I have been reading the messages on this site for a while and it is proving a helpful forum so I thought I would give it a go and see if I can avoid buying a new shower pump unless I really have to....
Our power shower is going hot and cold. The thermostatic valve only has to be turned a fraction of a millimeter in one direction and it goes boiling hot, then if you turn it in the other direction a tiny bit the water goes freezing cold.
We have taken the front plate off, removed and cleaned out the valve filters which seemed to do the trick for about a week then it started doing it again. Also bought a new shower head incase that was scaled up too.
The shower still seems to run at the same pressure as it always has done, the pump is fairly noisy as it has been installed directly on the floorboards so it is difficult to tell if it is on its last legs.
The pipework from the hot water tank, via the pump to the shower is only a couple of years old as it was put in when the shower went in.
Any thoughts as to what we should check next ?
Our power shower is going hot and cold. The thermostatic valve only has to be turned a fraction of a millimeter in one direction and it goes boiling hot, then if you turn it in the other direction a tiny bit the water goes freezing cold.
We have taken the front plate off, removed and cleaned out the valve filters which seemed to do the trick for about a week then it started doing it again. Also bought a new shower head incase that was scaled up too.
The shower still seems to run at the same pressure as it always has done, the pump is fairly noisy as it has been installed directly on the floorboards so it is difficult to tell if it is on its last legs.
The pipework from the hot water tank, via the pump to the shower is only a couple of years old as it was put in when the shower went in.
Any thoughts as to what we should check next ?
