Positioning of an electric shower pull cord.

[Leesparkykent]

By you fitting the pull cord doesn't stop the shower from the problems it's having it just means the pull cord is closer to turn the shower on and off to over come the problems. this isn't ideal either and certainly there will be a way of fixing it properly instead of installing a pull cord closer to the shower lol

 

[davesparks]

Yes, but I have explained that the only method of resetting the shower is to isolate from the mains and then switch it back on.

Yes, but the problem is the drop in water pressure. So fixing the water pressure problem will remove the need to reset the shower

 

[Leesparkykent]

I think the best solution would be a salamander mains booster fitted to mains water supply just above water stopcock or a replace the shower with a thermostatic electric shower that can cope with the fluctuation in water pressure.

 

[Tug]

The client is talking to the landlord about solving the pressure issue, but in the meantime they'd like a simple solution that doesn't involve traipsing round to the cupboard dripping wet to re-start the shower.

 

[Tug]

I think the best solution would be a salamander mains booster fitted to mains water supply just above water stopcock or a replace the shower with a thermostatic electric shower that can cope with the fluctuation in water pressure.

That's a fair answer, but I believe the shower is less than a year old, they might not want the expense of a new shower.

 

[Tug]

Then again, it's gonna cost them to get me to fit the pull cord!

 

[Leesparkykent]

That's a fair answer, but I believe the shower is less than a year old, they might not want the expense of a new shower.

Maybe the correct shower should of been installed a year ago, that is designed to be installed on a gravity system (if the showers water supply is gravity fed)

 

[Tug]

I'm not a plumber and only have limited knowledge of showers. Could it be that they fitted the correct shower at the time, but something's changed since then? I was told that they're trying to resolve the pressure issue with the landlord, but I don't know what that issue is.

 

[Leesparkykent]

I'm not a plumber and only have limited knowledge of showers. Could it be that they fitted the correct shower at the time, but something's changed since then? I was told that they're trying to resolve the pressure issue with the landlord, but I don't know what that issue is.

download the manufactures instructions and see if the electric shower is compatible with a gravity fed water supply.

and also have a look at fitting something like this, if it is the case.
Triton T80si Pumped Electric Shower 8.5kw - Plumbworld
www.plumbworld.co.uk › Showers › Power Showers
The Triton T80si Pumped is a tank fed integral pumped electric shower designed for installations where the pressure of the mains water supply is too low, ...

 

[Anthony S]

What a thread over a water pressure issue lol

 

[Tug]

I'm not being flippant with anyone, I particularly appreciate the input from Lee, but the water pressure is not my concern, I'm just not interested. That's the plumbers problem, not mine.

My interest lies only with the local isolation that's not local.

 

[SPARTYKUS]

I'm not a plumber and only have limited knowledge of showers. Could it be that they fitted the correct shower at the time, but something's changed since then? I was told that they're trying to resolve the pressure issue with the landlord, but I don't know what that issue is.

...theres always a pressure issue with landlords ! Hah! See what I did there?

 

[shanky887614]

just install a cwst and be done with it, put it raised up in loft and you will get at least 2bar gravity fed.

take feed from shower and reroute it to feed water tank then from tank to shower

 

[HandySparks]

just install a cwst and be done with it, put it raised up in loft and you will get at least 2bar gravity fed.

take feed from shower and reroute it to feed water tank then from tank to shower

You must live in a very tall house shanky. 2 bar equates to around 20m.

 

[telectrix]

You must live in a very tall house shanky. 2 bar equates to around 20m.

nah. 2 bars equates to the signal strength on my phone round here.

 

[shanky887614]

You must live in a very tall house shanky. 2 bar equates to around 20m.

pump of course if they want power shower

 

[Geordie Spark]

nah. 2 bars equates to the signal strength on my phone round here.

Mines the same.

Looks like we both have a case of them old 2 bar blues.

 

[shanky887614]

Mines the same.

Looks like we both have a case of them old 2 bar blues.

i have 1 but i have 4g here that is faster than the broadband from bt??? i dont understand

 

[Geordie Spark]

i have 1 but i have 4g here that is faster than the broadband from bt??? i dont
understand

I don't understand how 15+ years ago I had a Motorola that worked better for longer than my all-singing-all dancing apple i-phone does now.

Apple?? .. it's a ****in lemon!!!

(got me spell checker working again now Tel )

 

[shanky887614]

I don't understand how 15+ years ago I had a Motorola that worked better for longer than my all-singing-all dancing apple i-phone does now.

Apple?? .. it's a ****in lemon!!!

