New and wanting help. Air in the system?

[Francisco Barros]

Hi
Got a new house and has a power shower fitted.

A few weeks after moving in the shower started to struggle, like water wasn’t coming through.
Got a “Triton power shower” but the problem still there. Sometimes worked a little better and sometimes didn’t but always struggling , sounded like an engine when stationary but still pressing on the pedal.

Got a plumber and he fitted a valve in the loft to release the air.

Problem still there and he advise to replace the shower was it was faulty.

Got a new shower today and before I installed it done some tests:
- try to bleed the radiator in the bathroom that it’s connected to the hot water system (at least it’s what I think), no luck.
- check the water coming to the shower pipes without anything attached and clearly can be seen struggling.
- used the trick to block the hot water in the kitchen and while blocked open the cold, no luck.

Fitted the new shower but still doesn’t work.
Tried to let it run without the shower head and it does run (struggles) but 10 minutes later wife goes to have shower and doesn’t work, goes dry.

I have water tank in the loft that feed the hot water tank, the locking thing works.
In the kitchen there is a boiler that heats the water and does the radiators.

It doesn’t have a Surrey or Sussex flange but after discussing it with the plumber he says the way it is should work.

Any help would be welcome as I am relying on a jug for shower as the other shower in the bath has no pressure.

 

[Francisco Barros]

Cut a hole in the wall in the airing cupboard directly behind where the shower is. And pipe the pipe from the cylinder directly into the shower unit.

Thanks for your help but my option is leaving the hot water on 24 hours until I come across a solution.

 

[Harvest Fields]

Same level , cupboard next to bathroom.

So the shower isn’t next to the cupboard?

 

[Francisco Barros]

So the shower isn’t next to the cupboard?

As you come out on the right but it’s the opposite corner on the hall.

Correct me if I am wrong but once the water heats, goes to the top of the cylinder and comes out when I open the tap and the hot/steam/pressure helps it flow.
But the tank it’s only on for a a couple of hours and doesn’t get hot enough ???

Would a Surrey or Essex flange help ?

 

[Harvest Fields]

As you come out on the right but it’s the opposite corner on the hall.

Correct me if I am wrong but once the water heats, goes to the top of the cylinder and comes out when I open the tap and the hot/steam/pressure helps it flow.
But the tank it’s only on for a a couple of hours and doesn’t get hot enough ???

Would a Surrey or Essex flange help ?

Probably not. If it was my house I would do what @ShaunCorbs said and fit a normal mixer shower and an external pump in the cupboard. The shower probably hasn’t worked correctly since it was fitted.

 

[Francisco Barros]

Probably not. If it was my house I would do what @ShaunCorbs said and fit a normal mixer shower and an external pump in the cupboard. The shower probably hasn’t worked correctly since it was fitted.

I actually thought Of it but as I am re-doing the bathroom at a later stage and wanted to get it working .
But i believe will need a bigger tank as the one I have it’s 25 gallon .
Thanks .

 

[Harvest Fields]

Salamander pumps require the tank to be double that size.

 

[Welder]

If I call another plumber and get one with your attitude... I have no chance of getting it fixed.

Its called karma, sweetlips. Good luck.