Top 5 issues problems faults repairs to electric showers ( hot, cold, no power, no water leaking )
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How to test and repair most electrical showers using very cheap tools and easy to do step by step tests and replacement procedures. Learn how to test all electrical components from the heater and thermal cut-out, the solenoid valve, and much more. - Навчання та стиль
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Thank you. Power shower, power, noise, but no water coming out. Purchased the solenoid valve for my model which arrived today and was fitted in under 5 minutes. Shower works! Happy family, happy days.
Great to hear! nive work bud.
Great vid, thank you. You broke it down to simplicity itself and enabled even a clod like me to solve the problem.
Glad it helped!
Cagmito76,
I checked all your video and found the fault which replacing the temp sensor, i managed to replace it and the shower working perfectly, saved a lot of money replacing with new shower, M8
thank you very much
Excellent!
Thanks for this. The Pressure Release Device has gone on our Triton, so now I can get it replaced easy. Thanks again. If it goes again quickly then obviously there are other issues, but your video has helped massively. Cheers.
No worries and thanks for comment, appreciate it!
Can you please confirm when the PRD was blown out, there was no hot water and then when you replaced the PRD you got hot water again ??
My PRD seems to have blown out, I ordered replacement discs that should arrive in a couple of days, but also I have no hot water right now,,, will replacing the PRD disc also resolve the hot water issue ??
Probably the best video on UA-cam !
Thanks max glad it helped you!
Wow. Excellent... Very thorough. Thanks buddy appreciate your expertise
Thanks for comment James !
Got my shower heating going again, though I dont know why. Thanks anyway , your video was most informative and helpful.
Thanks , great video.
Thanks so much mate I changed the valve works fine! And I look like I no what I’m doin to my Mrs haha cheers mate I’ve subbed
Hi great video. I have just fitted a triton T80si where it will not switch off and water is leaking constatnly. I have replaced teh diaphram and solenoid valve but its the same scenario. I have just tested the on/off switch with a multimeter and that checks out ok. Im a bit stuck now.
Useful video, well explained.
Hi cagmito, I got brand new triton t80 just fitted week ago and working fine .
Yesterday when I’m going shower for 10mins and heard a click then no hot , turn it off for few sec and on again then hot water coming back .
Hope you can answer my question .. thanks
Thank you
Hi, we've replaced our Gainsborough e50 shower with a new Gainsborough e50 unit as the old one started going hot and cold and then didn't heat up at all.
The new shower unit is fitted, power comes on to it and it isn't tripping the RCD. Water pressure seems fine but the new unit isn't heating up either? Any ideas as to what the problem might be?
Ps don't know if it matters but our combi boiler went faulty around the same time s the shower stopped working properly and have been told that it needs a new divertor valve (cycling on and off every few seconds) and radiators heat up when selected to tap water only mode.
Many thanks in advance
Changed for new one gave me chance to look at the old one fault was with the two micro switches that turn on either of the elements
Thanks, great video
Glad you liked it!
Best video
How can I fix the pressure of my electric shower
Thank you so much 👌
No problem 👍
My aqualisa quartz 9.5 has now started to struggle with water coming out and what water that does is red hot. Is it the solenoid or flow valve
Hi mate how do you remove the olive and nut?
Thanks, a replacement solenoid was needed and it cost €10 to do it 👍
Nice work! and thanks for comment.
Hi my t80si comes on hot on hottest setting but when I turn it down to medium setting it’s just cold can’t get a medium temperature thanks in advance 👍
Will changing the shower head for a bigger head make the temperature of the water uncontrollable, thanks
Mine is an Aquatronic Ultra 4 and it's scolding hot. It switches on a "low pressure" warning light, then switches the heater off.
It's fine on setting I, apart from it being "cold", but on setting II it's a liability. This morning I had the dial right the way over to maximum cold, and on setting II, and it tried to burn me alive.
Is that the flow valve? I live in a high limescale area... I'm thinking something is clogged.
Thanks!
Any idea what’s the difference between the gravity and mains pressure versions of the T80
can the gravity version be modified to the mains pressure version, thanks
Usually there is a pump is inside them.
Having an issue with my triton madrid 2, was working fine one day, the next the isolator switch light comes on and sets to on, no light on the shower though no power just doesn't turn on and the isolator light goes off when trying to turn it on. Any idea and fix?
TIA
you need to test to see if you have power to the switch and at the shower , its more than likely a faulty isolator switch though
Triton Seville shower keeps running hot and cold any ideas of the problem ?
Good video what if I bypass that too till I get a new one I took my faulty one apart it was in peace’s in side so I removed the bit put back both discs no I have a reading on my multimeter
Becareful though as safety devices are there for a reason and cut of supply to avoid burns etc.
@@cagmito76 is there a inside diagram of the two on how it actually works
@@chatchatty2155 Is it the TCO , not sure might be worth searching internet for one.
