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I have recently installed a shower panel, incorporating a fixed shower head, hand held shower head and water jets. everything seemed fine for a few weeks, but now when i select the fixed shower head i get a vibrating noise from the unit. The water flow seems fine, but i have noticed that when another tap is turned on at the same time, the vibrating stops, although the water flow remains the same.
Sounds like the pipe going to the shower head is vibrating. Not secured tightly indige the wall. That is about the only thing it could be in my opinion. Hope this helps you out .
Kurt
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One rule I live by: more parts, more problems. Sounds to me that the plumbing/valves were not insalled properly. If you hired a profesional plumber, have them fix it. I am a licensed profesional plumber and I offer a 1 year warranty on all my work. If the contractor did the work and does not hold a plumbing license, that person is still responsible and may have to suffer legal consequenses.
Check out the connection line to the hand held shower. Take it appart and check out the screen and make sure it is clean. Also there is a dime shaped restrictor that reduces water consumption down to 1.6 gals. You can remove that plate and the water flow will increase. The head on the shower itself you can soak it in vinegar to clean head up.
yep replace the unit the plumbing will be ok for a new unit, with a setup lie that whoever installed it hopefully was smart to put shut off valves behind the wall or you will have to turn off h20o supply and replace and solder caps on the rest easier to change out to new
Assuming that your two heads are fed from the typical curved wall mounted shower pipe, what you need is a diverter valve. Removed both heads till it's down to just that curved pipe. Get a diverter valve from a plumbing supply store. Tell the sales folks that you want to install a diverter valve so that in one position, the hand held receives water and in the other, it cuts the hand held and puts it to the reg. shower head instead. They should give you a "T" sort of fitting. The female threads of this screws into that curved shower pipe. Then you will find two male thread ends. These connect to both your shower heads. Finally there will be a push/pull knob that is operated to control which head gets the water. Nimsgame
1 Check if the holes in the hand held shower are not clogged with scum which generally happens over prolonged use. Clean them with a pin.
2 If this does not help, then check the the pipe connecting the shower to the water outlet. It should be clean and not clogged with foreign material which restricts the flow of water.
3 It still it does not help then you may have to fix a booster pump or raise the level of the water reservoir.
patmac make sure the clear hose is a overflow first. then make sure all connections are correct,sounds like an areator problem,some after market shower heads don't come with one you can purchase one at your local plumbing store.
Most handheld showers use a hose to connect from the existing shower arm down to the hand held option. Some units come with attachment points on the shower arm, but I believe that you are looking for a unit that has a hook that you can mount where ever is comfortable for you.
many thanks for the help kurt, will get it checked out
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