Purple/red discharge from showers

[fogarty]

Brothers recently had new house built and he's complaining about coloured discharge from mixer showers. First thought was flux but no discharge from any taps or toilets just showers. 95% of house is plastic pipe except first couple of meters in garage after stop tap. Any ideas ?

 

[LegionellaSlave]

Is it always discoloured or just when it's first turned on for a few seconds?

 

[fogarty]

It looks clear just leaves purple residue on head and down walls

 

[tamz]

Maybe someone used an iron fitting when installing it.

 

[herbert]

I had a simlar problem and it turned out it was a mesh filter that rusted in the fixed shower head

http://www.ukplumbersforums.co.uk/plumbing-forum/21135-brown-water-dripping.html#post153391

 

[REDSAW]

could be a fiber washer breaking down in the system.
last one i had was pink apparently, didnt see it when i called round but the gay guy insisted it was.
good idea to call water undertaker to test water supply.

still working for 'foxy' phil?

 

[fogarty]

Thinking if it was something like water supply there would be discolouration in kettle , taps ,bath etc but no, just two mixer showers on two different floors

 

[LegionellaSlave]

Thinking if it was something like water supply there would be discolouration in kettle , taps ,bath etc but no, just two mixer showers on two different floors

Maybe the showers are the problem.

Cheap parts etc.

I'd have a look at them first. Remove and inspect.

 

[fogarty]

Thnig is there working perfectly, I didn't supply or fit them and I don't want to start taking things to bits and cause more problems. Do you think there may be purple grease/lubricant in shower mixer that has been flushed out

 

[REDSAW]

more like ink from sticker or hair dye=same colour