Plumbing

If you have an electric shower fitted in your bath or shower room it is inevitable that at some stage you will encounter an issue with it but before you call out an expert electrician or plumber there are a few things you can try first.

Number one, is the showerhead blocked? If you live in a hard water area there may be a build-up of limescale in the showerhead which will stop the water flowing freely and may cause the electric shower to cut out. To fix this problem simply unscrew the showerhead and put it to soak in white vinegar for a few hours. Once clean, rinse through with clean water and reattach to shower pipe.

Number two, the water is lukewarm coming out of the shower. This is very common with electric showers and can be due to a lack of power getting through the micro switch. This can happen when the switch is burned out or otherwise faulty or there is a failing heating element. A switch is not expensive to replace, but an element will cost more.

Finally, if you ever find there is water coming from the bottom of your electric shower, it may be that the Pressure Relief Device has activated. All of the manufacturers have them as a safety device and most of the time, it is just a ball inside the PRD that gets ejected when the pressure builds up inside the heating tank. This is normally caused by a blocked shower head or a kinked shower hose but is easily fixed.

Plumbers will have access to trade supplies, in much the same way as builders do as well. This means that there is the option for customers to get work done more cheaply, based on the fact their plumbers can obtain all that parts at a lower initial cost. If you are able to find a plumber with access to high quality supplies at trade prices, they should be able to cut some costs for you.

Plumbing supplies can essentially mean anything, from cistern valves, to full bathroom suites, to showers, taps and toilets. If you’re not sure exactly what you want, a good plumber will be able to advise while also knowing what is available from their local plumbing supplier. This way, you can get better advice and will know exactly what choices you have when picking out plumbing supplies – something that is very important if spending lots of money on new shower cubicles, baths, heated towel rails etc.

Plumbers who work in various locations each day need to know they can access quality plumbing supplies quickly. Plumbers often attend both residential and commercial emergency jobs and these require a quick response, and potentially even a wide range of products to fix them. These might range from cistern valves, pipes, sink wastes, to actual bathroom fixtures and fittings – a new shower head, or entire shower, might need to be fitted if a problem is bad enough.

Plumbers might use different plumbing suppliers, or they might choose to work with one supplier as their go to. A trade plumbing suppliers will often keep products in stock, a major bonus for busy plumbing professionals. This makes the supplier more reliable, so any plumber knows they can obtain parts and products when they need them, whilst on a job and needing to react to emergency plumbing situations. This way of obtaining supplies is faster and better value all round, meaning plumbers need to carry fewer parts with them too.