MOSV07SG Seville Universal Electric Shower, 7.5 KW

Amazing how much you learn when you research a purchase on Amazon - so this review is an attempt to give back so to speak. We had an old Triton T70i shower which suddenly stopped passing water (sorry) and some online research identified that this was probably a failed solenoid, £15 to replace on the auction site that shall remain nameless. Or I could buy the Seville for £52. Since our T70i was 14 years old and used daily it was worth splashing out (sorry) on a new one. My decision was assisted by the fact that Amazon were offering a box-damaged one for £42. Received today on Prime delivery, and true to their word, it was just the box that was damaged, the shower unit is brand new and I was able to register the guarantee. It has taken me around 2 hours to install (half of which was spent undoing the compression joint on the old shower) and we now have a shower again, thank goodness. Some key points that may be helpful. a. The old T70i came in 7KW and 8KW variants. If you have the 7KW model, your wiring will probably be 6mm and your breaker 32A. Any replacement more powerful than 7.5KW requires 10mm wiring and 45A breaker. I could see my way to a new breaker, but not new wiring, so had to buy a 7.5KW shower b. Seville seems to be the only Triton available in low wattage AND this kit is very good value. The shower head bundled with the Seville alone costs £20 to buy separately and is far nicer than our old one. Lower wattage means lower energy bills so don't hanker after the 8.5KW-10.5KW models. The water flow on our new Seville is fine and hot, it seems a bit better than the T70i, I guess the extra 0.5KW makes a difference. c. The Seville unit footprint is a good match for the T70i except the top and bottom are curved rather than square, and the lower securing screw needs a new hole in the wall. The upper wall screw and the pipe connection are in the same place. I didn't even have to cut the mains wire like some other reviewers, was able to loop it and squash down under the cover. d. I did not try and fit the riser rail bundled with the Seville, from reading other reviews the fixing points might not be an exact match which is a bore. The hose fittings are standard so I was able to use my old riser rail and bracket with the new head, problem solved. e. You will need a new compression olive for the pipe connector, a wall plug for the new hole, and possibly a new compression nut if you mangle the old one like I did. Everything else in the box. This is not a trendy shower but it does the job with competence and is fantastic value. Well done Triton for making the old T70i so reliable, and for making the Seville low cost and backward compatible. Well done Amazon for accurate descriptions, excellent value and speedy delivery. Good luck....

INSTALLATION Wow, easy to fit and I mean easy, everything comes into the shower on the RH Bottom Corner and there is enough room for a large compression elbow and a chunky 10mm Twin & Earth Cable. Fixing screw one on the top and one half way down made it simple, the bottom half of the shower detaches to allow you to make off the Water and Electrical Connection, another BIG Plus. Strange but the outside cover had 4 small screws, one to each corner to hold the front cover on, I thought that could have been taken to 2 on the top and a clip in piece used for the bottom, save having to get down on your hands and knees to put screws into the bottom of the lid. NEGATIVES Like all things on this planet it would have been good had the electrical connection been above the water inlet, instead on the Other Side half way up, I was lucky that there was enough slack in my cable, others may not be so lucky! HOT WATER Run on Med setting in November, not great, warm at best Run on High setting in November, HOT and Great Flow, I love the handset, which really reduces the flow rate to produce a rip rubbing sensation like a shot blast. SUMMARY 5 Stars from a Company that could have invented the Electric Shower, they have been in the Industry that long. Love that there are no PCB's (printed circuit boards) such a problem and the COST of replacing a real drain on your pocket This is like buying a straight 4 cylinder engine with no engine management system, love it. Parts readily available and if required a Service Engineer can be supplied without breaking the Bank Just ordered 3 more for our other Apartment rentals at http://holidaylettings.co.uk/rentals/cardiff/307424 Mr Spence Eng

Replaced a Redring (8.5kW) shower that lasted 13 years, so I can't complain about that. I would have ordered a Redring again, but the models are a bit bigger and would not have fit in width. I decided to go for a basic version of the Triton (at 9.5 kW) as I do not really need the sophistication of some models. Just on and off, hot, less hot and cold. This has been in place for a couple of weeks and seems fine. An electrician installed it (same guy that installed the Redring) and it was basically "like for like" so slotted in nicely. Some minor adjustment to the feeding water pipe. I went for the 9.5kW version and glad i did, the water pressure here is pretty good so I get agood pressure and can get it very hot, ready for winter. Only caveats are: The Eco setting won't be any good really as it doesn't get warm unless the flow is really low. I don't know what power it is. I am not worried about that though. Also, it says it's noise level is 15dB; I don't know what distance that is measured at (with audio, it is normally 2 metres), but that is whisper quiet. This hums, but not particularly loudly, but it's greater than 15dB. I thought it might be mine, but a friend also has this model and that is the same. Not a problem really. So yes, very good basic shower and good value for money. If it last a a couple of years or more I will be very happy

Great shower for money, easily fitted it you have good DIY skills. Good water flow and looks good in new bathroom

