Shower Cutting Off ..

[Eleena]

Hi, having problems with a shower cutting off half way through showering. We were flipping a switch back on at the electricity cupboard and it cam e back on. Now it's not even coming on. I understand it's tripping off for a reason, but why?

[Hopkirk]

Possibly it's furred up inside, and overheating.

[TonyV]

Probably low water pressure for whatever reason.

[Eleena]

Thanks for replies.

[Hopkirk]

If the circuit breaker is tripping and won't reset, then there is a dangerous fault.

Probably the unit needs replacing. They are particularly susceptible to problems in hard water areas.

[The Builder]

Depends on what's tripping, Eleena.

MCB (replacement for old type fuses) or RCD (breaker that covers several circuits) ?

[New Judge]

And of course an MCB tripping indicates that the circuit has suffered a current in excess of its design load whereas an RCD protects against earth leakage by detecting any imbalance between the live and neutral legs of the circuit.

[Georgiesmum]

Sounds like the circuit is over loaded..

[Eleena]

Hiya, thanks for the further replies x
Brother is having a look at it now, he’s taken apart the pull cord box on the ceiling and there’s some burnt parts in there, he seems to know what the fault is, thanks everyone!

[Hopkirk]

Thanks for updating us.