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O, Water Pressure, Where Art Thou?

ChanusChanus Harbinger of the Spicy Rooster ApocalypseThe Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered User, Moderator mod
edited August 2009 in Help / Advice Forum
Anyone know any tricks for increasing water pressure in a shower? The one in my new house has all the zest of a drooling imbecile.

I don't know what info would be pertinent, but it's a second-floor bathroom.

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  • MichaelLCMichaelLC In what furnace was thy brain? ChicagoRegistered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Have you tried taking off the shower head and cleaning it? If you've got mineral deposits, some CLR-type stuff can do wonders.

    Is it just the shower or the sink/toilet too?

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  • ChanusChanus Harbinger of the Spicy Rooster Apocalypse The Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered User, Moderator mod
    edited August 2009
    It seems to be mostly just the shower. The sinks/toilet don't have noticeably great water pressure, but the showerhead is just... flaccid.

    I haven't tried cleaning it, but it's a new-ish fixture (I think it's been installed since the last owner lived there, which was five or six months ago). I'll give that a shot anyhow... since it can't hurt.

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  • supertallsupertall Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Unscrew the showerhead and take out the flow restrictor if it has one. Usually it's just a tiny piece of plastic with some holes in it. These holes can get clogged with sediment and ruin your pressure pretty easily.

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  • ChanusChanus Harbinger of the Spicy Rooster Apocalypse The Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered User, Moderator mod
    edited August 2009
    Thanks, I'll look into that as well.

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  • matt has a problemmatt has a problem Points to 'off' Points to 'on'Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    supertall wrote: »
    Unscrew the showerhead and take out the flow restrictor if it has one. Usually it's just a tiny piece of plastic with some holes in it. These holes can get clogged with sediment and ruin your pressure pretty easily.
    Yep, in the US they're required to be under a certain gallon-per-minute rate. They achieve it by screwing in a plastic disc with a tiny, tiny hole in the middle of it into the coupling where the head meets the pipe coming out of the wall. This disc usually has indentions for a phillips head screwdriver, and is easily unscrewed.

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  • ErandusErandus Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    MichaelLC wrote: »
    If you've got mineral deposits, some CLR-type stuff can do wonders.

    Seriously. If you're taking it off anyway to check the flow restrictor, get a jug of CLR and soak the shower head in it. Just put the actual spray nozzle end down in an bowl of it an inch deep or so for 5 or 10 minutes. Shit's amazing.

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  • Seattle ThreadSeattle Thread Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Is the house on a hill, perchance? And does your city utilize water towers?

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