"RedOnRed" wrote in message
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"Pete C" wrote in message
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On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 07:29:55 GMT, "Rob Nicholson"
wrote:

How old is it?

Not that old - I fitted it about five years ago.

and out of warranty then you may as well just buy another one in my
book.
Ours was about £140.

Might end up doing that - just hope the inlet pipe are in the same
place!

Hi,

As Mira are a 'premium' brand I should expect they'll have a well
staffed product support line who can help pinpoint the fault and
advise how to get it fixed.

It might just be that the inlet strainers or the thermostatic valve
are getting blocked by scale or debris and the pump overheats and cuts
out.

Or there is a blockage elsewhere in the hot water pipe and the pump
cuts out on under pressure.

cheers,
Pete.

The problem is that any electric shower manufacturer will advise that
under
no circumstances should anyone other then a properly qualified service
engineer open one up.

That's when the cost effectiveness of a repair over a replacement will
then
come into question.

.... and if it's anything like my long-ago-ripped-out Triton T200RE (the
Worst Product I Have Ever Bought) the plastic will all start crumbling away
making replacing bits of it impossible. After several repairs I ended up
having to fork out for a whole replacement main unit as they didn't make the
"back panel" available as a separate part and that was the main bit that had
crumbled away. Seemed to be made of the kind of plastic that cracks up after
a couple of years of mild heat!

Anyway it's long gone now (removed and smashed to pieces) and replaced with
two showers running off my big combi. Far better.

BTW did I mention that the Triton was the Worst Product I Have Ever Bought?

Regards,
Simon.