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Power Shower with hardly any water pressure
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When we had our bathroom re-decorated, we had our bath removed and installed a power shower (Triton T80i) just over 1 year now. But there doesn't seem to be must water pressure from the power shower, as we turn the heat up on the water the pressure goes down. The cooler the water it goes up again but still not to the extent we expected for a power shower. It seems to be getting worse still lately which is causing concern. Any ideas or suggestions please?
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I am some what confused is it not that the Triton T80SI is just a standard electric shower not a power shower. I hope it is a power shower for you're sake or else the salesman has had you !
Any how all type's of shower should be serviced once a year if only just taking out and cleaning the filter to the inlet and the shower head a good poke around with a pin in the holes to give an optimum flow rate. This alone will give it a new lease of life.
If it is a power shower then the pump could have gone so it is only getting a gravity supply from the header tank or the floatation valve is faulty.
Also though not relative in the case of a power shower as the water is stored so not as cold as mains, the incoming water mains temperature is so much lower in the winter so you're electric shower will have to cope with heating it up to you're desired temperature and the only way it can do so is to slow the flow down to enable it to heat it up. It is not theoreticaly a drop in pressure just a longer time in the heat exchanger to heat it up.
Any how all type's of shower should be serviced once a year if only just taking out and cleaning the filter to the inlet and the shower head a good poke around with a pin in the holes to give an optimum flow rate. This alone will give it a new lease of life.
If it is a power shower then the pump could have gone so it is only getting a gravity supply from the header tank or the floatation valve is faulty.
Also though not relative in the case of a power shower as the water is stored so not as cold as mains, the incoming water mains temperature is so much lower in the winter so you're electric shower will have to cope with heating it up to you're desired temperature and the only way it can do so is to slow the flow down to enable it to heat it up. It is not theoreticaly a drop in pressure just a longer time in the heat exchanger to heat it up.
Thank you Gasman, though I did ask for a Power shower when I was having my bathroom done. The guy doing it showed me the Triton shower and asked if this was ok. I assumed it was a power shower (being a novice i knew no different)! I've since asked and been told it is an electric shower. Thanks for your advice. I will try cleaning it up to see if it throws any more water pressure out. Otherwise we'll have to wait till summer for the pressure to rise. I am a bit disappointed that i didn't get what i asked for originally wanted, but maybe there is a logical reason why he gave me an electric shower instead of the power shower.
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