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Re: What up with my f..ken hotwater?

Posted: Thu May 17, 2018 9:01 am
by Grumpytrout
Dazzac wrote:If you have just changed shower head, then I will say that there is a little grommet thingy inside the head itself has dislodged and blocking pressure. Had the same problem, take the head off and throw the little grommet thing away. The pressure will be the best you've had...
Hope that makes sense and works for ya...
Cheers Daz
Yeah, usually these grommets are what restricts flow from the shower head and makes em water saving, but as they also restrict flow they generally mess with instant HW systems and solar with gas backup systems.

If you remove the grommet you will get so much better flow and pressure through your system and should enjoy some great hot showers once again.

Re: What up with my f..ken hotwater?

Posted: Thu May 17, 2018 4:01 pm
by smile0784
Great wiil do it next day off

Re: What up with my f..ken hotwater?

Posted: Thu May 17, 2018 7:57 pm
by adamk
new houses suck plus the builders cheap out on pumps as the houses are designed by tards. first new house i moved into the house was not connected to the sewage, an water pressure was crap in a town house with shower upstairs an next unit the pump just lacks enjoy

Re: What up with my f..ken hotwater?

Posted: Thu May 17, 2018 8:06 pm
by smile0784
Shower was fine.for 2.years then stated dripping even tho turned taps on super hard ao i replaced washes and now problem started

Re: What up with my f..ken hotwater?

Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 10:01 am
by purple5ive
smile0784 wrote:Shower was fine.for 2.years then stated dripping even tho turned taps on super hard ao i replaced washes and now problem started
And the Moral of the story is??

Get the Professionals to look at it :rofl:

also take those grommets out and you will use a lot more water than normal, its there for a reason!

Re: What up with my f..ken hotwater?

Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 10:42 am
by Mattblack
purple5ive wrote:
smile0784 wrote:Shower was fine.for 2.years then stated dripping even tho turned taps on super hard ao i replaced washes and now problem started
And the Moral of the story is??

Get the Professionals to look at it :rofl:

also take those grommets out and you will use a lot more water than normal, its there for a reason!
That's un-Australian! Might cost you twice as much as getting a plumber, but at least you can say you fixed it yourself!

Worse case scenario is that you buy a set of new taps (you might have buggered them by wrenching them tight instead of replacing the washers)

Re: What up with my f..ken hotwater?

Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 11:56 am
by Texas
So what your saying is "you stuffed up changing the washers"
There is a tool you can get ,to "re seat" the washers (can't think of the right name).
The grommet/filter is mainly there to stop pieces of stuff entering the shower head.
Throw it away, don't worry about the extra water use, we have desal plant for that.
Good luck
Cheers Gra

Re: What up with my f..ken hotwater?

Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 12:20 pm
by telr
I think it's called a "tap reseater", I've been using one and doing washers etc. for 45 years, no idea how much it saves, but with a $95pllus for a call out fee, it must be a sh*t load of dollars, I've just had to start calling tradies for minor jobs, definitely a sudden shock to finances!

Re: What up with my f..ken hotwater?

Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 12:28 pm
by Lightningx
Yep I know the feeling mate!

Re: What up with my f..ken hotwater?

Posted: Fri May 18, 2018 12:51 pm
by purple5ive
Mattblack wrote:
purple5ive wrote:
smile0784 wrote:Shower was fine.for 2.years then stated dripping even tho turned taps on super hard ao i replaced washes and now problem started
And the Moral of the story is??

Get the Professionals to look at it :rofl:

also take those grommets out and you will use a lot more water than normal, its there for a reason!
That's un-Australian! Might cost you twice as much as getting a plumber, but at least you can say you fixed it yourself!

Worse case scenario is that you buy a set of new taps (you might have buggered them by wrenching them tight instead of replacing the washers)
unaustralian hah!! its called being smart hahaha
what if you can never fix it yourself??