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In article 773136b4-e0a0-42c2-90d9-8d9f9073a85f@m22g2000
yqh.googlegroups.com, Chade writes
A few days ago our electric tripped, the shower was in use at the
time. Afterwards the shower seem to be working at half heat. The
shower now regularly trips the electric. Is it likely to be an
element, I believe it has two? Is there any point in trying to replace
one of the elements?

In addition to saving a bit of money, the benefit of changing just the
element assembly is that you don't have to change the physical
location of any electrics or plumbing.

A quick search for Triton t80xr element shows that these items are
available for around 40quid so quite a saving over a new shower.

Depending on the failure mode it may have taken out on or more of
the microswitches used to control the power feed to the elements,
these will likely be high current (20A) V4 microswitches that are
available for about 2 quid each.

Btw, both elements will be in a sealed can and will be replaced as a
pair.

Replacement of these is straightforward but given that you are
working on a unit supplied by something like a 40A fuse/breaker
you need to be exceptionally careful with your safety practices and
electrical competence. Do not work on one or test probe on it whilst
live.

You'll need a multimeter as a minimum to verify that the element is
at fault and to track down other potentially faulty components.

Excuse the cautious approach but better safe than sorry. That said,
the diagram of that model suggests it is a straightforward build and
repair.

Right. I switched off the switch marked 'shower' on the fuse box then
tried the pull cord for the shower to see if the light came on. It
tripped the main switch in the fuse box, so I left the main switch
off. I opened up the shower and with a multi-meter checked the
elements only one seems to be working. I tried the micro-switches but
couldn't get a circuit trough either of them. I then noticed some
water inside the shower. I can't find exactly where the leak starts,
but the highest point I can trace the water to is near the solenoid,
the underneath of which is pretty damp. The water is seeping along and
dripping very slowly out of the bottom of the shower unit.

I think we're looking at a new shower. From what I've read the T80xr
has stopped being made but new ones are still available over the
internet with a two year guarantee. So it should be a straight swap.
What should I use as a sealant between the shower unit and the tiled
wall? The stuff around the existing shower looks like grout?