What are these I found loose amongst my bathroom refit bits

[ihtspam]

I have just refit my bathroom. New combi mixer shower, bath, toilet, sink, the whole lot.

Rather worryingly, I found two of these (pictured below) all on their lonesome, amongst all the refit packaging. Does anyone know what they are, and where they need to go!?

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj218/ihtspam/07102009079.jpg

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj218/ihtspam/07102009078.jpg

Cheers in advance

Jim

 

[bathstyle]

They look liek components that fit inside your taps, to create a champagne effect or standard flow

 

[SUPERPLUMBER]

bathstyle is right,

low pressure sometimes causes the water to dribble out of your taps so they are removed to increase the flow

 

[Hugh Jaleak]

I had similar looking parts for my shower, a Triton Altair. Some kind of filters or pressure reducers I think.

 

[doitall]

Pressure reducers.

 

[bengasman]

Flow restrictors/limiters

 

[mattylad]

they are the little bits the last plumber dropped when fitting it all

 

[Garygas69]

Probably pressure reducers / flow restrictors from the shower valve.

 

[tamz]

Flow restrictors from the shower. Usually a couple of different colour ones come with the showers (brown, yellow, green)and the one most suited to the system is used. Check the shower MI,s and it will tell you.

 

[seco services]

i think the op's probably got the message now what they are.

 

[mickyg]

I'm guessing some kind of device to restrict the amount of water through a fitting of some kind

 

[kevplumb]

possibly a shower

 

[seco services]

well i would never of guessed that

 

[roguetrader]

there earrings.

 

[ihtspam]

What a response!!

Thanks everyone, I shall try to stick em in my shower, if they don't fit, Ill stick them in my ears.