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For reasons best known to herself Mrs Compton and sister decided to drain the whole domestic water system in order to change a dripping tap. As a consequence the electric pump that powers two showers now works fine with one but stops after a minute or two when the other shower is on. Any ideas? Anyone recommend a loclal (Bishops Stortford) plumber.

I will not be replying to any smart arse remarks regarding why I didn't do it in the first place  or get someone else in etc etc.


I thankyou in advance

Compo

Why didn't you just get someone in in the first place?

coz i was pwning you at Luton :)

Why didn't you just get someone in in the first place?

Or do it yerself besides letting two women at it.  Even I know that was never gonna work out well.   rotflmfao

Get a plumber in

happy to help

sigh

Should have got someone in Compo.

Should have asked Sark, I hear he has good rates.

Yeah, my thoughts exactly.

Failing that, Post on blonde to seek help, that usually does the trick.

http://www.accessplace.com/plumber/hertfordshire/bishops-stortford.htm


I would recommend Mr Porter or Mr Clifford

last time I needed a plumber in Stortford, they were the best going.

Google is your friend...or should be... rotflmfao

Here ya go honey:

http://www.upmystreet.com/UK/findmynearest/home-and-garden/plumbing/plumbers/results/in/Bishop%27s+Stortford.html

http://www.diydata.com/plumbing/index.php

Cia's a plumber isn't he? Someone on here certainly is.  Worth waiting a bit to see if they can offer the ladies some advice so they can fix it properly.

Does the tap still drip?

www.getsomeoneincompoyoumug.com

Sorry - title confused me - I can't help here.

Why didn't you get someone in?

:dontask:

Blatant "I buggered something up and blame the wife" post IMO.

Blatant "We've got two showers" Brag post IMO.

FYP

pressure needs cranking up me thinks.

Its all Thatcher's fault.

wow u been drinking orange juice? :P

Link not working - just like Compo's shower.

;D

I'm not a plumber but I know that if you run 2 power showers for any length of time they will soon drain your tank.

Once your tank drains the pump will switch off to stop it over heating.

It could be that simple. Are you having longer showers than usual because of the weather? Have you given your tank time to fill up since draining it off? They do take a little while.

You might find that just leaving it a while to fill up will fix everything.

Or you might not.

did you ever think of ringing a plumber??

sounds like an air lock in the feed to the 2nd shower or by draining you could have dislodged some limescale that is now affecting the shower(unlikely though)

is the shower on  a fixed head or slider rail?

is a twin feed pump i.e Hot and Cold supplies or thermostatically controlled water that is pumped often used by the elderly and senile to avoid the risk of scalding.

and do you have a tank in the loft?

I'll be back in 1 hour


BTW just because you replace a washer it doesn't always remedy the problem as sometimes you need to re-seat the tap.

No no no no no. Point of thread was not to actually give any help to Compo! Instaban please.

+1..completely unacceptable!

Unfortunately they can no longer be deleted because 2 fools have gone and quoted them!!!

That'll be 4 of us in the sin bin then....

 ;nana;

Did they reopen the stopcock fully? Could be a cause of low pressure with large water flows.

Although your post is slightly confusing - is it one pump that powers both showers? And are we talking electric showers with cold feed only, or power showers with hot+cold feeds? Or one of each? Cutting out is usually a sign of low pressure on the intake - you can get cavitation damage to pumps if the suction pressure is low so a cutout is built in.

No, I'm not a plumber, but I know a thing or two about valves. And pumps.

Are you asking Compo if he has a problem with his cock not operating at the maximum?

Must be a twin feed pump in that case.

 :-X

+3 agreed ban ME

Re: Plumbing help reqd.
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clocks ticking compo nearly 2 hours worth of charges this could be a long job ;carlocitrone;

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lol

anyone there  ie cia?

fire away sir yr time is my money

LOl

Single feed.  slider shower.  runs for 15-20 seconds then cuts out and pump stops.

