Shower only works when tap is on

Frynge

As the title suggests the shower will only come on the the tap on the sink comes on

Any explanation or help would be greatly appreciated

anuprising

do you live in an apartment with a pump ?

sullzz

Bit more info needed , do you have a pump , is it postive or negative head , is it an apartment or house .

Joey the lips

It sounds like its a shower head on a pair of bath taps and whats wrong is it needs to draw more water from the tank to increase the flow to make the taps work. If this is the case then it would mean your bath taps are high pressure and prob not suitable.

If you live in an apartment or a house with a pump its most likely the reads or flow switch is acting up. If it was always this way then it is most likely the pump was plumbed incorrectly.

But as said above possily more info needed.

anuprising

Joey the lips wrote: »

It sounds like its a shower head on a pair of bath taps and whats wrong is it needs to draw more water from the tank to increase the flow to make the taps work. If this is the case then it would mean your bath taps are high pressure and prob not suitable.

If you live in an apartment or a house with a pump its most likely the reads or flow switch is acting up. If it was always this way then it is most likely the pump was plumbed incorrectly.

But as said above possily more info needed.

why guess ?

most of the time i come across this issue is in apartment blocks in the city center . what happens is the shower head is higher up than the cold water tank and cylinder . the water tank is on top of the cylinder and when you open the shower it doesnt cause the pump to trigger .open a tap (lower down )and the pump triggers and supplys water to the shower also . wrong type pump has been installed from the start ,only way to recify is to change the pump for the correct one but they not cheap .

Frynge

It is in an apartment, there is a water pump that was changed roughly two years ago. It is the en suite shower not a bath

sullzz

Can you put up a pic of the pump and pipework