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NT writes:
On Nov 19, 5:51*pm, chudford wrote:
I received one of the shower flow reducers free from Eaga discussed
sometime ago in this group. *Sent for so long ago that I had forgotten
about it.

I duly fitted it to save the planet and sure enough it reduced the
flow.

I should add at this point that I have a shower pump fitted (silly I
know).

Well there I was nicely soaped up and "enjoying" the reduced flow,
when suddenly there was a whooshing sound from behind the tiles and
the shower stopped. *I quickly turned off the shower and there was
only a small damp patch on the ceiling below.

On removing the Aqualisa mixer I found that the plastic pipe fitting
on the shower feed from the mixer had disintegrated and the pipe
forced off.

So if you have a shower pump don't fit one of these flow reducers or
the mixer will be damaged by the build up of pressure in the system.

Just one final tip I got the part from the Shower Doctor in Edinburgh,
they are cheaper than most other shower spares suppliers and the new
part arrived next day. *I am nothing to do with the company but I
thought they deserved a mention.

The new part was a pig to fit with only a small hole in the tiles to
work through, but it is working again now WITHOUT the flow reducer.

You can reduce pump pressure with an electrical dropper instead

No you can't.

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?title=Droppers

That article is full of so many mistakes, it should be deleted.

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Andrew Gabriel
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