Hi all this is my first post, I’d really like some help regarding an recurring issue with my electric shower. Apologies in advance for my lack of correct terminology.
I have a 9-10 year old Gainsborough electric shower, quite low power (6.9kw I think) with an isolation switch (pull cord) in the bathroom. This morning whilst showering it suddenly stopped working and the LED on the isolation switch also switched off (good thing I’d just finished rinsing the shampoo! ).
This had happened before, so I checked the shower fuse in the mains box, the fuse did not look popped or burnt but the top half of the Wylex fuse holder has totally burnt through, although some of this damage may have been from the last time it happened! This has happened before probably 3-4 times but very intermittently. I think on most of these occasions the fuse holder has been burnt with minimal visible damage to the actual fuse. Could this be due to overloading?
My mains box (Consumer Unit) is the old fashioned type (sorry didn’t make note of the model) and uses the old type HRC fuses held within brown cartridges with the two prongs (made by Wylex model M28/3)
As I was saying his has happened before a few times in the past, it seems to be very intermittent, I think the last time it happened was maybe 10-12 months ago, I cant be sure. But I do remember it happened couple of times within the space of a few days, I simply replaced the fuse & the holder (i think) and then it was fine for months on end.
For info the shower was on the high pressure setting when it switched off.
The following thread is very similar to my problem:
//www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=76963&highlight=burnt+burned+burning
Can anyone recommend a reason and a solution for this, and if an electrician is required can someone suggest reliable electrician in the Leicester area to investigate?
Thanks in advance
I have a 9-10 year old Gainsborough electric shower, quite low power (6.9kw I think) with an isolation switch (pull cord) in the bathroom. This morning whilst showering it suddenly stopped working and the LED on the isolation switch also switched off (good thing I’d just finished rinsing the shampoo! ).
This had happened before, so I checked the shower fuse in the mains box, the fuse did not look popped or burnt but the top half of the Wylex fuse holder has totally burnt through, although some of this damage may have been from the last time it happened! This has happened before probably 3-4 times but very intermittently. I think on most of these occasions the fuse holder has been burnt with minimal visible damage to the actual fuse. Could this be due to overloading?
My mains box (Consumer Unit) is the old fashioned type (sorry didn’t make note of the model) and uses the old type HRC fuses held within brown cartridges with the two prongs (made by Wylex model M28/3)
As I was saying his has happened before a few times in the past, it seems to be very intermittent, I think the last time it happened was maybe 10-12 months ago, I cant be sure. But I do remember it happened couple of times within the space of a few days, I simply replaced the fuse & the holder (i think) and then it was fine for months on end.
For info the shower was on the high pressure setting when it switched off.
The following thread is very similar to my problem:
//www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=76963&highlight=burnt+burned+burning
Can anyone recommend a reason and a solution for this, and if an electrician is required can someone suggest reliable electrician in the Leicester area to investigate?
Thanks in advance