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I have just had a brand new bar shower mixer but the shower head keeps dripping every now and again. I have checked that there's no debri in the valve and everything is is tightened. This is very frustrating as the shower tray nevers dries and also very annoying in being disturbed in the middle of the night. More than anything though, i just want to know why this is happening and how it can be fixed. Any ideas ?
 
also is it rated for you system eg they havent installed a gravity mixer on a pressurise system?
 
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Every shower ive ever owned electric or mixer drips at some point during the day or night. Ive found it is just what water is left in the shower head coming out. Try tipping the shower head upside down and shake it to get some of the remaining water out of it when youve finished your shower. Alternatively you could leave the shower head on the bath/cubicle floor (unsightly) or unscrew the head and let the water out (impractical) when you have finished showering.

I know what you mean though, it can make you jump in the middle of the night when a load of water drips out into the bath/cubicle.
 
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Has it got a fixed head??
If it has, these can drip, even sometimes a few hours later. It syphons the water out of the riser and arm.
The his can happen to a degree on some shower heads too.
 
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Thanks for the replies. The mixer is from Bath Empire and yes I have got a fixed rain shower head as well as hand shower. I am trying out different things like draining draining any water left in riser and shower head to see if it makes any difference. I will report back.
 
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