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By *rmrs1234 OP Couple
over a year ago
Waterford |
Not my usual kind of post and apologies but any electricians that may be able to help. Our shower kept tripping when we were in the shower so we replaced it there today as the old one was a couple of years old. However himself hopped in there this evening and the switch still tripped. any ideas. |
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Most likely the spring in the trip switch is on its last legs guys, most commonfault with electric showers. Cheap enough repair. Ask an electrician to pop in a new switch before trying anything else as its the cheapest option.... |
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By *rmrs1234 OP Couple
over a year ago
Waterford |
"Most likely the spring in the trip switch is on its last legs guys, most commonfault with electric showers. Cheap enough repair. Ask an electrician to pop in a new switch before trying anything else as its the cheapest option...."
great thanks. now the hunt begins for the electrician lol |
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Same happened to me a couple of years ago.... changed the shower unit (was old anyway), put new shower unit in and still tripped. Discovered then that the power switch on the wall outside was the problem!
After spending almost 200 on a new shower all it took was a 13€ wall switch! Lol  |
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By *rmrs1234 OP Couple
over a year ago
Waterford |
"Same happened to me a couple of years ago.... changed the shower unit (was old anyway), put new shower unit in and still tripped. Discovered then that the power switch on the wall outside was the problem!
After spending almost 200 on a new shower all it took was a 13€ wall switch! Lol "
I know. i just spent a feckin fortune on that new shower as well. Im more pissed i cant have my spa night right now than anything else. got my priorties straight there lol |
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By *rmrs1234 OP Couple
over a year ago
Waterford |
"Nothing worse  usually a decent electrician will start with the rcd and work they're way back to try and save the customer some money.  "
its a pain in the butt. with the shower i can have all the kids done in no time but with baths it takes an age. first world problem i know |
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By *rmrs1234 OP Couple
over a year ago
Waterford |
whats weird is on the old shower (i havent tried it with the new one) if the water is on say just warm as opposed to hot the switch didnt trip he was in the shower this evening maybe about 5 mins or so and it tripped (he had the water on just above warm (he doesnt like hot showers) |
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"whats weird is on the old shower (i havent tried it with the new one) if the water is on say just warm as opposed to hot the switch didnt trip he was in the shower this evening maybe about 5 mins or so and it tripped (he had the water on just above warm (he doesnt like hot showers)"
It really does sound like my issue, the power switch is tripping |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Check your fuse board you may have a couple of high power cables touching off one another causing the insulation on the cable to melt causing a short the circuit. This would be easily visible once the cover has been removed. Failing that ... it could be a faulty mcb or an earth leak. A spark should quicky identify the problem and fix it... which is what u pay the money for i guess.
Best of luck anyway |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Most likely the spring in the trip switch is on its last legs guys, most commonfault with electric showers. Cheap enough repair. Ask an electrician to pop in a new switch before trying anything else as its the cheapest option...."
Its impossible to get a good sparks these days  |
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Sounds like a faulty rcd (switch for shower in MCB board) but could be a neutral to earth fault either, often happens at the pull cord or wall mounted switch where the cable insulation has gotten damaged and is shorting to earth |
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By *rmrs1234 OP Couple
over a year ago
Waterford |
"I wonder did you get the same size shower as I’m kw? Sounds like it might have tripped on overload if it worked for 5 mins!"
same kw. I checked before buying it. its probably one of the two things everyone has mentioned so i guess ill have to see what the electrician says |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Damn Switches be Trippin’
Sparks here...The RCBO is probably going faulty. Or a loose connection/breakdown of a cable causing an increase in current drawn and trippin’ the switch |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Have you tried getting a roll of tinfoil and bridging out the switch. Much cheeper than getting an electrician to look at it.
Their call out charges are shocking |
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