Ask The Trades - Print Page

Ask The Trades
https://www.askthetrades.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl DIY Forum >> Plumbing Questions >> shower query https://www.askthetrades.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1082491546 Message started by scotspark on Apr 20^th, 2004, 9:05pm

Title: shower query
Post by scotspark on Apr 20^th, 2004, 9:05pm

hi i was at a customer's today whose shower was malfunctioning :o
there was very little water coming thru so i disconnected from pipework and checked for blockages and checked water pressure everything seemed ok ::)

so tried shower and it workrd ok but when i turned off and then back on same thing happened but if i shut the isolating valve then opened it i had pressure again. :-X

as this continued to happen my question is ???

is this as i think a problem with shower so replace shower or is there something plumbing which can explain this ??? ???

thanks for any help :D

Title: Re: shower query
Post by thescruff on Apr 20^th, 2004, 10:27pm

The make, model, and age may help.

scruff

Title: Re: shower query
Post by scotspark on Apr 20^th, 2004, 11:23pm

mira sport 7.5kw bout 6 year old :P

[glb]cheers[/glb]

Title: Re: shower query
Post by thescruff on Apr 20^th, 2004, 11:50pm

Scale comes to mind, did it rattle when you had it off.

scruff

Title: Re: shower query
Post by scotspark on Apr 21^st, 2004, 6:04pm

some stuff did come out it when i had head of and ran water thru it first couple o times.

can i sort that or am i best to jus replace the shower and if so is there something i can do to prevent it happening to new shower???

cheers 8)

Title: Re: shower query
Post by thescruff on Apr 21^st, 2004, 6:34pm

You could probably turn it upside down and shack a load out or they can be descaled, although cost wise its easier to just replace it.

You can get scale preventors Look up Scalewatcher on the net.

scruff

Title: Re: shower query
Post by scotspark on Apr 22^nd, 2004, 12:08am

cheers scruff

yeah looked it up pricey bit o kit :o more than the shower >:(

i didnt think we had much o a problem up here in scotland where waters softer ???

Title: mRe: shower query
Post by thescruff on Apr 22^nd, 2004, 5:07pm

I wouldn't fit one on a shower anyway, the showers are so cheap its not worth it.

Other than that I only assumed it was scale, as this is the most common problem.

scruff

Title: Re: shower query
Post by greg on Apr 22^nd, 2004, 7:16pm

Does the low pressure light come on?

Could be a dodgy flow switch

Title: Re: shower query
Post by scotspark on Apr 22^nd, 2004, 7:35pm

no low pressure light don't come on.

guess i'll jus fit new shower was jus worried that i'd do that and same would happen >:( but pressure seems ok when i had shower disconnected .

thanks for your help scruff & greg