Shower Repair & Installation in Edinburgh

Vetted & insured engineers Clear pricing before work starts G3-qualified for unvented cylinders No gas work — plumbing only

A leaking shower does its damage invisibly — into the floor, the ceiling below, the wall cavity. Our Edinburgh engineers trace shower leaks to their true source: valve, waste, tray seal or tiling, in that order of likelihood.

Edinburgh water notes: Edinburgh's Pentland- and Borders-fed supply is soft, so limescale is rarely the culprit here — but tenement plumbing, listed-building constraints and hard winters keep the city's plumbers well occupied. Edinburgh's tenements and Georgian conversions — Marchmont, Bruntsfield, Stockbridge, the New Town — mean shared stairs, communal stacks and conservation-sensitive pipework routing are everyday considerations. Mains supply here is managed by Scottish Water.

Shower faults and their real causes

Running cold or scalding: a failed thermostatic cartridge, or on electric showers a failed heater can or solenoid. Dribbling flow: scale in the head or hose, a blocked inlet filter, or genuinely low supply pressure. Leaks below: the valve body, the waste trap, or the tray seal — established by isolation testing, not guesswork. Temperature swings: cartridge wear or supply imbalance. Each has a distinct fix, and most are same-visit repairs in Edinburgh.

Electric shower repair and replacement

We repair electric showers where parts economics make sense and replace them where they don't — with one hard rule: a higher-kW unit is only fitted when the existing circuit, isolator and RCD protection are verified suitable. Undersized cabling behind a powerful new shower is a fire risk, and no Edinburgh install through this network cuts that corner.

Fixing low pressure and weak flow

First we establish what feeds the shower. Gravity-fed systems produce pressure from tank height alone — often barely 0.2 bar in a Edinburgh terrace — and transform with a pump or a system change. Mains-fed showers that have deteriorated usually point to scale: head, hose, inlet filter, cartridge. The fix ranges from a descale to a shower pump to re-plumbing the feed, and we'll tell you which tier your problem actually sits in before you spend anything.

Shower work costs in Edinburgh

Repairs — cartridges, heads, wastes, seals — typically run from £89 in Edinburgh including common parts. Like-for-like electric shower replacement sits mid-range; a new concealed thermostatic mixer with tiling implications is a quoted job after a look at access. Whatever the tier, you get the price before work starts and the old parts back on request.

Frequently asked questions

Why is my shower pressure suddenly low?

Sudden loss usually means blockage — scale in the head, hose or inlet filter — or a failing cartridge. Gradual lifetime weakness on an upstairs shower usually means a gravity-fed system at its limits. The diagnosis determines whether the fix costs pounds or hundreds.

Can you fix a shower leaking through the ceiling in Edinburgh?

Yes — and we isolate the true source first: valve body, waste connection, tray seal or grout failure each produce ceiling stains. Re-sealing a tray under a leak that's actually the waste wastes your money; testing takes minutes.

Is it worth repairing an electric shower?

If the unit is under ~5 years old and the failed part (solenoid, pressure switch) is available: usually yes. If the heater can has gone on an older unit: replacement is typically better value. We'll price both honestly.

Can I have a more powerful electric shower fitted?

Only if the existing circuit supports it — cable size, isolator and RCD protection are checked first. A 10.5kW shower on cabling sized for 8.5kW is dangerous, and any quote that skips that check should worry you.