Hans Grohe are a good choice because of the parts availability in the distant future and the quality of the mechanisms/plating and most importantly the stability of the thermostat which can most of the time react safely to your beloved flushing the loo while you are in the shower!
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Does anyone know much about the different varieties of thermostatic shower? I was originally just going to go for a separate bar mixer that plumbs into the wall, but the problems associated with chasing the necessary pipework into a solid wall has me considering a thermostatic bath/shower mixer unit that just fits on the bath. Is there a significant difference in performance or is it mainly aesthetics? It will be running off a combi and I don’t mind splashing the cash for a good quality unit.
btw sorry for any incorrect terminology used, I know next to nothing about all this stuff.