@@cagmito76 yes the two it would be handy to no how it works inside view triton t80 fco
Hi, mums shower is a Mira advance ATL Thermostatic and has No power when turned on at ceiling... checked fuse inside shower and switch in ceiling has electric flow, just not power to unit? There was water sitting in the top heater element tube around heater switch.
Me mums desperate and just unsure with not wanting her to get ripped off x
I would not be doing live main voltage testing if you are unsure , best to get technician out . Where are you located. Switch off electric at consumer unit use you meter in continuity mode to test switch and incoming mains connection in shower dead testing is much safer . If you do not have continuity through switch you need new switch. Hope fully thats your issue these are quite expensive showers to buy and repair.
What does it mean when it makes a load buzzing noise
Any ideas what’s going wrong if the water is either really hot or if I turn it to cold it’s freezing. There no in between. Thanks 🙏
Could be flow related or electrical.
I used a stone pressure head on my electric shower and my friend pressed the buttons now it’s just cold! Any ideas on a fix or is it a new one? Thanks
test the tco and heater and then midro switches
if working on a shower does it need to be removed from the wall? i need to change the heater tank triton cara
no not on most i only did it for ease of video
Perhaps the 6th ought to be highlighted ....that of the inaccessible* stabiliser valve seal .....which creates the same effect as a failed PRD.....leaking ...
(* without taking the unit off the wall)....
yeah , got video of this somewhere but its not hard to remove unit from wall either , thanks for comment
Thank you, it’s the solenoid on mine kept cutting the water in and out, tested it and it’s at 4.5 ohms. Is that good or bad?
it should be 3.7 to 4.5 K ohms, but they can expand the copper wires inside when hot and cut out.
@@cagmito76 thank you
Good to see you back i have half a day's work for you if you want it pay all your petrol ⛽ and time i am a crippled and need my rs125 09 model fairing oil pump and front brake fitted can you do it please Good money i am in hull
hull way to far for me bud sorry , nice place though did go once.
Hey cagmito! Ive got a yamaha wr125x and I was wondering do you know the resistance for the stator coils? Would help a lot! (Has same motor as yzf r125)
forget now sorry but if you find out update so i can write down again
@@cagmito76 Mine was at 1.4 - 1.5ohms and someone told me it should be 0.45 - 0.67ohms so should i replace my stator or does that matter?
@@benokunhon7665 i checked mine measure 0.45 its a lot over it would affect generation did you do battery test 12v off it should jump to 14v when running and over 3/4000 revs
@@cagmito76 Have to check that tomorrow, will update you then. Thank you so much for helping!
@@cagmito76 The battery was at 12.6V off and when I started the bike it was 14.6V but I didnt rev the bike at all
No heat. Checked the TOC and it didn't have resistance, checked the heating elements and both had resistance of approx 12ohms, but when i checked the solenoid on the inlet the multimeter read 1250. I'm no expert, i decided that as we had a shower head that had an on off switch, and had been accidently shut off, this has likely effected multiple components in the shower so we decided to get identical shower replacement for £69,
Interesting. My Whirlpool shower will only heat on low and no indicator lights come on, on Medium and Hot.? Any suggestions please?
could element or microswitch have a test see what it you find , if it s PCB controlled its an extra complication
New triton t80 on/off switch not working is there a quick fix, please
Not really a quick fix or at least any id be comfortable with , best to replace it they are cheap.
If there is low water flow when the selector switch is on hot and good when it is on cold and doesn't heat up, what could be the problem?
Could be limescale build up on element , could be element failure one of them or failing or not being switched on , under power if new.
we have had 4 triton showers and all last around six months then they wont run hot at all, just freezing cold water??? what could be causing all to blow so quickly? and how do i check??
Omg I thought I was only one!! We've gone through 3 in the past year!!! Did you ever find out why? I am starting to think I've got a problem with the electrics that keep shorting the heating element
@@KatrinaMcevoy turned out that we had used longer hose and different shower heads, triton showers only use short hose and a crappy head, made for low pressure! so if you use anything else the shower cant cope with the pressure needed
My broken it had burning smell and it doesn't eorj
If the solenoid doesn’t have continuity does that mean it’s knackered ?
yes needs replacing
The power switch I pull the string the light comes on very faint and the shower just does nth come on at all what could that be please.
give the entire installation a good test and inspection
Hii
I have a electric shower, but the shower is not working properly the water is stopping for couples of minutes and coming back and stopping again can I know the problem is
He literally explains this go to the end part called most common faults
My TCO keeps failing. 3 in 3 weeks!!
There doesn’t appear to be any scaling and when I changed the inlet filter again no sign of scaling. Pressure and flow seem ok. I take a shower with no fluctuations in pressure and temperature then the next time just cold water. Heating tank at 11.3 and 11.2 ohms. TCO at 0 when fitting and when failed at 1.
