The Complete Guide to Nuie Showers: Bath Shower Mixers, Thermostatic Valves & Concealed Kits

A great shower is the part of the bathroom you use every single day, so it pays to get the set-up right. Nuie's showering range is built to coordinate with its basin and bath brassware, so you can carry a single finish and design language from the taps right through to the shower valve. This guide walks through every type of Nuie shower fitting, explains the jargon - twin versus triple, outlets, diverters, manual versus thermostatic - and helps you match the right components to your bathroom and water system.

The two ways to run a Nuie shower

Broadly, Nuie gives you two routes to a working shower. The first is a bath shower mixer, a single fitting mounted on or beside the bath that fills the tub and feeds a shower handset through a built-in diverter - ideal where the shower lives over the bath. The second is a concealed shower valve, where the controls sit flush on the wall and the pipework is hidden in the wall behind them, feeding a fixed head, a handset, or both. Most bathrooms use one or the other; larger rooms sometimes use both a bath filler and a separate concealed shower.

Bath shower mixers: bath and shower from one fitting

If your shower runs over the bath, a bath shower mixer is usually the simplest, most cost-effective choice. Nuie offers several mounting styles across its ranges:

• Deck-mounted bath shower mixers sit on the bath rim or surround and come complete with a shower kit (handset, hose and holder).
• Wall-mounted bath shower mixers mount on the wall above the bath for a cleaner deck, again supplied with a shower kit.
• Wall-mounted thermostatic bath shower mixers add thermostatic temperature control for safer, steadier warmth.
• 4 tap hole (no spout) and 5 tap hole versions spread the controls, spout and handset across the bath deck for a more traditional, symmetrical look.
• Freestanding bath shower mixers rise on a floor-mounted standpipe next to a freestanding tub - a real statement piece, available across the finish range.

Browse the full selection in the Bath Shower Mixer Taps collection, or the 4 Hole Bath Shower Mixer Taps collection for deck-spread designs.

Concealed shower valves: the built-in option

A concealed (or built-in) valve gives the cleanest wall, with only the control plate and handles on show. This is the route for walk-in showers and over-bath showers where you want a fixed drencher head, a handset, or a combination. All of Nuie's concealed valves are collected in the Concealed Mixer Showers collection. Two decisions shape which one you need: manual versus thermostatic, and how many functions you want to run.

Manual vs thermostatic

A manual valve mixes hot and cold with a single control - simple and affordable, but the temperature can drift if someone runs a tap elsewhere in the house. A thermostatic valve holds your chosen temperature automatically and cuts out if the cold supply fails, which is why it is the safer, more comfortable choice and the one we recommend for most homes, especially where children or older users share the bathroom.

Twin, triple, outlets and diverters

The number in the valve name tells you how many things it can run:

• A twin valve controls one outlet - typically either a fixed head or a handset. It has one control for temperature and one for on/off/flow.
• A triple valve adds a diverter so you can run - or switch between - two outlets, for example a fixed drencher head and a separate handset.
• Outlets (1, 2 or 3) simply count how many shower fittings the valve feeds. A diverter is the switch that sends water to one outlet or another (or, on some models, splits it two or three ways).

As a rule of thumb: one head, choose a twin single-outlet valve; a head plus a handset, choose a triple two-outlet valve with diverter; a bigger system with body jets or a second zone, look at the three-outlet options. Nuie makes each of these across its finishes, so you can match the valve to the taps in the same room.

Bar valves and temperature-control extras

For an exposed, surface-mounted alternative, some ranges offer a thermostatic bar shower valve that fits onto existing pipe centres - a straightforward upgrade without chasing the wall. Nuie also supplies concealed stop taps, standalone thermostatic temperature-control valves and multi-way diverters to build out bespoke or multi-function showers.

Finishes to match your brassware

Nuie's showering fittings are offered in the same palette as its taps, so your shower can echo the rest of the room: bright polished chrome, bold matt black, soft-grey brushed pewter, warm brushed brass and rich brushed bronze. Finish availability varies a little by range and component, with chrome offered across the board and the coloured finishes concentrated on the concealed valves and freestanding mixers.

Matching your shower to the rest of the bathroom

The easiest way to a pulled-together bathroom is to keep one range and one finish across the taps, bath filler and shower. If you are still choosing brassware, our Complete Guide to Nuie Bathroom Taps covers basin and bath taps in the same four ranges, and the Complete Guide to Nuie Bathroom Mirrors helps finish the look above the basin.

The Nuie shower ranges at a glance

Each Nuie range carries a consistent design from taps to shower valve, so pick the style you like and you will find a matching shower to suit:

• Aztec - slim, cylindrical and contemporary. See the Aztec Twin Concealed Thermostatic Shower Valve.
• Arvan - softly rounded, modern curves. See the Arvan Twin Concealed Thermostatic Shower Valve.
• Windon - crisp, squared and architectural. See the Windon Twin Concealed Thermostatic Shower Valve.
• Binsey - soft rounded edges with a warm, tactile feel. See the Binsey Twin Thermostatic Shower Valve.

Pressure and compatibility

Always check the minimum operating pressure for the specific valve or mixer against your water system - thermostatic valves in particular perform best with balanced hot and cold supplies. If you are on a low-pressure gravity-fed system, look for fittings rated for low pressure, and consider a pump if you want a stronger drench from a fixed head. Each product page lists the minimum pressure and flow figures so you can match the fitting to your home.

How to choose - a quick recap

• Shower over the bath, keeping it simple? A bath shower mixer with kit does both jobs from one fitting.
• Walk-in shower or a clean, built-in look? Go concealed, and choose thermostatic for safety and steady temperature.
• One shower head? A twin single-outlet valve. Head plus handset? A triple two-outlet valve with diverter.
• Want it all to match? Pick one range and one finish across taps, bath filler and shower.

Still not sure which valve or mixer suits your bathroom? Browse the Concealed Mixer Showers and Bath Shower Mixer Taps collections, or get in touch and we will help you spec the right shower for your room and water system.

Complete the look

A shower is one part of a coordinated Nuie bathroom. Once your showering is sorted, our other buying guides help you match the rest of the room in the same range and finish:

• Choose coordinating basin mixers, bath fillers and wall-mounted taps with our complete guide to Nuie bathroom taps.
• Light your space and check your reflection with our complete guide to Nuie bathroom mirrors.
• Coordinate your storage with our furniture guides for the Nuie Lunar, Nuie Parade, Nuie Core, Nuie Vault and Nuie Eden ranges.