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Shower pump just started pulsing

  • 18-04-2020 8:10pm
    #1
    beertons
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    Just as we put the kids to bed, we heard a noise. Into the hot press, shower pump was going on and off. Switched it off for a few minutes, when turned on, pump started going again. It's a Stuart Turner 55.

    Will I be calling a plumber or is there a simple fix?


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  • #2
    Fingers Mcginty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,573 ✭✭✭Fingers Mcginty


    When the pump was going last night did you have any water discharging from the shower head?


  • #3
    beertons
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    Fingers Mcginty wrote: »
    When the pump was going last night did you have any water discharging from the shower head?

    Yes.


  • #4
    Fingers Mcginty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,573 ✭✭✭Fingers Mcginty


    beertons wrote: »
    Yes.

    I have a ST pump feeding my shower. An o-ring perished in the mixer valve so it was leaking water all the time hence the pump detected thiand turned on. Might be a smilar issue?


  • #5
    beertons
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    That's exactly what happened to me. Where do you get a replacement o ring?


  • #6
    Fingers Mcginty
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    Is the o ring in the mixer valve perished?
    I was lucky enough. I have a good supply of o -rings and one of them fitted fine after a bit of coaxing on with grease.


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  • #7
    beertons
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    It split.


  • #8
    Fingers Mcginty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,573 ✭✭✭Fingers Mcginty


    you should be able to pick one up in a hardware shop. Lidl sometimes sell a handy little o ring kit. I just used one of them and no problems since. Otherwise you could look online and get the correct part number of the o ring and order.For eg my shower mixing valve is a bristan and there is an oring kit available to buy.
    Hope you get sorted :)


  • #9
    glog
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    beertons wrote: »
    That's exactly what happened to me. Where do you get a replacement o ring?

    Both Lidl and Aldi currently have the selection box of O rings on sale.


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