Hi Roger, respect for going through this. However, to many others, I recommend that first step is to return the Aqualisa grip, then order a slide on grip from one of popular brands at a third of price (£7 vs £20) and finally install it in 30 seconds, not a half an hour, without risk of damaging your system, especially if it is quite old already. The replacement grip may be slightly flimsy but will spare you a lot of hussle.
If it is only the central pin connection (probably sherd off), and the central plastic holder is OK. All you have to do, is buy a new unit and separate it from the chrome parts. Remove the old unit by punching out the central pin and replace with the new unit. No need to change or interfere with pipe work.
Notes: The copper pipe end has a flange that accepts a spanner - this is the gap that you can utilise to slide the pastic backing if you place the digital cable in this gap. For me it was easier to take the shower cable off the end of the copper pipe. Allow about 1.5 hours. The pipes go into the loft should have enough verticaal movement to allow you to slide the copper and Chrome pipe around as required when unlocked The steps as I recall them: 1) The Silver round panel off (take off 1 captive screw underneath the panel) 2) Disconnect the cable and set aside the round panel 3) take out the black retaining plastic black pate (remove 4 screws) 4) take out the C shaped plasitic chock. 5) remove both wall brackets as described in video 6) slide the chrome pipe up or pull the inside copper pipe down and use spanner and mole type grips to undo the shower 7) the round back to the shower panel clicks into the Chrome pipe with a pastlic nub (and dimple in chrome pipe) use moderate force to unseat and slide down 8) slide down old holder and slide up the new one. 9) reverse the process
What an absolute faff all to replace a part that is liable to break quite frequently. Poor design in my opinion. It would take a decent plumber less time to fit the whole shower.
Thanks for taking the time to make this video. What a faff for a shower head holder.
Hi Roger, respect for going through this. However, to many others, I recommend that first step is to return the Aqualisa grip, then order a slide on grip from one of popular brands at a third of price (£7 vs £20) and finally install it in 30 seconds, not a half an hour, without risk of damaging your system, especially if it is quite old already. The replacement grip may be slightly flimsy but will spare you a lot of hussle.
Many thanks for the video and tips. Wouldn't have attempted this without RUclips video's🙏
Spot on guidance - thank you Roger 👍👍
Very helpful, the tip about the pipe and wire was a little gem!
Very useful especially the two tips about the insert and sliding the the copper pipe up
thanks for not showing - weird or what?
If it is only the central pin connection (probably sherd off), and the central plastic holder is OK. All you have to do, is buy a new unit and separate it from the chrome parts. Remove the old unit by punching out the central pin and replace with the new unit. No need to change or interfere with pipe work.
Hi Rosemary, that's my exact scenario, do you have a DIY video yourself? :)
Notes: The copper pipe end has a flange that accepts a spanner - this is the gap that you can utilise to slide the pastic backing if you place the digital cable in this gap. For me it was easier to take the shower cable off the end of the copper pipe. Allow about 1.5 hours. The pipes go into the loft should have enough verticaal movement to allow you to slide the copper and Chrome pipe around as required when unlocked
The steps as I recall them:
1) The Silver round panel off (take off 1 captive screw underneath the panel)
2) Disconnect the cable and set aside the round panel
3) take out the black retaining plastic black pate (remove 4 screws)
4) take out the C shaped plasitic chock.
5) remove both wall brackets as described in video
6) slide the chrome pipe up or pull the inside copper pipe down and use spanner and mole type grips to undo the shower
7) the round back to the shower panel clicks into the Chrome pipe with a pastlic nub (and dimple in chrome pipe) use moderate force to unseat and slide down
8) slide down old holder and slide up the new one.
9) reverse the process
Thnkyou Roger helped me out alot there good work sir
Thanks, worked a treat 😊
Thank you. Gonna try this soon
What an absolute faff all to replace a part that is liable to break quite frequently. Poor design in my opinion. It would take a decent plumber less time to fit the whole shower.
what a faff Aqualisa for just replacing a shower head holder.