Help electric shower has died!

dragona

Does anyone know of ANYWHERE I can source a replacement shower?

Amazon won't post to Ireland, all hardware shops closed of course. I'm in Mullingar, and we are boiling water to wash

Poor Uncle Tom

Get your plumber to pick one up and stick it in for you missus..!:):)

The hardwares are not closed to trades.

Ficheall

The people of Mullingar have picked a hell of a time to start washing.

Bobblehats

Very traumatic and on par if not worse than a death in the family

o1s1n

I moved into a place a few years back and the electric shower stopped working.

Had an electrician call out, couldn't figure out what was going on. The electricity in the house was on, but the multi-meter at the shower wasn't reading anything.

He looks at me and goes 'hang on, is there a switch for the shower?'

me: 'ye wha?'

Him: 'A switch? like, in the hot press?'

We both walk to the hot press and low and behold there's a shower switch.

He switched it on and the shower started.

Basically paid an electrician's call out fee for him to flick a switch.

freshpopcorn

Try more local places and see are they open.
Some of them stock farm feeds and fuel and are still open.

ChikiChiki

dragona wrote: »

Does anyone know of ANYWHERE I can source a replacement shower?

Amazon won't post to Ireland, all hardware shops closed of course. I'm in Mullingar, and we are boiling water to wash

Hookers wash for you for next few months. Hopefully you have a few flannels spare.

Shorty69664

My shower stopped working a few months ago. It was easy to see there was no Power coming to the shower as the light on the shower wasn't coming on. I asked an electrician friend and he told me that in many cases, the pull switch on the ceiling for the shower fails. So I replaced the pull switch and the shower was working again.

I'm not saying this is your issue, but just wanted to share my experience

Trigger Happy

There is a lad lives on a halting site near us. Does great repairs. Cash only.
Sample of his work.

murpho999

Set up an account with Parcel Wizard.

Parcel Motel possible too but Parcel Wizard ship to your address so don't have to break any restrictions.

Order from Amazon, ships to PW's depot in Northern Ireland and they ship it to you.

con747

dragona wrote: »

Does anyone know of ANYWHERE I can source a replacement shower?

Amazon won't post to Ireland, all hardware shops closed of course. I'm in Mullingar, and we are boiling water to wash

Give Smyths of Mullingar a ring. They have a store in Killucan also. I deal with John Smyth in Killucan and he always does his best to help you out.

aido79

dragona wrote: »

Does anyone know of ANYWHERE I can source a replacement shower?

Amazon won't post to Ireland, all hardware shops closed of course. I'm in Mullingar, and we are boiling water to wash

I see you've got the kind of answers to be expected by posting this in after hours rather than the relevant plumbing or electrical forums.
I was under the impression that hardware stores were allowed to stay open so maybe start ringing around.

Before you do this make sure to have a look at the fuse board and check it's not just a tripped breaker or rcbo.

dragona

Thanks all
Shower outs water for exactly 2 minutes, then stops. Light is still on, not the fuse. Then restarts again half an hour later. Very weird, don't trust it now. Oh well haha

dotsman

o1s1n wrote: »

Basically paid an electrician's call out fee for him to flick a switch.

From a lot of "documentaries" I've watched online, apparently a lot of bored housewives do this as well.

Montage of Feck

Trigger Happy wrote: »

There is a lad lives on a halting site near us. Does great repairs. Cash only.
Sample of his work.

Fierce handy if you want to charge your phone while taking a shower.

maudgonner

Montage of Feck wrote: »

Fierce handy if you want to charge your phone while taking a shower.

Or dry your hair while taking a shower. Super-efficient multitasking, no time wasted

Horsebox9000

dragona wrote: »

Does anyone know of ANYWHERE I can source a replacement shower?

Amazon won't post to Ireland, all hardware shops closed of course. I'm in Mullingar, and we are boiling water to wash

My mother died recently too

peasant

check this excellent youtube channel for possible causes of your fault and potential simple repairs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX0U53Ja_W0


perhaps these guys are still open and can help out with speres / a new shower if needed

https://theshowerdoctors.ie/about-us/

charlesanto

dragona wrote: »

Does anyone know of ANYWHERE I can source a replacement shower?

