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  • Mar 15, 2007, 10:12 AM
    wardward
    Mixer shower
    Just replaced the head on a fixed head shower,put the new head on and turned the shower on,nothing coming out of shower,floor covered in water,where have I gone wrong?:confused:
  • Mar 15, 2007, 10:27 AM
    ballengerb1
    Where is the water on the floor coming from. Any chance your new shower head has a side shut off valve built in?
  • Mar 15, 2007, 10:37 AM
    wardward
    The same happens when you remove the shower head. I would say the water is coming from the back of the where you turn the on/off control knob .
  • Mar 15, 2007, 10:44 AM
    ballengerb1
    Bad news, I am thinking you may have broken a connection inside the wall, probably where the horizontal shower pipe does a 90 degree with the vertical pipe in the wall. Shut off your main, remove the shower handle and bezel. Might need a flashligh to see clearly but look inside, top of valve, have a friend turn the main back on briefly. If the water comes out of the valve you might be able to reconnect it through the opening in the wall, it will be tight. If the water is coming from above the faucet hole you will need to open the wall. After testing my directions, if the water comes from above, wait a few hours for more plumbing guys to give additional opinions. This will not be afun job if you have to open the wall.
  • Mar 15, 2007, 08:38 PM
    doug238
    You broke the elbow at the top where the arm stubs out. Open it and repair. Do not cut tile. Open above tile or behind. Do not catch you home on fire.
  • Mar 19, 2007, 12:06 PM
    wardward
    The outlet plug had broken,any ideas what would have caused that to happen,seems strange.

    Will I get one at the local plumbers merchant or should I order online?
  • Mar 19, 2007, 10:40 PM
    doug238
    Outlet plug is what? Is it the shower arm [chrome pipe sticking out of wall]?
  • Mar 20, 2007, 06:32 AM
    wardward
    Hi Doug,if you look at this link it's number 7,the one under the body(there's two number sevens).

    Aquavalve 605 thermostatic and 405 manual mixer valve - Aqualisa
  • Mar 20, 2007, 07:04 AM
    doug238
    How can that plug get broken by changing the shower head? It does not sound right. Have you checked to see if the water is trickling down and only dropping off the plug? If the plug really is broken then just change it out.
  • Mar 20, 2007, 07:38 AM
    wardward
    Doesn't make sense to me,it had totally broke off,water gushing out when the shower was turned on.
  • Mar 20, 2007, 07:41 AM
    doug238
    Is the shower clogged? It still should not have broken, but check the shower flow.
  • Mar 20, 2007, 01:53 PM
    wardward
    Will do Doug.

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