I have recently purchased a new electric shower. It works fine when it's above head height but if I lower it to fill the wash basin it starts to run cold. The rate of flow doesn't slow down (it's a mains shower) and I can think of no reason why this should happen. Any Ideas anyone?
2006-11-16 02:03:28 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I am afrais showers are fickle creatures and sometimes they just run hot and cold
2006-11-16 02:04:35 · answer #1 · answered by greydays 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the shower head is in the holder above your head there is a certain "back pressure" on the pipework and shower unit, this means that the water "slows down" when going across the heater elements inside your shower unit.
When you lower the shower head by the amount that you have quoted then you are effectively reducing the "back pressure".
This means that the water passes across the heater elements much faster and does not get a chance to heat up to the temperature that you have established by adjusting the thermostatic mixer on the shower unit.
If you lifted up the shower head to the head position the water would flow slower and get hot again.
I hope this explains the reason.
2006-11-17 03:00:31 · answer #2 · answered by robert22061954 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If this is an electrically heated shower running off mains pressure the position of the shower head should not make any difference. If it is running off the cold water tank in the loft then moving the shower head lower will increase the water pressure and mean that the electric heater element in the shower does not have enough time to get the water as hot as when the shower head is higher.
2006-11-16 02:11:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-28 22:25:25 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a safety feature of all showers cos kids were getting scolded when the taps or washer or toilet were used elsewhere in the house. So now if the pressure drops in the shower the hot water is cut so you can't get burned. Clever hey.
2006-11-16 06:41:11 · answer #5 · answered by micky 114 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As Eddie Izzard once said, it's all because of the turny button thing, which lies to us. The only thing keeping it from being horrendously hot or fantastically freezing, is getting that dial to point between
here --> <-- and here.
It's probably got something to do with pressure in the shower when you lower/heighten the shower head.
2006-11-16 02:17:50 · answer #6 · answered by J P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try turning the temp up on your water heater or you can purchase a small water heater to put under your sink so the hot water gets to the shower faster.
2006-11-16 02:07:03 · answer #7 · answered by kennerkitty812 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when the shower head is lowered, the rate of flow will improve slightly and so the water will get cooler. if you turn the heat setting up slightly, this should compensate for the increased flow
2006-11-16 02:06:29 · answer #8 · answered by cereal killer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You haven't paid your bill! No seriously is someone else in the house flushing the chain or running a tap. Old fashioned systems used to that that.
2006-11-16 02:06:05 · answer #9 · answered by hippychick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine does the same. It tries to lull me inoto a false sence of security and then as I relax it goes freezing for no reason.
It's a conspiricy!
2006-11-16 02:06:31 · answer #10 · answered by nettyone2003 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