Hello
This morning my electric shower kept cutting out during use.
The shower is a Mira Advance and we've had it for about 7 years.
What happened is that it would work for roughly a minute, then it would just stop - the red light at the isolator switch would go off, and the light on the power button which normally lights blue at all times (even when not in use) also went out ... and the water as well, obviously. The water pressure indicator light and reset light at the bottom of the unit were not lit up or flashing.
After another minute the system would beep, but the lights would remain off. About 30 seconds later the system would beep again and the blue light on the power button would flash, and then after about 10 seconds it would return to constant blue and I could press it for the water to start again.
However, after another minute the same thing would happen.
The whole cycle happened about 3 times during the course of my shower. The same thing happened for my partner.
About a week ago I noticed that the shower was cycling from cool/warm water to very hot water every 15 seconds or so during my shower even though I wasn't adjusting the temp. dial. But this just happened one morning and it had been working fine since .... until this morning.
The pressure on the boiler seems to be within the normal range, and we always shower on 'Low'. I live in a soft water area.
Do you think it's fixable? I know this is a stupid question, but do all electricians know about electric shower problems or do I have to look for someone who specialises?
Thank you.
This morning my electric shower kept cutting out during use.
The shower is a Mira Advance and we've had it for about 7 years.
What happened is that it would work for roughly a minute, then it would just stop - the red light at the isolator switch would go off, and the light on the power button which normally lights blue at all times (even when not in use) also went out ... and the water as well, obviously. The water pressure indicator light and reset light at the bottom of the unit were not lit up or flashing.
After another minute the system would beep, but the lights would remain off. About 30 seconds later the system would beep again and the blue light on the power button would flash, and then after about 10 seconds it would return to constant blue and I could press it for the water to start again.
However, after another minute the same thing would happen.
The whole cycle happened about 3 times during the course of my shower. The same thing happened for my partner.
About a week ago I noticed that the shower was cycling from cool/warm water to very hot water every 15 seconds or so during my shower even though I wasn't adjusting the temp. dial. But this just happened one morning and it had been working fine since .... until this morning.
The pressure on the boiler seems to be within the normal range, and we always shower on 'Low'. I live in a soft water area.
Do you think it's fixable? I know this is a stupid question, but do all electricians know about electric shower problems or do I have to look for someone who specialises?
Thank you.