HELP

But the pump doesnt cut out with the other shower correct?

correct

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ;carlocitrone;

quite

He's charging by the post imo

It's Compo FFS.  Sounds a fair deal to me. 

why would you let a woman tackle such a manly job ffs, or did they have no water in the sink/mop bucket?

right can you take the shower head off the rail and hold it into the bath or shower tray at low level then turn the shower on fully cold and run it

I've found some paperwork that suggests it might be dual feed.  It's a Trevi CTV. any help to you?

wont run cold at all

fully hot ?

stops after 8-10 seconds

<sharp intake of breath through teeth combined with slow shaking of head>

This could get pricey Compo.

right i think i know what the problem is

brb gotta have a cofffe (union rules must have a break after 2 hours work)

wow compo sounds like you've been running around working hard today may i suggest takeing a long shower and relaxing

Luton beckons chaps

lol sounds like an air lock on the cold water side

 how long have u got til your off?

15 mins?

he has 2 showers so invalid

You're so thoughtful.  Don't care what anyone says, yer a keeper.

you might regret that. last time I said he was a plumber I got a lecture about how he wasn't a plumber any more, went on for about 2 pints it did.
and I'm still none the wiser as to what it is he actually does.

pm sent

see bullshit baffles brains

Thanks for all the useful suggestions everyone

No need to thank us.  We're all too happy to help.

yw hope you are all relaxed now

No problem, happy to assist.

Have had him running all over the house turning showers on looking at pumps putting 5p's into the shower head still not fixed.1 last thing to try before he has to call a plumber.

lol :D

(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc43/kinboshi/leek-in-tap.jpg)

they dont have washers,they have plastisc discs and 'o' rings

Are they the new PI O rings?

No. They're the new EI O rings, from old MacDonald's farm.

rotflmfao classic!

Well, it still has a leak.

Today I wil mostly be calling a plumber

Now there's an idea.  Good thing we gave ya a few lists to help. 

Trace and I tried to get you some help via the medium of television last night, but for some reason our message didn't get read out :dontask:

email to The Open:

Dear Tikay,
 
a friend of ours has been having a bit of trouble with his plumbing. Apparently he has a twin feed pump action shower and it's stopped functioning.  We understand you have some experience with twin feed pumping and also dodgy plumbing.  Can you offer any advice?
 
Many thanks
 
Dingdell and Claw75
 
PS - for future reference, could you recommend any good locksmiths, just in case our keys get stolen?

rotflmfao

Complete mystery as to why this was not read out. Probably the best question on the Open to date - ever.  :dontask:

You two should not be left alone - ever.   rotflmfao

I hope you all feel sorry for me.. I have to see the ugly mug OP face first thing when I walk into work in the morning all over the SIS screens!

Oooh - send me a copy - I think Compo is rather lush......
In fact - I have a shower here Compo if you are ever short of one again... ::)

lol..Compo will have a heart attack when he reads that.

Hastily looking for nurses outfit.

You want a copy of my TV??

JUst go to the bookies if you want to watch him!

Nurses outfit? plumbing?  phew it's hot

Any update?

Nah. Tried draining and re-filling. No good tho. Think I will bite the bullet and ring around for a plumber. many thanks for your help.

No worries GL :)up

Ta

Forget the shower, share a bath with wife and her sis, it's their fault so they get to scrub your back.

fs......

It was not read out, but for all the wrong reasons. I actually thought it was referring to me. Bit close to home right now.

Bit below the belt, that......

In my defence - and bearing in mind that Claw is not on line so she can't defend herself - it was her idea and she wrote it.  ;angel;

If, however, you found it funny I agreed readily and helped.  ;D

any news??

There's a shortage of plumbers in the Bishops Stortford area

tell em you want a brand new central heating system quote and new bathroom

then when they are round there say "oh you couldnt have a look at this could you?"

have you managed to sort this yet??

Nope. But please don't worry as its in the pipeline (apologies for that)

But I do worry

 you have a duty to your system to ensure you care for it and give it the water that it requires to do its job.....

are you not overflowing with earache???

Standard

sorted yet??

or is that why you need the vodka??