leaking aqualisa shower
 

hey guys, any help is appreciated.... we had an aqualisa mixer shower running from the combi for 10 years without a problem... then about 6 months ago it acquired a strange leak. what would happen is that when you turned on the cold tap on the bath, the shower would start to leak from the head.... after this went on for a while, we were told that we needed a new shower. a plumber supplied an updated aqualisa shower and after 2 months the problem came back. this time though, the shower is also leaking from the back of the fitting [i.e. in the wall cavity and down into the kitchen!!!]

help!

In message , flashboy
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hey guys, any help is appreciated.... we had an aqualisa mixer shower
running from the combi for 10 years without a problem... then about 6
months ago it acquired a strange leak. what would happen is that when
you turned on the cold tap on the bath, the shower would start to leak
from the head....

Presumably this is combined bath filler/over-the-bath shower valve? or
do you me a separate shower valve?

after this went on for a while, we were told that we
needed a new shower. a plumber supplied an updated aqualisa shower and
after 2 months the problem came back. this time though, the shower is
also leaking from the back of the fitting [i.e. in the wall cavity and
down into the kitchen!!!]

Well, seeing as the shower is very new I'd be getting that sorted either
by the plumber who supplied it - with whom the responsibility lies or
direct with Aqualisa - who will repair under their guarantee (assuming
it is a faulty unit not poor installation of course.

Just ring their customer services (who I have found very efficient)
--
Chris French

In article ,
flashboy wrote:
hey guys, any help is appreciated.... we had an aqualisa mixer shower
running from the combi for 10 years without a problem... then about 6
months ago it acquired a strange leak. what would happen is that when
you turned on the cold tap on the bath, the shower would start to leak
from the head.... after this went on for a while, we were told that we
needed a new shower.

When this happened to mine after rather longer, I just replaced the
cartridge. They're not cheap, though, and a complete new shower might have
been better value in your case, depending on condition.

a plumber supplied an updated aqualisa shower and
after 2 months the problem came back. this time though, the shower is
also leaking from the back of the fitting [i.e. in the wall cavity and
down into the kitchen!!!]

Unless they've changed things, it can only really leak from the hose when
seals fail. Sounds like it's a poor connection to the water supplies.

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On Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:17:37 +0100, flashboy wrote:


hey guys, any help is appreciated.... we had an aqualisa mixer shower
running from the combi for 10 years without a problem... then about 6
months ago it acquired a strange leak. what would happen is that when
you turned on the cold tap on the bath, the shower would start to leak
from the head.... after this went on for a while, we were told that we
needed a new shower. a plumber supplied an updated aqualisa shower and
after 2 months the problem came back. this time though, the shower is
also leaking from the back of the fitting [i.e. in the wall cavity and
down into the kitchen!!!]

help!

If your 'plumber' had simply replaced the cartridge (about £100) in the
shower (or even over-hauled it - tricky) then you would probably have been
OK.

Now you need to sort out the mess. The new shower should be under warranty
but they may wriggle as the installation has (at least in one respect)
been done wrong.




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In article .uk,
Ed Sirett wrote:
If your 'plumber' had simply replaced the cartridge (about £100) in the
shower (or even over-hauled it - tricky) then you would probably have
been OK.

I spent ages sourcing all the O rings, and cleaned the parts of the
cartridge till they gleamed - hard water area. But it still leaked, as I'd
been warned. So I'd really not bother trying again. ;-)

--
*The severity of the itch is proportional to the reach *

Dave Plowman London SW
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In message .uk, Ed
Sirett writes
On Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:17:37 +0100, flashboy wrote:


hey guys, any help is appreciated.... we had an aqualisa mixer shower
running from the combi for 10 years without a problem... then about 6
months ago it acquired a strange leak. what would happen is that when
you turned on the cold tap on the bath, the shower would start to leak
from the head.... after this went on for a while, we were told that we
needed a new shower. a plumber supplied an updated aqualisa shower and
after 2 months the problem came back. this time though, the shower is
also leaking from the back of the fitting [i.e. in the wall cavity and
down into the kitchen!!!]

help!

If your 'plumber' had simply replaced the cartridge (about £100) in the
shower (or even over-hauled it - tricky) then you would probably have been
OK.

If it was available. The catridges for the old Aqualisa one in this
house when we bought it weren't any more.
--
Chris French