Just moved into a new house and although the bath and washbasin taps have a very powerful jet stream, the Mira mixer shower can raise barely a trickle. On youtube they show a mixer cartridge in the centre tap control - could this be blocked?

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Just moved into a new house

what hot water system? Combi boiler, gravity fed, mains pressure?

On Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 7:53:32 PM UTC, Andy Burns wrote:
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Just moved into a new house

what hot water system? Combi boiler, gravity fed, mains pressure?

I have asked for a plumber to look at it now - I'll let you know after he has has been. Cheers.

has brought this to us :
I have asked for a plumber to look at it now - I'll let you know after he has
has been. Cheers.

That is not DIY!

Harry Bloomfield wrote in
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has brought this to us :
I have asked for a plumber to look at it now - I'll let you know
after he has has been. Cheers.

That is not DIY!


Wrong shower head? Is it on a flexible hose - is it kinked or too narrow.
Can you remove it and check flow from valve. (Time it to fill a bucket)
Then repeat with it reinstalled.

On Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at 10:02:07 AM UTC, DerbyBorn wrote:
Harry Bloomfield wrote in
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has brought this to us :
I have asked for a plumber to look at it now - I'll let you know
after he has has been. Cheers.

That is not DIY!


Wrong shower head? Is it on a flexible hose - is it kinked or too narrow.
Can you remove it and check flow from valve. (Time it to fill a bucket)
Then repeat with it reinstalled.

I fitted a brand new hose and shower head and it is still rubbish, so I assume the problem is the valve mixer.

On Tue, 08 Jan 2019 11:51:38 -0800, swldxer1958 wrote:

Just moved into a new house and although the bath and washbasin taps
have a very powerful jet stream, the Mira mixer shower can raise barely
a trickle. On youtube they show a mixer cartridge in the centre tap
control - could this be blocked?

Check if there is an isolation valve in the water feed to the shower.
There often is one to allow the shower to be serviced or replaced without
draining down the entire system.

I have more or less convinced myself that the poor flow to the bath/shower
is due to the valve on the hot feed.

One day I may replace it.

Cheers


Dave R

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On Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at 10:02:07 AM UTC, DerbyBorn wrote:
Harry Bloomfield wrote in
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has brought this to us :
I have asked for a plumber to look at it now - I'll let you know
after he has has been. Cheers.

That is not DIY!


Wrong shower head? Is it on a flexible hose - is it kinked or too
narrow. Can you remove it and check flow from valve. (Time it to fill
a bucket) Then repeat with it reinstalled.

I fitted a brand new hose and shower head and it is still rubbish, so
I assume the problem is the valve mixer.


?Try it without the hose - some are quite restricting. Some will say High
Flow on the labeling.On some the inner liner can kink.

On Thursday, January 10, 2019 at 1:15:48 PM UTC, DerbyBorn wrote:
wrote in
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On Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at 10:02:07 AM UTC, DerbyBorn wrote:
Harry Bloomfield wrote in
:

has brought this to us :
I have asked for a plumber to look at it now - I'll let you know
after he has has been. Cheers.

That is not DIY!


Wrong shower head? Is it on a flexible hose - is it kinked or too
narrow. Can you remove it and check flow from valve. (Time it to fill
a bucket) Then repeat with it reinstalled.

I fitted a brand new hose and shower head and it is still rubbish, so
I assume the problem is the valve mixer.


?Try it without the hose - some are quite restricting. Some will say High
Flow on the labeling.On some the inner liner can kink.

There is a problem with the Salamander CT50 Xtra shower pump in the bedroom cupboard. When I turn the power on, it just makes a humming noise and wisps of smoke come out, so that is the source of the problem.

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There is a problem with the Salamander CT50 Xtra shower pump in the bedroom cupboard. When I turn the power on, it just makes a humming noise and wisps of smoke come out, so that is the source of the problem.

Could be a failed motor capacitor.
Could be a jammed rotor.
One cause of jammed rotor is the shaft seal leaks
water back in to the motor bearing, which then rusts.

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On Friday, January 25, 2019 at 11:28:32 PM UTC, Andrew Gabriel wrote:
In article ,
writes:
There is a problem with the Salamander CT50 Xtra shower pump in the bedroom cupboard. When I turn the power on, it just makes a humming noise and wisps of smoke come out, so that is the source of the problem.

Could be a failed motor capacitor.
Could be a jammed rotor.
One cause of jammed rotor is the shaft seal leaks
water back in to the motor bearing, which then rusts.

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Andrew Gabriel
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A new one is about £100, so I will try and do it myself as it is just a wiring in job and four water pipes to swap over.

On Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 7:39:26 PM UTC, wrote:
On Friday, January 25, 2019 at 11:28:32 PM UTC, Andrew Gabriel wrote:
In article ,
writes:
There is a problem with the Salamander CT50 Xtra shower pump in the bedroom cupboard. When I turn the power on, it just makes a humming noise and wisps of smoke come out, so that is the source of the problem.

Could be a failed motor capacitor.
Could be a jammed rotor.
One cause of jammed rotor is the shaft seal leaks
water back in to the motor bearing, which then rusts.

--
Andrew Gabriel
[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]

A new one is about £100, so I will try and do it myself as it is just a wiring in job and four water pipes to swap over.

The new Salamander pump was £120 from Screwfix and then a plumber charged £140 to install it. The shower is great now - as good as a hotel shower!