shower pump

[djc123]

I had a Saniflo shower pump fitted about 2 years ago. I think it is begining to get clogged up and would like to flush through the pump to clean it up. I'm aware I have to be careful with what I flush through the system. Any ideas?
Thanks

 

[HERTS P&D]

Buy a new one, very horrible to take these monstrosities apart!!

Andy

 

[ianblue]

Just a minute Herts this pump is only 2 years old!
These things are expensive. Surely it could be unclogged?
I wouldn't like to be buying one every 2 years!

 

[HERTS P&D]

Surely it could be unclogged?

Just make sure you wear at least 3 pairs of latex gloves.




I was working on a job once when the customer called in a saniflo engineer to repair her faulty system, he used a wet vac to 'suck' out all of the debris, it went in the wet vac and came out the other side, all over her bedding.

It wasn't a pretty site, $h1it every where.

Andy

 

[ianblue]

Well yes perhaps one would shrink from meddling with a pump which was pumping Sh...t. but this is only a shower pump.

 

[HERTS P&D]

In that case, fill the tray with water and use a wet vac, pushing air through the pump. That should give it a clear out.

Andy

 

[ianblue]

Just one other point One the main problems here is hair. If her indoors is washing her hair in the shower that could be the main reason for clogging.
I would always use one of those little stainless filters which slip into the drain. Works wonders.
I let out a couple of houses and you would not believe the amount of hair which I have had to remove from the bath trap. Great lumps of it enough to make a wig. Yuuuk!

 

[SimonH2]

Buy a new one, very horrible to take these monstrosities apart!!

Assuming this is a Sanivite, I agree they aren't the easiest things to get to bits, but not that bad. I've repaired a couple - usually go fairly cheap on eBay when they don't work, and if you understand the basic electrics, fairly simple to fix.

Can't see that they'd clog up internally though - more likely to be the pipework I'd have thought, and especially the flap valve where the water enters.
Would a good old fashioned plunger not help ?