(got me spell checker working again now Tel )

lol my 20 year old nokia still lasts longer and i can wedge the sim from this gs5 in and it works well.

it needs a new battery though it only lasts 3 days now but it has never failed or crashed

 

[Geordie Spark]

lol my 20 year old nokia still lasts longer and i can wedge the sim from this gs5 in and it works well.

it needs a new battery though it only lasts 3 days now but it has never failed or crashed

All in the name of progress.

 

[telectrix]

my stupid thing has a mind of it's own.sometimes it turns off ringer, sometimes goes into airplane mode, randomly switches wi-fi and bluetooth on. revenge for hiroshima?

 

[telectrix]

why don't canon make phones?

 

[telectrix]

anyway, just so we don't forget:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYClSGINHyU

 

[Silly Sausage]

not that easy, dave. all our street has the same problem. anyone flushes the bog

Hahaha, give it to me on a plate, I can't resist!

A lot of flushing goes on in Scouseland :smilielol5::smilielol5::smilielol5:

 

[telectrix]

yeah we got all that crap coming down the canal.

 

[HandySparks]

anyway, just so we don't forget:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYClSGINHyU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuIJqF8av6I

 

[7029 dave]

76 threads on an bloody pull cord. lol

 

[Silly Sausage]

yeah we got all that crap coming down the canal.

You've got to admire them Victorians!

 

[tidyboiler]

I don't understand how 15+ years ago I had a Motorola that worked better for longer than my all-singing-all dancing apple i-phone does now.

Apple?? .. it's a ****in lemon!!!

(got me spell checker working again now Tel )

Stop moaning you old scrote............ it was useful when your faggoty son "lost" your old housebrick which subsequently turned up in your car!!!!.. I'll get you a Doro one next time.

 

[Silly Sausage]

76 threads on an bloody pull cord. lol

What if it was in a shed?

 

[Andy78]

What if it was in a shed?

....to isolate a shed located hot-tub ?

 

[Silly Sausage]

....to isolate a shed located hot-tub ?

Haha, I suppose on the Scandinavian Electricians forum, it'll be, can I export PME to my sauna?

 

[SPARTYKUS]

:biggrinjester:

i have 1 but i have 4g here that is faster than the broadband from bt??? i dont understand

That'll teach you to live in a castle.

 

[shanky887614]

:biggrinjester:


That'll teach you to live in a castle.

i do live in castle donington [emoji1]

 

[Octopus]

nah. 2 bars equates to the signal strength on my phone round here.

equals my local!

 

[LEDdriver]

I think the best solution would be a salamander mains booster fitted to mains water supply just above water stopcock or a replace the shower with a thermostatic electric shower that can cope with the fluctuation in water pressure.

Hi Leesparkykent.

I am also looking to install a Salamander Home boost pump under the kitchen sink cabinet. Need some advise:

Currently next to the kitchen sink cabinet I have the dishwasher and Washing machine which are individually connected to fused spur and socket and I don't have spare fused spur and socket for the pump.
Q: Could an additional spur and socket be installed for the pump via the ring and would it need a minor works certificate or a full Part P compliance certificate. Drawback a lot chasing into the wall etc will be involved.

Q: On the opposite wall, I have a spare fused spur and socket. Could a replace the socket with a flex, run 2.5mm 25A cable, under the kitchen cabinets to behind the sink cabinet and install a socket there. Effectively not altering any circuits, only moving the location of the socket after the spur by about 7m cable extension.
Only about half a meter of cable visible on the wall, rest hidden behind the kitchen cabinets.

The max current rating of the pump is only 1.8 Amps.

What would be the best option?

Thanks a lot.

 

[westward10]

Hi Leesparkykent.

I am also looking to install a Salamander Home boost pump under the kitchen sink cabinet. Need some advise:

Currently next to the kitchen sink cabinet I have the dishwasher and Washing machine which are individually connected to fused spur and socket and I don't have spare fused spur and socket for the pump.
Q: Could an additional spur and socket be installed for the pump via the ring and would it need a minor works certificate or a full Part P compliance certificate. Drawback a lot chasing into the wall etc will be involved.

Q: On the opposite wall, I have a spare fused spur and socket. Could a replace the socket with a flex, run 2.5mm 25A cable, under the kitchen cabinets to behind the sink cabinet and install a socket there. Effectively not altering any circuits, only moving the location of the socket after the spur by about 7m cable extension.
Only about half a meter of cable visible on the wall, rest hidden behind the kitchen cabinets.

The max current rating of the pump is only 1.8 Amps.

What would be the best option?

Thanks a lot.

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