Shower Repairs Near Me Notting Hill

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 W11 the hard water is often behind it. Limescale in the shower head or hose raises the pressure inside the unit until the relief device gives way, so switch 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. Getting to Notting Hill adds nothing to the bill. Where a visitor bay in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is needed, we pass on what we paid and nothing more.

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. Top-floor flats in Notting Hill often have very little height between the cold tank and the shower head, so gravity alone gives a weak flow. A pump can help there, but not on a combi, where we look at other solutions.

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. Scale from the hard local water clogs thermostatic cartridges in W11 bathrooms. In shared houses, someone else running a tap on the same supply can also cause sudden swings.

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.