This was bought as a replacment for our old Triton T80si shower which finally broke after many years. We did have a look to see if it would have been possible to repair, but after looking online at the cost of replacement parts, it didn't seem worth paying £50 for parts that might not have been correct. Like other reviewers, because of the cabling we had to have a 7.5kW shower and not many places seem to sell them now. Even buying from Triton direct they had very little choice in 7.5kW and they were more expensive than the Seville. The free Amazon Prime trial meant we got free next day delivery too. It took my mum and I about 2 and a half hours to fit, and the most diffcult part was probably taking off the old shower. It turned out we were trying to unscrew the nut on the water inlet pipe the wrong way! Luckily we could use the old screw holes from the previous shower unit, so there was no need to drill any extra holes. We kept the old riser rail so we didn't have to drill any holes for that either. The box included rawl plugs and screws for the riser rail but not for the shower unit, but as we didn't need to drill any extra holes for the shower unit this was ok, we just reused the old screws. If you're drilling new holes you'll need rawl plugs and possibly screws. You will also need a new nut and olive for the water inlet pipe, which we got from our local plumbers merchant. After securing the new unit to the wall and turning on the water to test for leaks, we turned the power back on. The fitting instructions said to make sure the controls were aligned, which we discovered meant the on/off control needed to be in the 'stop' position on both the front cover and on the unit. When we turned the power back on, the shower came on straight away as the unit control was 'on', we had to turn it off and change the button on the unit. The fitting videos on the Triton website (http://www.tritonshowers.co.uk/triton-for-the-homeowner/triton-products/product-videos.aspx) came in useful for making sure we were doing everything in the correct order. The videos aren't specifically about the Seville but the basic steps are the same. The shower head supplied with the Seville is definitely an improvement on our old one, it's lighter and has five different flow settings. The shower itself is good, and very similar to the old Triton shower it replaced. If anyone is unsure about fitting it themselves, I'd say give it a go, it was easier and quicker than we thought it would be. I've never fitted a shower before and the only plumbing my mum has done is to fix a leaky toilet so between us we don't have much experience and we managed it.

Great value shower. This was a direct replacement for my Bristan Joy. Just needed 1 x 15mm coupler. My Bristan Joys input was on the right hand side. Plenty of room for routing cable and pipe inside. Lets hope it lasts longer that the year and half the bristan joy had. I kept my old rail and shower head. The rise on this one looks a bit cheap but the shower works well. Ease of installation: Very easy took 30 minutes.

Arrived promptly, and a day before expected (by Taxi, no less!), in good packaging. The instructions are very good - fitting and setting up are very well described and it all went with no issues at all - at least none with the product. You should ensure that you either have some extra bits available to plumb it in if you are replacing a current shower unit - such as compression rings etc - or that your local hardware store is within easy reach, and open when you fit the shower! After fitting and doing the comissioning procedure (which they say is important - so follow to the letter or you may have to buy extra bits to remedy possible self-protection items)I jumped under for a shower straight away and found myself having an extended wash - which I think speaks for itself! Excellent item, easy fitting and does the job very nicely, thank you. My one minor disappointment was the shower head holder, which doesn't hold the head firmly and it is therefore liable to swing to one side - especially as the hose is not very flexible. This is, however, a very minor issue and it can easily be remedied, if required. I have the 10.5kw version. Ensure before buying, that your house electricity supply is up to the job, as the 10.5kw model requires a higher capacity system than the lower powered items. You also need to make sure that your supply will provide sufficient water pressure. Satisfied.

We all know the moment when we need to replace our shower - the water goes cold and wont warm up or doesn't come out at all. Buying a part is as expensive as buying a new one: then the fun begins. Like for like replacement means minimal re-plumbing, re-wiring and re-drilling fixing screws. But surveying the Triton scene on-line reveals dozens of similarly referenced and very similar looking models, none of them with exactly the same reference (if you know it) of the original (especially if you've been lucky enough to have a decent few years service out of your old one - which I had: a Triton workhorse that gave great showers). This is where you have to be very careful though because you can't simply upgrade the power of an electric shower without considering the rating of the wiring and the fuse spur that the existing shower runs from. Just going up from 8.5kW to 10Kw could be more than the tolerance of both. So its not just a question of physical matching, but also electrical matching within a complex and varied choice available. Search around a bit (not just the Amazon site) and you can often find a technical plan that shows the input and output water and electrical flow points and overall dimensions that will help identify whether a proposed new one will fit the existing water and power connections. Don't just rely on the outside look and any cursory statement that it is 'fully compatible' in the product description from the retailer. For me, the Triton Seville 8.5Kw was the closest match physically and it was the same power rating as the one that was being replaced. It really does have multiple access points for connecting up and this was a real boon, making it extremely simple to install in place of the old one. It looks good and the controls are all easy to use with a three position top dial selector for cold showers (perish the thought!), a single red bar (I guess an economy setting for use in the summer, if we ever have one, when warm water will suffice) and two bars for use when the incoming water is quite cold. The lower dial is a progressive heating selector. The overall look is very similar to the old one but in use it gives noticeably lower water pressure and heat power than the old one. Its not so bad as to reject it, but its not so good that I would recommend it. Hence my title: triton - try-it-on before you buy. What I mean is that it might be a good idea, if you have the opportunity, to ask around and have a look on line to see if you can see an example of the proposed shower in use before buying. There are a lot of variables though, like your home water pressure itself, that might make this an inexact science, but at least you might get an idea of the spray form and the heating power available. I'm going to have a check through the pipes in case there is any debris or lime caught in the flow that is causing the lower performance and I'll also try moving the shower head unit up and down a bit in case that is a problem. Rating based on reasonable price, good delivery timing (was forecast for three weeks delivery but came in a week and I was kept informed very well of this change), looks good, easy to install, does what it says, but not quite as good as the previous one in performance, although adequate for a shower.

Very Good. Must be on mains. Great for the price.

Haven't fitted yet, but looks exactly the same as Triton showers I've fitted in the past.