Help! Why doesn't shower work?

kookookaty

Sorry for posting a boring problem but I have a hand held shower attached to the tap above my roll top bath. The water gushes out of the tap fine but switch it to shower mode and there's just the tiniest of trickles. Does anyone have any ideas how to rectify this incredibly annoying problem?
Thank you x

Syman

Now this is where it might get messy.....LOL...

Take the head off the hose ( at the head end) then check the flow. If the flow is good then the problem would possibly be scale in the head.

If the flow is still poor then remove the hose from the tap end and try the water again. Be very careful when you try this (i would hold a cloth over the connection point to avoid covering you ceiling in water) if flow is still bad the the issue is with the tap/shower unit.

ormus

it may be blocked with scale.
but depending on your plumbing system, it may never work properly if the head of the tank/s is not high enough.
with a combi boiler it may be that the pressure isnt good enough.