Any suggestions greatly appreciated
It sounds like you checked most things , if your getting good flow through shower , head is not blocked and hose is no collapsed internally. Id suspect the elements either faulty or limescale. It is usually limescale build up.
@@cagmito76
Thankyou for your reply and advice.
Is it possible to clean the limescale from the tank or would it need a new unit (Cheapest I’ve seen is £129) If I can clean it how do I go about getting rid of the limes ale build up on the elements please and what would I use to do this. If it is possible it’s probably worth a try would you say?
I can’t just keep replacing the TCO at £23 a go tbh but I do have another one.
I do keep seeing different numbers on the top of the TCO but the shower sales say they’re ok for my shower.
One said 52 - 75 and another 48 - 75
Once again .. thanks
John
@@johng7787 There is a video on here of someone doing it im not sure of how successful never tried myself
@@johng7787 If you go to my description in video there is link to my blog ( buy parts ) scroll down page and there are links to TCO for 14.99.
@@johng7787 ua-cam.com/video/4-2-6LWIMKw/v-deo.html
What could be the problem when the water heater is on and shows all lights but the temperature stuck on Cold and 25°c
You really need to test to find out, if its got a PCB it wil be more difficult to pin point.
Hi my shower switches off the light stays on but the water stops coming out after around 10 mins. Shal i replace it then?
Sounds to me like solenoid failure. Easy to replace. but test for to be sure
@@cagmito76 i just gone and bought a new shower 😂
I got the exact same model tritan 2 madrid i hope i can put it up by myself tonite
@@gabbybarnsy2830 It not too difficult just turn of water and electric and be careful.
@@cagmito76 is there any chance i can cal you when im starting off? Later on i can give you my no
I've changed the prd and for some reason it won't get hot now.
You must have a second fault do some tests on electrics
Ps the pink thing just drops to green when I turn the temperature down thanks again
hi my shower is very lower pressure on the heat temperature setting. It comes on for 2 seconds at high temperature then cuts out and the pressure goes very low to a trickle of water. What could be he issue? thx
Do some tests check heating elements maybe one has gone , is the water pressure good , any blckages is the water flowing through the shower and pipe and shower head ok ?
@@cagmito76 hi thanks for getting back to me appreciate it. The flow of water is fine when the water is turned to cold but not when run got it is a trickle.
@@erikmorales1004 Let me have a think on that , its hard one as usually low pressure is affected when hot or cold as heat in controlled electrically. Maybe its overheating and cutting out but ill have a think and get back.
@@erikmorales1004 What model do you have Erik ?
@@cagmito76 I think your correct it seems to be cutting out and the water get very hot and it makes a click noise then the water stops.
Motor running but no water? If it is very col weather, check for a frozen supply pipe before going after the solenoid! I'm lagging mine now after discovering the real cause of no water.
Water leaks from the bottom of the shower. When I took off the shower head, there was no leak. So I replaced the shower head and even with a brand new one, there is a leak from the bottom of the shower.
So it seems I can’t put a shower head on the shower lol!! Anyone got any ideas on how to resolve? Thx
are you sure is not coming from the prd
@@cagmito76 Hi, no I’m not sure at all…I’m out of my depth here. Given what I’ve already described can it be the prd? It costs about £5 to purchase n thn I can follow a video to fix it!
@@saimaahmed4258 Here is a video of one dripping , badly some are not quite so bad as this ua-cam.com/video/nsRRRDWwlWM/v-deo.html
My shower cold till you turn up to 8 the it gets very warm turn it to 5 it goes cold but turn it to 6 for a bit then down to 5 ok
electric showers heat by flow rate of water so check for inlet pressure blockages filters blockage internal hater can , flow stabilser valve wear , out let pipes.
Tou sound like you know what your talking about, What about this one power off and cold water coming out of the shower I've had to turn the stopcock off under the sink. PRD ?
sound like solenoid inlet valve is not closing
on my electric shower the water is very very hot even when i turn it to low can you tell me what is wrong
there is a problem with the flow it could be blockage or flow control valve.
Solenoid is on a car too lmfao
Sorry replaced the Selonoid only cost 10 pounds
Yeah they are the best fixes nice and cheap and easy.
I just have absolutely no power I can’t work out what it is
if you got no power it could be wiring , switches , pressure microswitches thermal cut out it needs to be tested but never test with electric on.
Mine has ‘hot for first few seconds, then just goes cold’ 🤷♂️
You are making too many assumptions that people know it in advance
This is part of a series if you watch playlist and buy book it might make a bit more sense.
Triton Seville shower keeps running hot and cold any ideas of the problem ?
quite a few issues can cause this from pressure non consistent flow through heater limescale maybe others.