On Sat, 1 May 2004 20:31:24 +0100, "Peter Boulton"
wrote:

Hello there,

Original (dripping) poster here! Thanks for all the advice. I am
struggling to relate some of the parts referred to in the advice with what
I've got in my valve. Can't think I saw an O-ring when I disassembled this
morning. I'll have another go in the morning and maybe put some more
pictures on my website of the separate valve bits.


There should be one on the fluted spindle at the front of the
cartridge which basically holds the flow control knob in place.

The second is in the back of the base in a projecting tube in the
centre.




However, I did have one brainwave. Just don't know whether I have the balls
to do this... what do you think? Bear in mind that I am several spanners
short of a full tookbox when it comes to diy....

There is another, identical, shower in the ensuite (which does not leak).
The brainwave is to disassemble this and try the cartridge in the dripping
shower. If this worked then it would prove I simply need to save up for a
replacement cartridge. If it didn't, I suppose it's a plumber?

But... is it safe to disassemble the working one? How likely am I to ruin
it? I know that question invites all sorts of smartypants answers, but you
know what I mean! How easy is it to damage these objects?

Advice on this high-risk strategy greatly appreciated! Thanks.

Pete


If you are careful it should be OK.

If you are unlucky or not careful then it will be two cartridges.

However, if you just look at the faulty one with the front flow
control cap and the thermostatic control cap removed and see where the
leak is coming from then it will be obvious.

It should either be coming from between the cartridge and the base, in
which case it will need a new sealing O-ring there - they are a
special shape - or from the spindle.

If it's the latter, then it is time for a new cartridge.

There should be no need to swap them between showers.








"PoP" wrote in message
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On Sat, 1 May 2004 12:27:21 +0100, "Peter Boulton"
wrote:

I have an Aqualisa thermostatic mixer valve shower (non-power). Not sure
what the model number is but I posted a digital photo (6k) at
http://tinyurl.com/32cpb.

It has started dripping from the mixer - you can see the drips in the
photo!

I fixed one of these recently, and I've got another to fix this coming
week. Both were/are dripping.

The corkscrew assembly is known as a cartrdge. At the rear end of this
is a small shaft that fits into a hole at the back of the wall
mounting. Just inside that hole is a black rubber washer which
probably costs about 10p.

Sadly in my experience you have to change the whole cartridge at a
cost of somewhere in the region of £100. I'm not sure that washer is
something that can be replaced on its own - on the one I did recently
I couldn't get the darn washer out, but after changing the cartridge
the leak stopped immediately.

PoP

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