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how can I fix my leaking electric shower? (triton)

snyperkyller · 2012-01-16 12:48:55

Hi, for months now there's been a leak coming from inside my Triton T90xr shower. I turned off the electricity and opened it up and can see exactly where the leak is coming from - between the parts that are joined with screws. Please see photo attached. You can actually see a big drip about to fall. Any ideas on how to fix…

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#32 22-01-2016 11:04am

Sleeper12

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robinwing wrote: »

Would the inlet elbow have become loose over time and blow water back when the unit is running under pressure ?

It is possible the nut on the elbow wasn't tightened properly. If you turn the power off & remove the cover you can inspect the elbow. If it was the elbow it would leak all the time & not just while you shower.
When answering questions here I always assume that the shower was fitted correctly. When fitting a shower like this it should be fully tilled behind with the exception of a 2" hole for the pipe & cable. This hole should then be sealed with silicon. There isn't supposed to be silicon around the edge of the shower. If the wall is sealed as described above then the wall is water tight. All of this is in the installation manual.
If not tiled behind fully then you are forced to seal around the shower (even though the manual says not to). So its possible you need to seal around the shower

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