Shower Repairs Near Me Barnes

Often a plumber is the right call. Our plumbers handle all kinds of showers, gas-heated and electric, and carry the qualifications and certificates to repair them properly. As a rule, no water at all points to a plumbing fault such as a failed valve or blocked filter, while no heat or a shower that trips the power points to an electrical one.

No. Switch it off at the pull cord, leave it off and call us. Water from the base of an electric shower often means the pressure relief device has burst because something inside is blocked, and water and electricity should never meet. Replacing that part without clearing the cause means it will burst again. In Barnes, the hard water scales up shower heads and hoses, which can build pressure inside an electric unit until the relief device bursts. Turn it off at the isolator and call us.

Shower repairs are charged at our plumbing rate of £120 +VAT an hour, Monday to Friday, 08.00 to 17.00, with a one hour minimum and 15 minute periods after that. Parts are charged at trade price plus 25%, and your plumber tells you the likely cost before fitting anything. There is never a travel fee for a Barnes visit. If our plumber has to use a council bay near Church Road or Castelnau, that bay charge goes on the invoice at cost.

Repair first if the shower is in good condition and parts are still made. Many faults come down to one part, such as a cartridge, a hose or a valve. If an older electric shower keeps failing, or its parts are no longer available, a replacement usually costs less over time. We give you both options and a price before doing anything.

Start with the simple causes: scale in the shower head or hose, or a blocked filter. After that it depends on your system. A pump suits a shower fed from a tank in the loft, but a standard shower pump should not be fitted to a shower that runs straight from a combi boiler or the mains. We work out which system you have and what will actually help. Barnes villas often have bathrooms on upper floors close to the loft tank, leaving little natural pressure. A correctly sized pump can make a big difference on a gravity system, but cannot be used with a combi.

Usually a thermostatic cartridge clogged with scale, other taps or appliances drawing water at the same time, or, on an electric shower, low flow making the unit cut in and out. We check the cartridge, the balance between the hot and cold supplies, and the flow, then fix the cause. Limescale in the thermostatic cartridge is the usual cause in SW13. In larger Barnes houses, another bathroom drawing water at the same time can also make the shower swing.

Often, yes. Our plumbers try to fix the shower there and then. Tell us the make, the model and what it is doing when you book, and send a photo if you can: the more we know, the more likely we can bring the part you need. If a part has to be ordered, we tell you before we leave and agree the next visit.

Many shower pumps give around ten years of service with care. Noise, a late start or a pump that switches itself on are warning signs, but they are often caused by air in the pipes, a blocked filter or a dripping tap rather than a failed pump, so we check those first before recommending a new one.

Repairs carry a three month written guarantee, and new installations, such as a replacement shower or pump, carry twelve months. If the problem comes back within that time, call us and we will come back and put right anything the guarantee covers.