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Shower problems

Well I posted this before but asking if I had any rights contacting the council who installed my shower because the house had been bought since. The answer was no- since the house was bought it was my problem (even thoough it's their fault for installing it improperly.

Anyway, it's a Mira elite 2 and the temperature changes constanly from warm to boiling to freezing and it also makes a whirring noise when it's running.

Another problem is the drain - it makes a gurgling noise. The water flows into a pipe (which isn't actually fixed to the basin of the shower and then goes through a tiny hole.

Who could I get to see about this?

Thanks

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  • JS2006
    JS2006 Posts: 161 Forumite
    Anyone? My mums is a Mira too and hers has never had this problem!
  • BobProperty
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    JS2006 wrote: »
    Well I posted this before but asking if I had any rights contacting the council who installed my shower because the house had been bought since. The answer was no- since the house was bought it was my problem (even thoough it's their fault for installing it improperly.
    Who says it's been installed improperly?
    JS2006 wrote: »
    Anyway, it's a Mira elite 2 and the temperature changes constanly from warm to boiling to freezing and it also makes a whirring noise when it's running.
    Sounds like the heating element (the "can") is misbehaving. How old is it? You could phone Mira and see what they say, but I suspect you need to get an electrician to have a look and then decide between a new part or a new shower. Also, are you in a hard water area? That could be a problem too.
    JS2006 wrote: »
    Another problem is the drain - it makes a gurgling noise. The water flows into a pipe (which isn't actually fixed to the basin of the shower and then goes through a tiny hole.

    Who could I get to see about this?

    Thanks
    Need more details, please. How big is this "tiny hole"? Who to see about this is a plumber, who may also be able to help with the shower.
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  • JS2006
    JS2006 Posts: 161 Forumite
    Thanks for the advice, Bob. Just to clarify that the hole seems as if it should be there, I don't know why the drain wasn't installed just to flow straight down. And no, I don't live in a hardwater area.
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