Shower woes
 

Morning all...just had the unpleasant experience of having the shower go
dead on me as I was standing there soaking wet, hair covered in shampoo.
Light is showing at the on/off pull cord switch showing that power is coming
in OK - but shower unit itself has no lights showing - it usually has a red
light on marked power when on....no light showing next to the low pressure
or the service buttons.- it's a Mira Advance model, about 5 years old if
that helps.

Any advice welcome for stoney broke family of four who NEED a working
shower.

TIA

"ejl" wrote in message
...
Morning all...just had the unpleasant experience of having the shower go
dead on me as I was standing there soaking wet, hair covered in shampoo.
Light is showing at the on/off pull cord switch showing that power is
coming
in OK - but shower unit itself has no lights showing - it usually has a
red
light on marked power when on....no light showing next to the low
pressure
or the service buttons.- it's a Mira Advance model, about 5 years old if
that helps.

Any advice welcome for stoney broke family of four who NEED a working
shower.

TIA


OK.....half an hour on and darned thing is now working again...should I
worry about this and call a plumber or should I put it down to gremlins in
teh system and forget it?

In article , ejl
writes

OK.....half an hour on and darned thing is now working again...should I
worry about this and call a plumber or should I put it down to gremlins in
teh system and forget it?

Since you say the power light on the unit went out, it's an electrician
you want, not a plumber. And with the current drawn by electric
showers, a loose connection is Not A Good Thing.

It may have simply overheated and cut out (though looking out the window
this morning, I rather doubt it). But you would be wise to have someone
who knows what they are doing give it the once-over.

--
..sigmonster on vacation

"Mike Tomlinson" wrote in message
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In article , ejl
writes

OK.....half an hour on and darned thing is now working again...should I
worry about this and call a plumber or should I put it down to gremlins
in
teh system and forget it?

Since you say the power light on the unit went out, it's an electrician
you want, not a plumber. And with the current drawn by electric
showers, a loose connection is Not A Good Thing.

It may have simply overheated and cut out (though looking out the window
this morning, I rather doubt it). But you would be wise to have someone
who knows what they are doing give it the once-over.

--
.sigmonster on vacation



I had exactly the same problem a few months ago with a shower made by
Triton.
I replaced the heater thermostat and it worked great for about 10 mins then
stopped again.
Contacting the nice technical chap at Triton, he told me that it was the
water inlet valve that was at fault. If, when this goes faulty then it cuts
the water off and also the power.
Purchased new one, fitted it and believe it or not, the shower works better
now than when I first purchased it.

Hope that gives you a few good pointers.

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"Mike Tomlinson" wrote in message
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In article , ejl
writes

OK.....half an hour on and darned thing is now working again...should I
worry about this and call a plumber or should I put it down to gremlins
in
teh system and forget it?

Since you say the power light on the unit went out, it's an electrician
you want, not a plumber. And with the current drawn by electric
showers, a loose connection is Not A Good Thing.

It may have simply overheated and cut out (though looking out the window
this morning, I rather doubt it). But you would be wise to have someone
who knows what they are doing give it the once-over.

--
.sigmonster on vacation



I had exactly the same problem a few months ago with a shower made by
Triton.
I replaced the heater thermostat and it worked great for about 10 mins
then
stopped again.
Contacting the nice technical chap at Triton, he told me that it was the
water inlet valve that was at fault. If, when this goes faulty then it
cuts
the water off and also the power.
Purchased new one, fitted it and believe it or not, the shower works
better
now than when I first purchased it.

Hope that gives you a few good pointers.


Thanks very much for the pointer...was it easy to fit? Husband is good with
DIY but not much electrical experience.

"ejl" wrote in message
...

"troubleinstore" wrote in message
...

"Mike Tomlinson" wrote in message
...
In article , ejl
writes

OK.....half an hour on and darned thing is now working again...should
I
worry about this and call a plumber or should I put it down to
gremlins
in
teh system and forget it?

Since you say the power light on the unit went out, it's an
electrician
you want, not a plumber. And with the current drawn by electric
showers, a loose connection is Not A Good Thing.

It may have simply overheated and cut out (though looking out the
window
this morning, I rather doubt it). But you would be wise to have
someone
who knows what they are doing give it the once-over.

--
.sigmonster on vacation



I had exactly the same problem a few months ago with a shower made by
Triton.
I replaced the heater thermostat and it worked great for about 10 mins
then
stopped again.
Contacting the nice technical chap at Triton, he told me that it was the
water inlet valve that was at fault. If, when this goes faulty then it
cuts
the water off and also the power.
Purchased new one, fitted it and believe it or not, the shower works
better
now than when I first purchased it.

Hope that gives you a few good pointers.


Thanks very much for the pointer...was it easy to fit? Husband is good
with
DIY but not much electrical experience.



I didn't need to bother with the electrics, it was just a case of using a
screwdriver to take a few screws out the held the regulator and slip the
inlet valve out. You obviously have to disconnect the water inlet pipe as
well.
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