It has never been affected by otherucets being used. I thought something in shower head was bad, so I bought a new one and it didnt help. Water pressure was fine 2 days ago and for past 20 years? Any ideas what to do?
2007-09-01 12:02:04 · 5 answers · asked by bill43352003 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Remove the showerhead and run the water full blast...both hot and cold on at the same time; how's the water flow? If not, unscrew the shower neck and look inside for rust, etc. If you buy a new one, or re-install the old one, put Teflon tape on both threaded areas.
The next thing to look at, if the showerhead and its neck are OK, is to turn off the water to the shower faucet(s) and take it/them apart. Most homes probably have single-handle faucets these days. They're not too hard to take apart, but they have to be put back together in the exact reverse sequence. Anyway, sometimes tiny pieces of debris--rust, fine grains and pebbles, etc.--get stuck in the apertures that control the mixing portion of the faucet's "guts." If it's the single-handle type, there are 2 little black mushroomy-looking black washers, with a spring behind each one, inside. Remove them one at a time. May as well take them to the hardware store and get EXACT replacements for them: there are several slight variations in terms of size and length, so get the right ones. Re-install them, screw everything back together--correctly-- and turn the water back on to check your work.
Also go to www.doityourself.com
2007-09-01 12:26:37 · answer #1 · answered by Dept. of Redundancy Department 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
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It has never been affected by otherucets being used. I thought something in shower head was bad, so I bought a new one and it didnt help. Water pressure was fine 2 days ago and for past 20 years? Any ideas what to do?
2015-08-19 00:51:56 · answer #2 · answered by Nisse 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-14 19:30:45 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first thing i want to say is the shower head is clogged. Most shower heads nowadays have a water saver in them that can be removed. Just take off your shower head and look down it, if you see anything, take it out. If that doesn't help, then we have a pressure balancer problem. A pressure balancer is going to keep your water temp the same +/- 3 Deg when taking a shower. It uses a drum in the cartridge to do that.
So if your taking a shower and some one flushes a toilet , or the washing machins kicks in, your shower valve will sense that and cut down your cold or hot side to keep the same temp. You may lose presaser but your temp will say the same. But the pressure balancer can go bad and affect your water flow. Then you need to change your cartridge in your shower valve. And you need to get a plumber to do that.
Ifthat dosnt fix it then let me know what dose.
2007-09-01 22:20:59 · answer #4 · answered by Jamie T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That really depends on the water pressure in your home and the size of the shower pipes. I have seen new custom-built elegant shower installations (with large piping) that use a diverter valve so you could choose either an overhead rain/mist head or a vertical pair of body-length sprays, depending on which way you flip the diverter handle. There was a central position that gave both ways but I don't think it was used very much.
2016-03-15 02:21:42 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes the council lowers the pressure in an effort to save water. It is very very very annoying. Not sure if you can fix it though. Sorry
Oh but they do make shower heaps for lower pressure water.
2007-09-01 12:12:23 · answer #6 · answered by Mummy2Luca 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
remove the shower head, and turn faucets on, is the water pressure OK? if not then there's something plugging the faucet,s [try one at a time] if it,s OK then its the head, those water saving heads are a pain,
I drill the hole out more, in the head,
2007-09-01 12:30:32 · answer #7 · answered by William B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