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Shower Help - No Hot Water

Guisseppeth · 2006-07-16 12:39:42

Help. In my wisdom I decided to water the garden yesterday while my wife was using the shower which caused the shower to go hot and cold. I think the washing machine may also have been on. As a result of this there is now no hot water from the shower. Its a mains fed electric shower (Gainsborough 10.5 SCL) that is less…

16-07-2006 12:39pm

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Guisseppeth

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Help. In my wisdom I decided to water the garden yesterday while my wife was using the shower which caused the shower to go hot and cold. I think the washing machine may also have been on.

As a result of this there is now no hot water from the shower. Its a mains fed electric shower (Gainsborough 10.5 SCL) that is less than 2 years old. There doesn't appear to be any pressure issues with the water as its flowing through the shower without any issues - its just freezing.

Any help is appreciated......

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#2 16-07-2006 1:30pm

Lex Luthor

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My 10yr old Trition T80i did the same thing a few weeks back.. The heater element was gone. I thought I'd be able to get one but parts for T80i are no longer available. I replaced the whole unit with a new Triton T80xr.

Yours being 2yr old though might be something else, but by thge time you get someone in, replace the parts etc., you might be just better off biting the bullet and getting a new one.

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#3 16-07-2006 1:38pm

Hagar

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Another thread like this yesterday might help.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054961279

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#4 17-07-2006 9:51am

Guisseppeth

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Tried all the things mentioned in the previous posts but still to no avail. An electrician/plumber friend said that this is quite common due to the heavy demands being placed on the mains with people watering gardens etc and that it should basicallly "fix itself" when the correct water pressure returns. So unless anyone else has any suggestions - Heres hoping......

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#5 17-07-2006 5:39pm

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You could install, or have installed by a professional, a "jockey*" pump to increase the water pressure to the unit to accetable levels.

* only kicks in "on demand" ie when flow is switched on.

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#6 18-07-2006 8:49am

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Is there a low pressure indicator on the front of the shower?

If so, if its on, this normally switches off the element...does on mine anyway.

I use the shower from the bath fed from the immersion tank when this happens.....

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