Please advise / shower

[rocketmanbkk]

Hi

Replaced a shower pump and on sat replaced new shower.

All working, looking good.

Today get a call no hot water.

Went there, pump won't kick in in hot. When you turn pump upside down in works but put it back stops again.

Took shower off wall, turned pump off, cold great (tank fed) hot weak - was 3 Ltrs per min now just 2.

I think this issue is the pump not being fed enough hot. I changed the hose as it was twisted a little and pulled the mesh filter out. Still the same.

Not sure what to do, it's weird that in Sat it worked now not.

The shower is a Triton and 0.1 bar ( I was careful to get that right).

Anyone help with this one please?

Thanks

Rct

 

[rocketmanbkk]

Sounds more like a restriction

How old is the cylinder?

any other hot outlets affected?

possible the pump has sucked some crud into the outlet

by draining down and replacing it its fallen down to get sucked up again.

All hot taps are good, no other issues.

 

[rocketmanbkk]

Thx Gary. It's got me stumped.

 

[rocketmanbkk]

It's just windsor rd, Slough.

 

[rocketmanbkk]

Air locks, story of my life.

How would you clear it please? I can try before the SOS call.

 

[Irish]

if there's a surrey/essex flange it'll get rid of any potential airlocks

 

[rocketmanbkk]

if there's a surrey/essex flange it'll get rid of any potential airlocks

There's not! Landlord want cheap, won't pay for that!

Only changed the shower as it fell apart & seized!

 

[Irish]

only so much you can do mate! did you supply the pump?

 

[rocketmanbkk]

Yeah, he wanted same as was already in situ Showermill PR50D - cheapest!

 

[Toxic Ted]

Air locks, story of my life.

How would you clear it please? I can try before the SOS call.

Depends how its set up Jay....air will collect at any high point so if the flexi's into the pump are bent over it may be there or if the cylinder outlet is straight off the top without a surrey flange, then the pump can draw air down the vent pipe easier than water from the cylinder causing problems that way. No shortage of potentials really.

 

[rocketmanbkk]

Thank you to Toxic. 1in a million & nice to see you today mate.

Thanks for everything again.

 

[Irish]

Thank you to Toxic. 1in a million & nice to see you today mate.

Thanks for everything again.

what was it then ?????????????????????????

 

[rocketmanbkk]

You'd never ever guess. The only way to know this is experience!!

Let the guessing commence please.

Toxic - not you!

 

[rocketmanbkk]

Or I can just tell you?

 

[Toxic Ted]

sorry ......nearly ruined it there....me and my big mouth........

 

[Irish]

no you did !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Toxic Ted]

No Irish, you did..........i edited my post as soon as i saw the guessing game and the "not you Ted"

 

[Toxic Ted]

Think i better go to the pub to celebrate my superpowers of deduction.......

 

[Irish]

No Irish, you did..........i edited my post as soon as i saw the guessing game and the "not you Ted"

Liar!

 

[rocketmanbkk]

Quality fix that Ted. I'm still smiling.

 

[kris]

what was the prob rocket?

 

[Resolute]

Did you swap hot and cold feeds over?

 

[kris]

not the old cork,

 

[rocketmanbkk]

Nope, toxic had a look, I explained what I'd done, pump not kicking in on hot but flow when valve off wall.

Took valve off again, he undid elbow on hot and removed the mesh filter that was fully blocked after 1 days use!

Put back together & working fine, pump kicking in, all ok,

I'd have never ever have looked or even knew the elbows screwed off.

Great piece of knowledge gained.

 

[kris]

I thought the watermills come with the flexis detatched and we have to screw the elbow flexis on? also insert the filters , they maybe all come together now

 

[kris]

Well done rocket and toxic ,,