Shower pump problem

[kevplumb]

i thought running a pump dry would burn it out?/damage it?

so look quick and you won't

 

[seco services]

your only running it for a matter of seconds.

 

[stuartgoodridge]

ok will try it now and post the result!

 

[seco services]

or remove the outlet flexi and run into a bucket.

 

[stuartgoodridge]

outlet flexy? what the part that leaves the shower unit or the pipe that joins the pipe uo to the shower mixer?

 

[kevplumb]

outlet on the pump the top one

 

[stuartgoodridge]

i see where we are going, i remove the outlet flexy that joins to the copper pipe. then if this is fine, the prob is at the shower mixer?...

i'll check now.

 

[seco services]

if you remove the end to the pipe then you can hold the flexi over a bucket.

if you remove the pump end you'll get a 10ft high water fall.

 

[stuartgoodridge]

ok i did this: loosened the hot flexy from the shower unit to the pipe, but no joy. nothing coming out. pump not working on hot, only on cold.

so is it a faulty pump?

 

[kevplumb]

if you remove the end to the pipe then you can hold the flexi over a bucket.

if you remove the pump end you'll get a 10ft high water fall.

hang on in there mate this is gonna be 3 pages methinks

 

[seco services]

you should still of had a gravity flow.

 

[kevplumb]

so is it a faulty pump?

its deffo looking that way fella (ignore the banter ) if you like

 

[seco services]

hang on in there mate this is gonna be 3 pages methinks

just to diagnose a faulty pump.

 

[stuartgoodridge]

nothing at all - well a tiny bit came like a dribble, but i presumed this was residual water.

hang on.


sorry yes the "dribble" is constant, like a poor flow constant, but not enough for a shower.

 

[kevplumb]

did you turn the valve on