Help! Obscure plumbing / shower problem...

[Stingrayspike]

The diverter valve cartridge has gone on my built in shower and a plumber has told me it can't be fixed unless I find out exactly which size replacement it needs from the manufacturer. I have got the original paperwork but the brand seems obscure and the place I brought it from haven't been helpful. Any ideas?

A real long-shot but I will be so impressed if someone can help me find a solution to this one!

[Testificateman]

Instead of fixing it, Google price of replacing it. Sometimes it's better to replace, than to try and fix. And sometimes it can be cheaper to replace.

[PigletJohn]

You do not mention the make. You could try www.shop.lunns.net/shower-spares-10-c.asp
They will want a photo and as much information as you can provide.

But if it is not a good brand, see if you can afford to replace it with an Aqualisa.

It is generally a hundred times easier to replace or repair a surface-mounted shower than to dig one out of the wall.

[Stingrayspike]

Thank you both. The problem with replacing is that it will mean re-tiling much of the bathroom. Lunns look good so I'll try them.

[321zerobaby]

What make is it?, can you contact them?
My Darryl shower was leaking, I phoned them up (although they no longer exists as Darryl), and they asked me to send some photos, which I did. They told me it was covered under a lifetime guarantee and they sent a whole replacement shower! (I had no previous knowledge of a guarantee, or any recipes etc as it's more than ten years old, but none were needed).