Bristan Joy thermosafe electric shower leak

[misterbee]

My work colleague informed me her shower has a substantial leak from the unit itself. My initial guess is some pressure valve has blown out , but i am not sure by any means. She has sent me some pictures and a very short clip of it in action , When the shower is switched on, as you can see the water gushes out from underneath at the right hand side, so any advice as to what it might be would be helpful, kind regards, Brian.

 

[joe-90]

It is the pressure release valve, but something caused it to let go. Better off just getting a new shower, they're cheap enough.

 

[misterbee]

Thankyou

 

[conny]

You can't tell if its the pressure relief valve without removing the cover, (unless like Joe 90 you have x-ray glasses of course).

Isolate from the electrics, (preferably in the consumer unit and not just at the switch), remove the cover and have a visual inspection. It may be just an internal hose clip has slipped or the pipe may have a split that can be repaired/replaced for a small fee.

I would investigate before splashing out money unnecessarily.

 

[sooey]

You can't tell if its the pressure relief valve without removing the cover, (unless like Joe 90 you have x-ray glasses of course).

Yes you can.

 

[conny]

How?

 

[sooey]

Because the prv has a small outlet pipe which pokes through the outer cover.
If the PRV has gone you can order new ones from the manufacturers for a few quid.

 

[sooey]

Just looked at the pic, doesn't look like the prv. That's usually sited close to the outlet hose.

 

[conny]

Yes, I remember on my old Aquarius there was a small plastic tube projecting next to the outlet hose.
Worth a quick look inside then to see if its an obvious fault.