I saw a reply to someone's question about their Gainsborough 8.5e not heating up,
Gary Mo noted the following observation:
PostPosted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 4:33 pm
I’m only getting cold water from my shower?
* Is the power turned on?
* Is the dynamic water pressure high enough? If there is not a high enough water pressure running through the shower when its operating the heater elements will not be switched on. This prevents the unit burning out. If you have enough pressure the small white plunger between the black heater unit and the electrical connectors will drop down.
It is the bit about the white plunger dropping down that interests me, I have the same heating problem, water suddenly went cold, no drop of pressure that we know of, the pressure is still really good and i observe that the white plunger Gary mentions is still in the "up" position, I manually popped it down with a screwdriver whilst powering the shower up and the water heated immediately, SO: what is the cause for the plunger to stay in the up position which does not allow the water to heat ( apart from low pressure which i do not have) Is there a way of replacing or fixing this plunger so it stays in the down position and allows the water to heat or do i need to replace the whole shower??
Any suggestions or help would be hugely appreciated, i really don't want to be without our shower nor have to replace it totally, it's not the cost of a new one, more the plumbing hassle etc.[/u][/b]
Gary Mo noted the following observation:
PostPosted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 4:33 pm
I’m only getting cold water from my shower?
* Is the power turned on?
* Is the dynamic water pressure high enough? If there is not a high enough water pressure running through the shower when its operating the heater elements will not be switched on. This prevents the unit burning out. If you have enough pressure the small white plunger between the black heater unit and the electrical connectors will drop down.
It is the bit about the white plunger dropping down that interests me, I have the same heating problem, water suddenly went cold, no drop of pressure that we know of, the pressure is still really good and i observe that the white plunger Gary mentions is still in the "up" position, I manually popped it down with a screwdriver whilst powering the shower up and the water heated immediately, SO: what is the cause for the plunger to stay in the up position which does not allow the water to heat ( apart from low pressure which i do not have) Is there a way of replacing or fixing this plunger so it stays in the down position and allows the water to heat or do i need to replace the whole shower??
Any suggestions or help would be hugely appreciated, i really don't want to be without our shower nor have to replace it totally, it's not the cost of a new one, more the plumbing hassle etc.[/u][/b]
