Shower problem

[diygirly]

Hello! I have mixer taps on the bath, connected to a shower head. If we run water from the taps for a bath, any more water than about two ml per hour will be too high a pressure and will divert the water to the shower head instead. Is it likely to be the washer? Or the valve seating? Or something else I don't know about?

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[herbert]

is this new? so you pull the valve up to shower? if so i think it could be a worn spring on the plunger

 

[Plumbstar Tom]

sounds like the push or pull diverter has failed

Best bet is to contact the manufacturer and get a new divertor, free if its in guarantee and you can prove it

 

[diygirly]

I don't know who the manufacturer is - it's been installed for 3 years though. And yes, there's a knob you push down above the taps to divert the water to the shower. Will I need to replace the whole mixer tap then?