Browse Forums Bathrooms and Laundry 1 Sep 13, 2013 4:25 pm hi all can somebody tell me why, when i turn my shower tap (either hot or cold) on in my ensuite that it takes a minimum of 10 seconds - sometimes up to 20 seconds for water to actually come out of the shower head? i have checked - no one else is using water of any kind at the same time in the house Re: delayed shower 2Sep 16, 2013 9:34 pm Garym_38 hi all can somebody tell me why, when i turn my shower tap (either hot or cold) on in my ensuite that it takes a minimum of 10 seconds - sometimes up to 20 seconds for water to actually come out of the shower head? i have checked - no one else is using water of any kind at the same time in the house Sounds like you have a bit of a plumbing problem there. Basically with the taps turned off the mains should be putting pressure in the pipes and when you turn on it should start flowing straight away. If it is taking time then the pipes must somehow be empty, but that shouldn't happen at all. Is this something new or been like that all along? Re: delayed shower 4Sep 20, 2013 11:37 pm Mmmmm sounds like u have a cracked pipe it's from the taps to the shower head another thing ur washers could be the trouble dome type that tells me ur seats are cracked you turn the handle but the washers is seated in hard Fitzy Hi, My home construction is complete, and the handover is scheduled next week. However the construction has been delayed and I have raised this to the builder. The… 0 5331 I'll look into different shower heads and ask the plumber about some engineering and see what he says. Thanks 2 9578 Hi All, about to commence a bathroom renovation and need some advice on subfloor works. Current subfloor is hardwood T&G floorboards on 90x45 joists, but intention is to… 0 5855 |