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shower query
Apr 20^th, 2004, 9:05pm

hi i was at a customer's today whose shower was malfunctioning Shocked

there was very little water coming thru so i disconnected from pipework and checked for blockages and checked water pressure everything seemed ok Roll Eyes

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. Lips Sealed

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 Cheesy

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thescruff Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline Who said plumbing was easy. Posts: 6037 Total Thanks: 147 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Plumber	Re: shower query Reply #1 - Apr 20^th, 2004, 10:27pm The make, model, and age may help. scruff
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scotspark Trade Member Offline mmmmm it's gonna cost you!! Posts: 3074 Total Thanks: 10 For This Post: 0 scotland Scotland Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: shower query Reply #2 - Apr 20^th, 2004, 11:23pm mira sport 7.5kw bout 6 year old cheers
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thescruff Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline Who said plumbing was easy. Posts: 6037 Total Thanks: 147 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Plumber	Re: shower query Reply #3 - Apr 20^th, 2004, 11:50pm Scale comes to mind, did it rattle when you had it off. scruff
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scotspark Trade Member Offline mmmmm it's gonna cost you!! Posts: 3074 Total Thanks: 10 For This Post: 0 scotland Scotland Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: shower query Reply #4 - 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)
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thescruff Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline Who said plumbing was easy. Posts: 6037 Total Thanks: 147 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Plumber	Re: shower query Reply #5 - 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
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scotspark Trade Member Offline mmmmm it's gonna cost you!! Posts: 3074 Total Thanks: 10 For This Post: 0 scotland Scotland Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: shower query Reply #6 - Apr 22^nd, 2004, 12:08am cheers scruff yeah looked it up pricey bit o kit more than the shower i didnt think we had much o a problem up here in scotland where waters softer ???
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thescruff Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline Who said plumbing was easy. Posts: 6037 Total Thanks: 147 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Plumber	mRe: shower query Reply #7 - 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
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greg GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 147 For This Post: 0	Re: shower query Reply #8 - Apr 22^nd, 2004, 7:16pm Does the low pressure light come on? Could be a dodgy flow switch
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scotspark Trade Member Offline mmmmm it's gonna cost you!! Posts: 3074 Total Thanks: 10 For This Post: 0 scotland Scotland Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: shower query Reply #9 - 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
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