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Title: DIY help required Post by: juddie on Monday, February 25, 2008, 15:24:46 My shower is as feeble as, er, something that's not very strong. Is there anything you can do to help improve water pressure? I'm rubbish with things like this...
Title: DIY help required Post by: strooood on Monday, February 25, 2008, 15:37:16 with ours it was a buil up of limescale on the actual head meaning all the pressure was lost as the water hit the limescale, just took the top off and soaked it in some limescale stuff
Title: DIY help required Post by: Jamiesfuturewife on Monday, February 25, 2008, 15:53:34 we have a pump on our shower - they are quite expensive I think - well Im not sure if they are expensive to buy but I think they are quite tricky to fit so if you had to employ someone to fit it for you it might be expensive but it makes our shower ace!
do you have any builder mates? Title: DIY help required Post by: juddie on Monday, February 25, 2008, 16:38:51 I don't have any useful mates, to be honest. I was thinking this on Saturday when I woke to discover some pikey had kicked one of the panels of my car. I don't know any car people. Or DIY people. In fact I need to get myself some useful mates!
I've tried cleaning my shower head, it's not that, it's literally the water pressure itself. The bath runs fine but the shower is a terrible. It's so annoying, my missus showers at the gym. I don't go to the gym... Title: DIY help required Post by: Batch on Monday, February 25, 2008, 16:43:03 So has it always been like that, or got worse over time?
Is it an electric/power shower that heats the water, or does it take the hot water straight from the boiler? Title: DIY help required Post by: Jamiesfuturewife on Monday, February 25, 2008, 16:44:29 http://www.screwfix.com/search.do;jsessionid=2SGQOAFVRKQ30CSTHZOSFFY?_dyncharset=UTF-8&fh_search=shower+pump
here is the type of thing we have - luckily my boyfriend is a builder so he fitted ours my advice would be get some new friends :wink: either that or I will give you my boyfriends number Title: DIY help required Post by: red macca on Monday, February 25, 2008, 16:47:53 i will be your friend
Title: DIY help required Post by: juddie on Monday, February 25, 2008, 16:48:41 does your boyfriend travel to berkshire?
it's always been crap, but has got crapper. It's an electric. If it's going to cost loads then I'll leave it, cos my house is on the market at the moment. But I could still be there for a few months... Title: DIY help required Post by: BANGKOK RED on Monday, February 25, 2008, 16:53:46 I don't have a problem with pressure but my apartment building relies on the sun to heat the water tanks on the roof.
It has been cloudy of late and so the water is freezing, meaning that I have had the occassional smelly day of late. Just thought that I'd share that with you. Title: DIY help required Post by: STFCBIKER on Monday, February 25, 2008, 17:13:13 I take it is fed off mains? The pressure will be slower this time of year because the shower has to work harder to heat up colder water. A more powerful shower may help (presuming your supply is big enough) but im no expert i just fit them occasionally.
Title: DIY help required Post by: Arriba on Monday, February 25, 2008, 17:16:00 if the bath runs fine but the shower doesn't, i reckon the shower would be the problem. the cold water feed would be the same for both i would think.
i'd call in a plumber to check it out Title: DIY help required Post by: Fred Elliot on Monday, February 25, 2008, 17:23:50 It will be the internal tank in the shower scaled up.
Time for a new shower :( Title: DIY help required Post by: Bushey Boy on Monday, February 25, 2008, 17:35:25 If its an electric shower speak to Jimmy Cider off here, hes an electrician and is top notch and good prices
I ahve a plumber who travles if it helps Title: DIY help required Post by: ronnie21 on Monday, February 25, 2008, 18:44:06 Quote from: "Bushey Boy" If its an electric shower speak to Jimmy Cider off here, hes an electrician and is top notch and good prices Is that the same Jimmy Cider who has a date in Nottingham later on this week?I ahve a plumber who travles if it helps Title: DIY help required Post by: Bushey Boy on Monday, February 25, 2008, 18:45:57 Ah yes but thats to do with getting pissed up at forest, never mind his mrs and him are making a day of attending court - hes a romantic!
Title: DIY help required Post by: stfctownenda on Monday, February 25, 2008, 19:19:03 Quote from: "ronnie21" Quote from: "Bushey Boy" If its an electric shower speak to Jimmy Cider off here, hes an electrician and is top notch and good prices Is that the same Jimmy Cider who has a date in Nottingham later on this week?I ahve a plumber who travles if it helps :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick: :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick: |