Croydex H2O Hydro-Powered Mixer Review

Overall Rating

No electrical installation required. Excellent power regardless of shower setting temperature.

Fiddly plumbing install. Hot water, after a while, will not stop dripping. Have been told diaphram fails after a while, then you need to completely replace the internal mechanism, all for the sake of a 10p diaphram. After 18 months I have had to replace the unit.

Croydex H2O Hydro-Powered Mixer:
If the house cold water presure is only average, you will still get get a very good powerful shower. Easy to use and low running cost. Would have given a higher rating if you could purchase a replacement 'o' ring and diaphram kit, would even pay £15 for such a kit.

Members' Comments onpeterpurdue's Review

• qamar1851 on 20th Sep 2005

  Totally agree with this. The dripping is an ongoing problem and have replaced the shower unit once already. The manufacturer really needs to improve the diaphragm or make it an easy and cheap replace option. Otherwise its a marvellous device

• anthony59 on 14th Dec 2005

  I agree with review and previous comment. I like the shower but have already had to replace one as the hot water continues to flow after turning off the shower. After about a year of replacing it, the problem has reoccurred with the new one. I am now considering installing another type of shower. Pity, as it is a great shower when it works.

• Tracey67 on 8th Mar 2006

  I agree that this shower, when first installed, was great. But please be warned, that after about 18 months the hot water does not turn off. I have a scalded child to prove it. I now have to replace this shower as i cannot get a new part for it. If your shower is beginning to drip, please supervise children.

• plasmatronic on 17th Apr 2006

  I bought the H2o shower at Argos Jan 05 as I was saving to re model my bathroom the following year. The bathroom fitting went ahead last week and the shower proved to be a nightmare to try to stop the hot water drip. In the end my plumer gave up and offered to give me the cost to replace it! He said the internal fittings were flimsy to say the least and that the help desk could not provide the internal rings. I cannot return the unit as I have stored it for so long and now have to go search for a replacement that won't involve ripping out my new tiles! Looks great but just can't use it. One bonus is that its now discontinued-probably due to the adverse comments on the internal design.

• s7anley on 8th Oct 2006

  I have the same problem with the "leak". Have you managed to find a replacement that doesn't involve you ripping out the tiling and re-plumbing? I've had to resort to turning the hot water feed off to the shower every time I use it, as I haven't yet found a replacement that fits directly onto the pipework.

• anthony59 on 10th Oct 2006

  I got around the continuous hot water flow problem with the Croydex H2O Hydro-Powered Mixer shower by buying a pair of white plastic isolation valves (90 degree turn, to turn off each water supply) from Wickes. They will fit on the pipework under the shower if you have the water feed coming from below the shower, rather than out through the wall into the shower. It's not an elegant solution, but it is practical, and the revised setup has been working well for over a year.