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  1. P

    Can't get shower inlet loose from pipe

    Hi, in order to replace the solenoid on my shower I need to take it off the wall (bad shower design). I've got all the electrics disconnected, it's detached from the wall itself and I've unscrewed where the water pipe from the wall connects to the shower inlet (I'm sorry I don't know the right...
  2. S

    Shower leaking at the hose where it meets the shower unit

    I've attempted to replace the shower hose from our Aqualisa Lumi electric shower unit. The new hose is badly leaking water out from the connection point and when I reattach the old hose it is now leaking too! Both have been tried with new washers and are as hand tight as they can go (wasn't a...
  3. Sunnee

    Need help IDing broken concealed shower Thermo Cartridge

    Hi - I'm a rank amateur DIY'er with plumbing, with practically 0 skills & I know next to nothing about it, but a few weeks ago our concealed shower's thermo cartridge finally seized completely solid. With little time or skill to try to fix the issue, I then made a rooky mistake and accidentally...
  4. Mark Wright

    Shower not getting hot

    Hi, I'm a fairly regular on the electricians forum but know nothing! about plumbing. Basically all other taps get hot but the shower is luke warm. It's not mine but belongs to a little old lady. She had it replaced lately and I don't have the heart to tell her its not fixed. It's a bar-type...
  5. C

    What is the difference between a thermostatic and manual power shower?

    Hi, I am not a plumber, I'm a customer looking to replace my existing Mira Go Power (Manual) shower and will hire a plumber to install it. I don't understand technical plumbing terminology. What is the difference between (for instance) the Mira Vigor manual and the Mira Vigor thermostatic...
  6. fango7

    Shower tray hairline cracks

    Hi all I have two hairline cracks around shower tray plug waste hole. Is this a concern ? I.e let water in etc through crack ? And any fixes or do I need a new tray? I also have suspicions that the tray was fitted without a cement or mortar bed underneath to support the tray and this is...
  7. C

    Low level shower tray - will I regret this?

    Hi all, Would welcome your thoughts on this. I'm installing a low level shower tray, over a timber floor. Cast iron soil stack only about a metre away. So far so good. The problem is that the existing 1 1/2 copper connection into the stack (previously serving bath) enters the stack at a low...
  8. F

    Silicone Missing in Shower?

    My tenant tells me these areas should have been siliconed? This was a new build. The vertical shower frame (please see pictures)? And the bottom of the shower frame that rests on the shower tray?
  9. J

    Shower waste water configuration

    Hi I'm currently doing the pre-planning for my next DIY project fitting a shower tray and enclosure from scratch. I'm confident of being able to do the job but not being a plumber not sure the best way to go about it so would appreciate any advice. The current upstairs room has a black waste...
  10. A

    walk in shower install.

    morning everyone. Could someone please give me a ball park figure to have a bath removed and a walkin shower installed, wooden floor with joists, its a very small bathroom but can get a 750mm tray in, price to include tanking and full length polymer coated screen and tiling please. Job in York...
  11. F

    Shower waste slipping

    I had a shower waste today which was supplied with the tray and wouldn't tighten up, just kept slipping threads. I've had a few of these before, they're always the ones in a white box and don't fit on the larger trays with thicker casting around the waste. I spoke to another plumber about it...
  12. Mattcol99

    Shower mixer tap dribbling

    Complete amateur here ! Shower mixer tap Is Dribbling. I was hoping to see a washer when I took it apart. See attached pic. how do I fix/replace?
  13. M

    Replacement for Stuart Trevi 45 automatic shower booster

    17 year old Stuart Trevi 45 twin automatic shower booster pump serving two showers. Leaking and heavily corroded externally. Assuming this model is now obsolete, what would be a suitable like for like replacement?
  14. H

    Which fitting for trite on shower replacement?

    Hi there, First time changing a shower or any sort of plumbing work really. Previously had an old Gainsborough shower unit which packed up yesterday, so I’ve bought a tritron easi fit today with the hope that it would require minimal effort haha. Only issue I have is the water pipe on my...
  15. A

    Shower leaking from elbow

    when I use my shower there is a leak to the property below. I stopped using it for a week and redone the waste, in this time the water leaking through to the neighbour dried out. Started using the shower again and the leak reappeared, the shower is a concealed mixer type. I believe the leak is...

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