MiamiBorn
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Stall shower low or no water flow blocked shower piping
We have been living with low or no water flow, no water pressure, both hot and cold in our stall master shower for a very long time. It started immediately after a burst water line from the house to the city water was repaired. Maybe debris in the main water pipe moved to the shower at the end this particular water line. No other fixture is affected including the roman tub, two sinks faucets, and the toilet. The faucet is an old Moen push pull. When the valve cartridge is removed there is great water pressure, so the valve seems fine. It appears that the trouble is a blockage in the pipe from the valve to the showerhead.
We have had a plumber here initially and several times since and have also tried numerous DIY fixes with little to no success. We can make it go from no water to a little water, barely enough to shower with. Over time the flow becomes less and less. We have lived with this because tearing up the tile would be a nightmare. Since there is so much tile in the entire bathroom that matches the shower, bathroom would have to be totally redone.
Remedies tried:
-Changed the cartridge with no effect.
-Using a neighbors hose to push water into the shower pipe back toward the valve with the valve cartridge removed (did you use a fitting on the shower pipe to seal it to backflow like the other post I sent?)
-Pouring CLR in shower pipe. That increased the pressure a bit, sometimes from nothing to a little pressure
-The plumber tried using air to backflow
Any ideas that would fix this without tearing up the tile would be terrific.
We have been living with low or no water flow, no water pressure, both hot and cold in our stall master shower for a very long time. It started immediately after a burst water line from the house to the city water was repaired. Maybe debris in the main water pipe moved to the shower at the end this particular water line. No other fixture is affected including the roman tub, two sinks faucets, and the toilet. The faucet is an old Moen push pull. When the valve cartridge is removed there is great water pressure, so the valve seems fine. It appears that the trouble is a blockage in the pipe from the valve to the showerhead.
We have had a plumber here initially and several times since and have also tried numerous DIY fixes with little to no success. We can make it go from no water to a little water, barely enough to shower with. Over time the flow becomes less and less. We have lived with this because tearing up the tile would be a nightmare. Since there is so much tile in the entire bathroom that matches the shower, bathroom would have to be totally redone.
Remedies tried:
-Changed the cartridge with no effect.
-Using a neighbors hose to push water into the shower pipe back toward the valve with the valve cartridge removed (did you use a fitting on the shower pipe to seal it to backflow like the other post I sent?)
-Pouring CLR in shower pipe. That increased the pressure a bit, sometimes from nothing to a little pressure
-The plumber tried using air to backflow
Any ideas that would fix this without tearing up the tile would be terrific.
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