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Air locked shower

  • 22-06-2014 9:54am
    #1
    Wk74239
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20 ✭


    Our electric shower is air locked as no water comes out when it's turned on. Any idea his to fix this yourself?


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  • #2
    hotshots85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 337 ✭✭hotshots85


    Wk74239 wrote: »
    Our electric shower is air locked as no water comes out when it's turned on. Any idea his to fix this yourself?

    Take off the shower head, Sellotape and empty 2l bottle of coke to the top and squeeze.

    I have no idea of this could do damage to the shower or not but it worked for me once


  • #3
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,189 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    hotshots85 wrote: »
    Take off the shower head, Sellotape and empty 2l bottle of coke to the top and squeeze.

    I have no idea of this could do damage to the shower or not but it worked for me once

    Please don't do this! This can cause damage to the shower!

    What is the make and model?
    A lot of electric showers have a bleed screw to get rid of air.

    What makes you think it is air? You can only get an airlock if your attic tank ran dry?

    If the tank didn't run dry I'm betting it is the solenoid


  • #4
    Sir Arthur Daley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,720 ✭✭✭Sir Arthur Daley


    Sleeper12 wrote: »
    Please don't do this! This can cause damage to the shower!

    Only if you put mentos into the coke bottle first. :pac:


  • #5
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,189 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »
    Only if you put mentos into the coke bottle first. :pac:

    You have to give it a shake though. ☺


  • #6
    Wk74239
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20 ✭Wk74239


    Sleeper12 wrote: »
    Please don't do this! This can cause damage to the shower!

    What is the make and model?
    A lot of electric showers have a bleed screw to get rid of air.

    What makes you think it is air? You can only get an airlock if your attic tank ran dry?

    If the tank didn't run dry I'm betting it is the solenoid
    I took the shower case off and blessed the shower. Didn't think running a shower with no water for Sellotape idea was a wise idea


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  • #7
    Sir Arthur Daley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,720 ✭✭✭Sir Arthur Daley


    Wk74239 wrote: »
    I took the shower case off and blessed the shower.

    This thread is getting better, did you bring the local parish priest over? :D


  • #8
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,189 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    You should take shower head off & run shower on cold but on full pressure. If stillness not quite right try bleed screw again


  • #9
    Wk74239
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20 ✭Wk74239


    Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »
    This thread is getting better, did you bring the local parish priest over? :D

    Auto correct on phone....meant bleeded


  • #10
    greasepalm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,582 ✭✭✭greasepalm


    on fitting my virgin shower replacement it stated to bleed first as not to damage pump.cant remember if it said to check filter after so many uses to keep pressure up.


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