Leaky Shower

[EPH]

If you're taking apart something that they've supplied a replacement o ring for then change it and put a fine smear of silicone grease on.

 

[Plumbstar Tom]

I would change them all

Just swap like for like, new seals for old and wipe a smear of silicon grease on each and pop it back in

 

[woodsy]

Change them all and be prepared for several attempts as they can be a !!!!! to stop weeping- defying logic sometimes. Had to do several valves, all with very high water pressure and with unvented systems. Their tech help, once you get through, are very helpful.

 

[WaterTight]

Thanks chaps!

 

[WaterTight]

Well this didn't go well. Dismantled everything, all came apart ine, neatly lining the parts up on the window ledge in the order they came off, plug in the bathtub incase anything important dropped down, took everything off so all that was remaining was cartridge inside the shower body. Couldn't get it out. Didn't know whether there was something else to undo, scoured all around, felt all around, no grub screws no allen keys, no sirclips, nothing else at all. The cartridge could turn a quarter turn left and right but would not pull out. Put quite a bit of force on it with pair of grips but didn't want to damage it, it wasn't budging.

There was green scale all over it and it'd been dripping for many months so I was wondering whether it was limescaled into position.

The only other thing was on the top of the body of the housing (where the red arrow is pointing in attatched picture) there was a hexaganold nut on top of what looked like a fibre washer, different from the one picture but same place. I don't know what this is for and again it wouldn't undo. Might this be the release for the cartridge? I couldn't think what else it might be for unless it's an alternative place for the shower feed to come out of..

 

[WaterTight]

aaaaaaaaannnnnnnnybody?

 

[woodsy]

If it is the same as the ones i have done (which it looks like) then it is just a case of pulling it out. Dont be too heavy handed but just keep wiggling it and pulling at the same time. I spent 40mins on one before it finally popped out - i had bought a new cartridge previously and didn't want it to be one of those things put back in the van for another day, never to be seen again. The top nut is so that the outlet / wall elbow can be fed from the top or bottom of the valve.