Hi all,
I have a tower shower that we really struggle to turn on. We have to turn the thermostat far as we can on cold and it is really really stiff. Even then it doesn’t always come on. It generally starts dripping slowly then comes on after 30 seconds or so. Once on we can’t turn it left to warm up. It turns to hot quite easily, but won’t start if on hot. I’ve taken the shower off and the pressure through the flexi hoses seems fine. The hoses are a little dented where bent but not too bad. The thermo was no different when I removed the pipes.
Sooo it does seem a problem with the shower thermostat but it’s pretty much alway been like this just now a lot worse. Got to the point that my wife can’t turn on due to arthritis and 6ft 2 me struggles just as much.
The confusing thing is I’m pretty sure the previous tower shower when we moved in started playing up the same which had me thinking there might be a blockage.
I even replaced the pump, but having taken the shower off today it doesn’t seem to be pressure.
So would appreciate your thoughts? And if it can only be the shower could I just replace the thermo? Could the kink in the pipes be enough to cause an issue? But if so the hot was more kinked than cold and it’s. Cold that kicks in the pump.
As you will see the pipes are right next to each other so ideally don’t want to have to move them apart. Access is an issue.
Lots of info. Apologies but the fact we had troubles with the old one made me concerned.
I have a tower shower that we really struggle to turn on. We have to turn the thermostat far as we can on cold and it is really really stiff. Even then it doesn’t always come on. It generally starts dripping slowly then comes on after 30 seconds or so. Once on we can’t turn it left to warm up. It turns to hot quite easily, but won’t start if on hot. I’ve taken the shower off and the pressure through the flexi hoses seems fine. The hoses are a little dented where bent but not too bad. The thermo was no different when I removed the pipes.
Sooo it does seem a problem with the shower thermostat but it’s pretty much alway been like this just now a lot worse. Got to the point that my wife can’t turn on due to arthritis and 6ft 2 me struggles just as much.
The confusing thing is I’m pretty sure the previous tower shower when we moved in started playing up the same which had me thinking there might be a blockage.
I even replaced the pump, but having taken the shower off today it doesn’t seem to be pressure.
So would appreciate your thoughts? And if it can only be the shower could I just replace the thermo? Could the kink in the pipes be enough to cause an issue? But if so the hot was more kinked than cold and it’s. Cold that kicks in the pump.
As you will see the pipes are right next to each other so ideally don’t want to have to move them apart. Access is an issue.
Lots of info. Apologies but the fact we had troubles with the old one made me concerned.
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