Shower head woes

the_cows_udders

I bought this shower head off Groupon thinking it would save water and energy costs:
http://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/national-deal/kazakos-group/1535547

It's to fit on an electric shower. However when I put the shower head on, the water comes out of the shower head, but is also forced out of the connection where the hose joins the bottom of the main shower unit. I've tightened this as much as I can, and it doesn't happen with the normal shower head.

Obviously I can't use it like this as water is spraying up onto the control knob and I'd worry about being electrocuted! There is no way of reducing the water pressure coming out the shower. There's just a button to turn it on and off, and the temperature dial.

Is this kind of shower head suitable for use with an electric shower?

bear1969

is there not a rubber washer supposed to go in the connection of the hose before you screw it on to the shower

ermine

does this sort of shower not require a certain flow rate to get the temperature right? ie faster flow = cooler temperature, because the power input to the element is fixed? Does your shower end up really hot because of the reduced flow?

the_cows_udders

I didn't get a rubber washer with the shower head. It just said screw it on. There is a rubber washer in the other end of the hose where it joins onto the control box.

The flow rate does reduce when you turn the temperature up. I like a really hot shower but I lose some pressure when I turn the temp up.

bear1969

ii would try putting in a rubber washer ours came with 2 one for the shower end and one for the shower head end try swapping the washer into the other end first and see if it just leaks at the head end and not the shower if so then just get another washer

rustyboy21

As posters above have said, you need new washers for both ends. They are pennies from a plumbers merchant.

The pressure reduction from the hose/showerhead is making water leak from under the control unit. The presuure is still the same from the shower box, it is just being restricted by the showerhead. Think of pouring water through a straw and then pouring water through a garden hose, which comes out faster?

WestonDave

These things don't work on instant heat electric showers. If you manage to attach it, it will slow the flow down from the shower, meaning that the water is hotter than normal for that temperature setting - so when you turn it down you will be increasing the flow (if that's possible) thereby defeating the object of the device. They are designed for showers run off a boiler via a thermostatic valve - the valve determines the temperature mix between hot and cold supplies, so if you slow it down you will use less water, which as you will be heating less will then save energy costs. Your shower will use the same power all the time it is on - you cannot possibly save on energy costs and unless you are currently running the shower on its minimum flow and want it hotter still, you won't cut down the water used either.

14Westfield

Looks like you have been thoroughly ripped off - most power companies give water saving shower heads away for free, with the proviso that they only work on boiler fed showers. This is magic beans version of the same thing: Send it back.

are you really getting a "rainforest-like bathing experience"?! what ever that may be...

rach-vitendi

I'm going to second what's been said here already. These things work best with "proper" water systems, as opposed to instantaneous electric showers. We used one in our downstairs shower room, and it massively hindered the performance.

Send it back?

the_cows_udders

Thanks for the help.

How annoying that it wasn't made clear that it doesn't work on a electric shower! The shower head was posted from Greece so I'm not sure where I stand on returning it.

14Westfield

I'm pretty sure your payment will have been to Groupon rather than the Greek company therefore your sale/contract is with Groupon and in the UK. Distance selling rules should apply