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Have thermostatic mixers caught on in US showers yet?
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Yeah, high end installations have been using them for years. You won't find them in the big-box stores. I looked into all that when I redid my showers and decided to just go with Delta "Monitor" mixers. It worked pretty well with the old tank heater and it's indistinguishable from a thermostatic now that I have an on-demand water heater. As a bonus, the Monitor valve is interchangeable with a regular mixer valve in case I'm broke when it fails and need to buy a cheap mixer valve.
I think the Monitor brand uses wax like you described in a comment but they don't call them thermostatic, probably to differentiate them from their actual bimetal products.