Dripping Shower

dora37

Any ideas would be great!

Our ensuite has a bath and shower. The shower head is constantly dripping.

When OH took shower head off he says there is water in the pipe connecting to it. In DS1's bedroom there is also an ensuite (shower cubicle). This ensuite is side onto ours and the plumbing is obviously connected.

OH swapped the shower heads over and the dripping is still there - is there anything obvious that stands out to anyone? - it's driving me mad!!

ariba10

It is probably the washer on the control tap. The same as if a washer had gone on a sink tap.

It will have nothing to do with the shower head.

plumb1_2

iT WILL BE THE INTERNAL SEALS INSIDE THE SHOWER, PLEASE POST THE MAKE MODEL , FOR MORE HELP.

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dora37

plumb1 wrote:

iT WILL BE THE INTERNAL SEALS INSIDE THE SHOWER, PLEASE POST THE MAKE MODEL , FOR MORE HELP.

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The actual shower is behind the tiles on the wall, so all that is showing is the head,dial and taps.

On the dial there are 2 names Pisa & Bristan.

plumb1_2

At Bristan, we are continually looking for ways to improve our service to our customers. Therefore, we stock spare parts for all our products which are available on a 24 hour delivery service. To enquire about this service please contact our customer service department on 0870 4425553

http://www.bristan.com/indexbristan.html

dora37

plumb1 wrote:

At Bristan, we are continually looking for ways to improve our service to our customers. Therefore, we stock spare parts for all our products which are available on a 24 hour delivery service. To enquire about this service please contact our customer service department on 0870 4425553

http://www.bristan.com/indexbristan.html

Thanks for the help.

Being a DIY-phobe, do we just ask for new seals? How many are there?Are they fitted easily? Cost?

Sorry....I did warn you!

BobProperty

You get a "service pack" or some similarly named product. This will usually contain a number of washers and seals, plus some silicone grease. "All" you do is take the shower apart and put it back together with the new seals. (It's easy for me to say that as I do that sort of thing as part of my job). If you are really unsure and don't fancy having a go, then get a plumber in, there's one in Warrington who may be near you

dora37

Any further help would be much appreciated.

Our shower saga continues....the dripping shower turned into quite a big leak that went under the bath and through the Living Room ceiling.

We called out a plumber who said it was the cartridge - so he ordered a new one and fitted it, however, when he tested it the shower had still leaked a little. Plumber investigated and said washer had gone and would order a new one from Bristan.

We waited a week or so and plumber rang to say that he had contacted Bristan as he had received no washer and Bristan said as we had been waiting they would send a new shower head, however when it came another week later, the head wouldn't fit our shower, as our shower is an integrated one and just a pipe comes out of the tiles.

We have tried screwing a fitting (sorry real diy phobe) that we thought all the standard heads would fit onto and bought a new head, however this sprays behind the bath taps and causes a leak under the bath.

The original plumber doesn't want to know, we have gone weeks without the shower, OH is no plumber and is worried that he is going to create further problems if he keeps messing about..............The original shower head is cracked, so a new washer wouldn't make any difference. We have paid parts and labour for the cartridge to be fitted, bought a new shower head and are still no further to having a working shower!

Could anybody please advise on how we find out the correct shower head...we have been to several plumbers merchant and they just look at OH like he is stupid (!) OR does anybody know a plumber in the Warrington area who will come and be able to (a) order the CORRECT head & (b) fit it.

PLEASE HELP!

TornadoTom

dora37 wrote:

does anybody know a plumber in the Warrington area who will come and be able to (a) order the CORRECT head & (b) fit it.

PLEASE HELP!

see post no 5

BobProperty

dora37 wrote:

.....the dripping shower turned into quite a big leak that went under the bath and through the Living Room ceiling.

Are you sure the bath/shower area is sealed properly?

dora37 wrote:

..............The original shower head is cracked, so a new washer wouldn't make any difference. We have paid parts and labour for the cartridge to be fitted, bought a new shower head and are still no further to having a working shower!

Could anybody please advise on how we find out the correct shower head...we have been to several plumbers merchant and they just look at OH like he is stupid (!) OR does anybody know a plumber in the Warrington area who will come and be able to (a) order the CORRECT head & (b) fit it.

PLEASE HELP!

It sounds like there was an earlier version of the Pisa which had a fixed head, all you need to do is ask Bristan again and explain that your shower hasn't got the head they have supplied. Is this any help:
http://www.theshowerdoctor.co.uk/shower-spares/bristan/thermo.html
There was a reason for my smiley in one of my previous posts about plumbers in Warrington, have a look back through this thread and look at people's Location.