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[johnj25176]

Without warning, the low pressure light is lit up on my mira electric shower. I tried cleaning the shower head etc, opening up the water a bit next to the tank in the cupboard but still not the slightest trickle out of the shower. Does the whole thing need replaced or is there something im missing?

[trevor123]

there should be a filter in the actual shower body, try cleaning/removing this and then see if it works. remember to isolate shower first though!
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hashish

[johnj25176]

thanks trevor, I did take off the shower cover but wasnt really sure of what I should be looking for. What would the filter look like?

[macaque]

I fixed just such a problem yesterday.

My shower has a tiny filter screen on the inlet pipe to the shower. It fits inside the pipe and looks like a bronze wire-mesh dome. It was clogged up with a white gunge.

I had to take the shower off the wall to get at the filter. I could remove a small section of the pipe work before the pressure sensor and rinsed this bit clean. A pity the designer didn't make this easier to get at!