shower

I swapped out my old shower for a 10.8kw one from screwfix. Worked for a while, but at the pull switch it's melting the cables going TO the shower and tripping the breaker. The full run is as follows: About 9-10m of 6mm2 from mcb to a junction box above the switch. 10mm2 from the junction...

Hi I hope someone can help with this. I have a Mira Platinum shower with a Digital Mixer High Pressure/Combi Valve. For a long time now the shower has not worked, I get a small trickle when I turn it on and if I put one of the hot taps in the bath or sink on full whack then the flow increases...

Dear All, I put ad on RatedPeople to renovate my old en-suite + new toilet/shower in Outbuilding. This tradesman came on 12th July and gave quotation + 5* ratings + reviews + previous work photos. I was impressed and he pushed that he can start now only because he is booked till October fully...

I purchased the following Duravit Shower Tray (1500x700): https://www.duravit.co.uk/products/all_series/starck_tubs__showers.com-en.html?product=1616323 I have not yet unboxed it, but from the drawings it looks like the profile on the bottom of the tray is sloped - with a 20mm 'lip' all the...

Hi there, I feel like a real novice here. I'm trying to fit a fixed shower bar, attached to a thin wall. The pipework will be on the other side of the wall. I was looking at the normal wall-plate elbow, but they are designed to be screwed into a wall chasing. With the pipes travelling through...

My question is: can SBR be used to “restore” crumbling plasterboard behind shower tiling? If not, what else would you suggest, please? Tiles have popped up in a smallish area (110 cm 40 cm) of the shower due to water getting in behind them. The standard foil-backed plasterboard has...

Hi all Just installed a new shower! Got the classic problem of a slow draining shower. I removed the trap from the waste (the cup part), and it drains fine. Anyone else have this problem? Thinking if I make the holes in the trap bigger or saw a bit off the pipe that sticks into the trap water...

Hi I've got a leak from a shower waste so I'm going to have to take out a section of the ceiling below (oh joy) to repair. Given the location of the water mark on the ceiling below, I'm reasonably sure that the leak is coming from the trap. The trap in question is one like this type...

Hi, Had an Heritage Glastonbury exposed thermostatic shower - it's a wall-hung mixer tap!! Fitted for quite some time - long enough to be out of warranty!!! Typically, it's now started making a squealing noise while in use. Not always probably every other time it's used. Seems to be a case of...

Weird one and was wondering if anyone can help? I originally booked for an electrician to come and have a look but had to cancel due to being in isolation for 12 weeks (fun). Can anyone give me any ideas on what this might be? Electrician said it could just need a new pull cord switch in the...

Hugely annoying issue which stops this shower from working and I wonder if anyone can help as I have no bath and no other shower :( There is a dual controller for the ceiling fed or hand held parts of this digital shower which has two buttons on it (to select ceiling or hand shower) and...

Hi, We've recently had a Mira Atom Shower installed and we are experiencing a leak at the point where the hose attaches to the shower. The hose does not leak when the shower is off. However, when the unit is off water collects and drips down the side of the hose. Water continues to drip...

Quite handy with tools and plumbing, but racking my brain for ideas to change this into a shower room please, window needs to stay also, what's your ideas?

Hi All.. I'm hoping someone might be able to help me with this one..... I have a Stuart Turner Monsoon N1.5 Neg Head Pump fitted for a small Shower Room in my Attic. The pump works perfectly, but has never delivered 100% correctly from the time of install which was in 2012. The pump is located...

Hi, I hope someone can help I have a triton enrich shower unit which was working fine then suddenly stopped the next day... I have checked the fuse board which is all okay There is power to the pull cord The light on the shower unit itself is on when the switch is set to off. The light...

Is there a quick and simple fix for a Shower door (curved) that keeps coming out of its runners? I have attached a photo, but most days, this keeps popping out at the bottom, and it needs to slide back in to its runner, which can be tricky? If there are any tips, to keep these 'on track' then...

Hi people I'm looking for advice.we have an electric 10.5 kw shower but the flow is not impressive,we have a big cold water tank in the loft and a big hot water tank in the airing cupboard( I assume the shower is connected to these to work) we really need to improve the water power coming from...

Hi All, I have a strange issue with my shower pump as in its suddenly stopped working :) So I have 2 showers and starting either shower the pump fails to start. However if I cycle the power to the pump it will run for a few seconds and then if the shower is started in runs for the duration of...

In our main bathroom we've a shower which only has over head shower. With young kids we prefer handheld shower and I want to know what would be the simplest way of replacing this shower or adding a handheld shower to the current setup? Bathroom was done by the previous owner of the house so I...

Hi, I fitted a new shower back in July, went for the exact same kW and everything has been great until this week when I stopped getting 240V at the shower. All I can find is the breaker but there doesn't seem to be an isolation switch anywhere or a fuse, I don't have any power at the shower...