https://www.boards.ie/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:47:16 +0000 en flex hose — boards.ie - Now Ye're Talkin' https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2057815322/shower-head-and-gauze-filter-for-a-lowly-gravity-fed-shower Fri, 01 Dec 2017 00:00:40 +0000 Plumbing & Heating shaloo 2057815322@/discussions
I have what I think is a gravity fed shower here in that it is not boosted with a pump, it is not an electric shower, simply two knobs on the wall to turn on the water and to adjust the temperature. Heat is provided from the hot cylinder

I have two issue with the shower. First is the shower head. We replace the shower head and flex hose every year or two due to wear and tear so I know a thing or two about crap shower heads, the head we have this minute being the worst shower head ever! The pressure from the shower isn't hair raising but with a decent shower head, it is perfectly adequate

Is there a shower head and flex hose combo plumbing folk turn to for gravity fed showers? I find those "rain" type heads and the heads with 100 different massage positions useless so looking for something simple with a narrow enough spray and a importantly, a flex hose that doesn't restrict the flow


My second issue, one that eventually effects all shower heads, is sediment in our water. We are on a group scheme and in wet weather we can get colouring from suspended peat sediment in the water. It is fine for the most part believe it or not but over time the sediment tends to build and clog up in the nozzles of the shower heads.

Is there some sort of simple gauze filter that I can screw onto the shower flex hose or if needs be, fit into the feed pipe to the shower. I have looked online but I see a lot of fancy units that need the filters replaced every few months. I am thinking something like the little plastic gauze you see stuck in the feed hoses on most washing machines, something that would stop sediment from getting to the shower head and something I could pop out every few weeks and clean said sediment out of


I hope I ain't asking to much here. I figured with a bit of research this time I will get a shower head that we are happy with and maybe find a solution to the sediment build up while we are at it


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