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Shower switch gets warm

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  • 07-04-2024 7:47pm
    #1
    fun loving criminal
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    I have a switch for the electric shower outside my bathroom. I've noticed the switch gets warm the longer I'm in the shower. I can jump in and do face and body and it doesn't get warm but if I wash my hair as well, the switch gets warm.

    Is this anything to worry about? I can't say if I noticed it before because I might have just left the bathroom without switching it off and I'd come back later to switch it off later on. I'm now leaving the bathroom and just switch it off on my way out and it's then I notice it's warm.



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    #2
    10-10-20
    Registered Users Posts: 6,676 ✭✭✭10-10-20


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058345591/shower-switch-gets-warm

    If it's getting warm at the switch-plastic then it's probably getting hot around the electrical contacts around the rear. I'd have it replaced by an electrician.



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    mickdw
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    Get it replaced. They tend to start to smell as well if it starts to heat around the back.



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    drury..
    Registered Users Posts: 291 ✭✭drury..


    Ya'll have to replace it at this stage once heating starts

    Wires need to be checked and terminals tightened fully



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