SHOWER TRAY SLOW

dave the rave · Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 4:25 pm Post Subject: SHOWER TRAY SLOW

My shower tray is not draining quickly, after 10 minutes the tray overflows. it also takes ages for tray to empty. Any suggestions will be helpful as the wife won't stop nagging.

corgiman · Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 4:26 pm Post Subject:

here is one out of the blue

try clearing its drain plunger or chemmies should do you

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dave the rave · Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 4:37 pm Post Subject: Re: SHOWER TRAY SLOW

i believe i have already done that and have checked the levels it appears like the trap is'nt coping with the flow????

corgiman · Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 4:40 pm Post Subject:

oh ok

right you going to need to upgrade the diameter of the pipe then if you cannot achieve suffcient flow with what you have got

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dave the rave · Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 4:43 pm Post Subject: Re: SHOWER TRAY SLOW

i believe the waste pipe fitted at the mo is 32 mm will i have to upgrade the trap and pipes to 40mm??????

corgiman · Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 4:44 pm Post Subject:

well yes 1 1/4 just aint big enough is it

you may need to go even bigger if you dont have the fall

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gas4you · Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 5:07 pm Post Subject:

40mm should have been fitted in the first place as per regs

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dave the rave · Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 5:12 pm Post Subject: Re: SHOWER TRAY SLOW

Had a friend do the work who is meant to be a plumber/builder, it now appears my ex-friend is a jack of none and a master of none and a bit of a con man, but never mind that stuff.

My waste pipe is definately 32mm, but i should be able to upgrage the trap and pipework so what size of pipework would be best????

gas4you · Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 5:15 pm Post Subject:

40mm is the minimum for a shower tray or bath. 32mm should only be used on a hand wash basin.

As Corgi says we do not know what fall etc you have. I presume you have got a continuous fall and it hasn't been 'forced' up at some point to join on to existing wastes

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dave the rave · Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 5:24 pm Post Subject: Re: SHOWER TRAY SLOW

i believe i a continuous downward flow so i'm off to but a new trap and pipes, thanks for the advice i'll keep you updated.

corgiman · Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 5:25 pm Post Subject: Re: SHOWER TRAY SLOW

dave the rave wrote:

Had a friend do the work who is meant to be a plumber/builder, it now appears my ex-friend is a jack of none and a master of none and a bit of a con man, but never mind that stuff.

My waste pipe is definately 32mm, but i should be able to upgrage the trap and pipework so what size of pipework would be best????

u probably have the right trap in it but as Gas says it should be 1.5 inch minimum

never mind get your solvent out

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