Amazon won't post to Ireland, all hardware shops closed of course. I'm in Mullingar, and we are boiling water to wash

dragona wrote: »

Thanks all
Shower outs water for exactly 2 minutes, then stops. Light is still on, not the fuse. Then restarts again half an hour later. Very weird, don't trust it now. Oh well haha

My guess is water pressure is dropping, then the shower cuts out.
Possible calcium build up it the pipes.

Alun

There's a guy on boards called Sleeper12 who does nothing else but install and repair electric showers. I think he's based in Dublin, but I'm sure he'd help you out with some helpful advice at least. Try the plumbing and heating forum.

Emergency repairs are still allowed.

Call a plumber that deals in showers. I mean that, when mixing electricity and water, you want a professional. He will probable be able to source the parts as well. More often than not the whole system doesn't need changing.

jetsonx

Niner leprauchan wrote: »

Emergency repairs are still allowed.

Call a plumber that deals in showers. I mean that, when mixing electricity and water, you want a professional. He will probable be able to source the parts as well. More often than not the whole system doesn't need changing.

Can't believe nobody brought this up before now. Playing around with the highest voltage power device in your whole house is not wise. The fact that this same device is near water makes it even more dangerous.

Some plumbers will even keep power showers stocked in their vans.

Two problems, one stone.

corner of hells

jetsonx wrote: »

Can't believe nobody brought this up before now. Playing around with the highest voltage power device in your whole house is not wise. The fact that this same device is near water makes it even more dangerous.

Some plumbers will even keep power showers stocked in their vans.

Two problems, one stone.

Highest voltage ? As in the switch is on the ceiling?

Better Than Christ

Montage of Feck wrote: »

Fierce handy if you want to charge your phone while taking a shower.

Or if you're feeling a bit down and want to bring a toaster in with you.

Leg End Reject

Better Than Christ wrote: »

Or if you're feeling a bit down and want to bring a toaster in with you.

A nice, shocking end.

dragona

dragona wrote: »

Thanks all
Shower outs water for exactly 2 minutes, then stops. Light is still on, not the fuse. Then restarts again half an hour later. Very weird, don't trust it now. Oh well haha

Clean out the shower head,i had this problem before

corner of hells

corner of hells wrote: »

Highest voltage ? As in the switch is on the ceiling?

Everyone knows that a showing is a higher voltage than everything else in the house.
I think they are 600v

corner of hells

BrownFinger wrote: »

Everyone knows that a showing is a higher voltage than everything else in the house.
I think they are 600v

I must have missed that one in my 20 years as an electrician.
600 hundred volts in a house.

Skylinehead

Highest wattage I think, not voltage.

Poor Uncle Tom

Skylinehead wrote: »

Highest wattage I think, not voltage.

They can't hear you, deafened by the sound of their own arrogance, no explanation will ever combat that syndrome.

Rodney Bathgate

I get by with a rag on a stick. Have you tried that, OP?

na1

BrownFinger wrote: »

Everyone knows that a showing is a higher voltage than everything else in the house.
I think they are 600v

Microwave can get you around 2kV )))

dragona

Thanks all, found out the pump has gone and cannot be replaced, so found something on Amazon that would be delivered here!

Vita nova

na1 wrote: »

Microwave can get you around 2kV )))

Large CRT TVs can have final anode voltages of 20kV to 30kV, although it very rare to see a CRT TV nowadays (I have one in the attic for old times' sake).

Capt'n Midnight

Vita nova wrote: »

Large CRT TVs can have final anode voltages of 20kV to 30kV, although it very rare to see a CRT TV nowadays (I have one in the attic for old times' sake).

kV as in Kill-O-Volts

Microwaves can chuck out a couple of thousand volts too.

o1s1n

Vita nova wrote: »

Large CRT TVs can have final anode voltages of 20kV to 30kV, although it very rare to see a CRT TV nowadays (I have one in the attic for old times' sake).

Small CRTs still pack a massive wollop too!

Still plenty of us out there still using then for old videogames. I've 7 or so in total if you include the ones in my arcade machines