Ways To Increase Water Pressure In Your Shower

A few ways to you can do to increase water pressure in your shower, and most of our tips will cost you next to nothing. Please work through our list one by one to see if there is problems for you to solve  in your home.

1. Clean the shower head

Shower heads can become blocked with sediment as well as limescale and mineral deposits. If this happens, you will find the water flow slows to a trickle, even if you have good water pressure in the rest of your home.

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2. Check for a flow restrictor

In recent years, many shower head manufacturers have begun incorporating flow restrictors into their designs, partly due to the requirements of the National Energy Act (in the US), partly to help customers reduce their water bills and partly to help protect the environment.

3. Check for kinks

Another quick fix might be to check for kinks in the hose or the water line. If your shower has a flexible line rather than pipes, make sure there are no kinks in it preventing the flow of water. If you have a hand held shower head, make sure the hose is not twisted.

4. Check that the valve is fully open

If you have recently had building work done or you have just moved into a new home, it’s always worth checking that the main shut-off valve is fully open. Sometimes plumbers or other workers shut off the water valve and then forget to open it when they finish the job.Make sure it is fully open and then check your water pressure again to see if it has made a difference.

  1. Check for leaks

If you have leaking pipes, this will reduce the amount of water that reaches your shower. Furthermore, leaking water can also cause significant damage to your home, so if you have leaks, it is important to find them quickly and repair them.Check all the pipes in your home and call a plumber to repair any leaks. You can make temporary repairs using epoxy putty.

6. Open the water heater shut-off valve

If you have good pressure when using cold water but lower pressure with hot water, the problem could be coming from your water heater. The first thing to do is to check that the shut off valve is open. If not, open it, and this should solve the problem.

7. Flush the water heater

Another water heater-related issue is that your water tank could have become blocked by sediment. The pipes could also have become blocked by debris.

Drain your water heater and flush out all the lines. This should remove any debris in the pipes and solve the problem of low hot water pressure.

8. Buy a low-pressure shower head

If the problem is not related to your plumbing, a relatively inexpensive option you can try is to buy a special shower head for low water pressure. These are shower heads that are designed specifically to help increase water flow in areas with pressure issues.

9. Install a shower pump or similar

If you have tried everything else and nothing has helped, you will need to start thinking about options that will cost a little more.One possibility is to install a shower pump to boost the pressure.

10. Take showers during off-peak hours

If you are unwilling to spend the money on a pump, an alternative is simply to take showers during off-peak hours.

11. Turn off other appliances

Similarly, if you try to take a shower while you are also running a washing machine and a dishwasher, you are placing increased demands on the water supply.

12.Plenty Of Inexpensive Options To Try First

If you are lucky, you may be able to find an inexpensive quick fix for the problem of low water pressure in your home. For example, if it is something as simple as cleaning the shower head or opening a valve, it won’t cost you anything.

If all else fails, you may consider contact with the shower head seller for help.


Post time: Feb-08-2021