New and wanting help. Air in the system?

[Francisco Barros]

Can I have a picture of the actual
Shower please

 

[Harvest Fields]

Would say that it is either the fact the shower can not detect the pressure drop in the supply to switch the pump on or it keeps air locking in the loft? Shower with integral pumps don’t really like up and over pipework.

 

[gmartine]

What a bell end you are , I was just worried that I wasn’t making much sense and today started a new one but on the newbie forum and thought I would get more responde on the plumbing one. I can’t find an option to delete.
Thanks for nothing and your last advice was crap anyway . Get another plumber , no **** Sherlock .

You're welcome, btw it should've been the first advice I gave you since it's clear you know very little...

"- try to bleed the radiator in the bathroom that it’s connected to the hot water system (at least it’s what I think), no luck."

 

[Francisco Barros]

Would say that it is either the fact the shower can not detect the pressure drop in the supply to switch the pump on or it keeps air locking in the loft? Shower with integral pumps don’t really like up and over pipework.

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Don't if you seen what I posted earlier :

"So I tried different things and found out that if the boiler is left on 24hr (I say on but I believe comes on every time the stat ask for more heat) the shower works.

If is set to come on a couple of hours a day, shower won't work,
to be clear shower works but struggles as very little hot water comes through."

I have a nest where I set the schedules.

 

[Harvest Fields]

Don't if you seen what I posted earlier :

"So I tried different things and found out that if the boiler is left on 24hr (I say on but I believe comes on every time the stat ask for more heat) the shower works.

If is set to come on a couple of hours a day, shower won't work,
to be clear shower works but struggles as very little hot water comes through."

I have a nest where I set the schedules.

When you say Little hot water? Do you mean temperature or flow?

 

[Welder]

Mods. Bell End Emoji pls. Cant wait to apply it here.

 

[Francisco Barros]

When you say Little hot water? Do you mean temperature or flow?

Water - air - water - air - water - air - air

And you can hear the shower struggling because the hot water it’s not getting to the shower. If I turn the dial to more cold, water comes out but still struggles as the won’t let you have just cold.

My issue is, I can’t have the tank heating up only 2/3 hours a day, needs to be always on for it to work.

 

[Harvest Fields]

Where is the shower in relation to the hot water tank?

 

[rpm]

What the eck is going on lately one air in shower pump thread after another and all of them badly piped up.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

@ShaunCorbs can

Done

 

[Francisco Barros]

Where is the shower in relation to the hot water tank?

Same level , cupboard next to bathroom.

 

[Harvest Fields]

Same level , cupboard next to bathroom.

Cut a hole in the wall in the airing cupboard directly behind where the shower is. And pipe the pipe from the cylinder directly into the shower unit.

 

[Francisco Barros]

Cut a hole in the wall in the airing cupboard directly behind where the shower is. And pipe the pipe from the cylinder directly into the shower unit.

Not an option, as I say next to but on the other side .

 

[Francisco Barros]

Mods. Bell End Emoji pls. Cant wait to apply it here.

If I call another plumber and get one with your attitude... I have no chance of getting it fixed.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Fit a standard shower and install a shower pump if the cold tank is big enough

Or go electric

 

[Francisco Barros]

Cut a hole in the wall in the airing cupboard directly behind where the shower is. And pipe the pipe from the cylinder directly into the shower unit.

Thanks for your help but my option is leaving the hot water on 24 hours until I come across a solution.

 

[Harvest Fields]

Same level , cupboard next to bathroom.

So the shower isn’t next to the cupboard?

 

[Francisco Barros]

So the shower isn’t next to the cupboard?

As you come out on the right but it’s the opposite corner on the hall.

Correct me if I am wrong but once the water heats, goes to the top of the cylinder and comes out when I open the tap and the hot/steam/pressure helps it flow.
But the tank it’s only on for a a couple of hours and doesn’t get hot enough ???

Would a Surrey or Essex flange help ?

 

[Harvest Fields]

As you come out on the right but it’s the opposite corner on the hall.

Correct me if I am wrong but once the water heats, goes to the top of the cylinder and comes out when I open the tap and the hot/steam/pressure helps it flow.
But the tank it’s only on for a a couple of hours and doesn’t get hot enough ???

Would a Surrey or Essex flange help ?

Probably not. If it was my house I would do what @ShaunCorbs said and fit a normal mixer shower and an external pump in the cupboard. The shower probably hasn’t worked correctly since it was fitted.

 

[Francisco Barros]

Probably not. If it was my house I would do what @ShaunCorbs said and fit a normal mixer shower and an external pump in the cupboard. The shower probably hasn’t worked correctly since it was fitted.

I actually thought Of it but as I am re-doing the bathroom at a later stage and wanted to get it working .
But i believe will need a bigger tank as the one I have it’s 25 gallon .
Thanks .

 

[Harvest Fields]

Salamander pumps require the tank to be double that size.

 

[Welder]

If I call another plumber and get one with your attitude... I have no chance of getting it fixed.

Its called karma, sweetlips. Good luck.