Triton opal9.5kw working on its own!!

[toffeeboy]

I have the above shower and its worked perfectly well until now. The shut off button works but then the shower will spontaneously restart for short periods unless isolated by main electrical pull switch to switch off completely. The low pressure button does NOT come on but the shower heat button ( l or ll ) will spontaneously go off during your shower as well making it very uncomfortable. I rang someone today and he said it would cost 60 quid for the front casing/board plus 60 to fit. Am i better to replace the whole shower? please help me ASAP

 

[Softus]

Triton showers can become expensive to maintain, so you're right to weigh up whether or not to replace.

If you live in a hard water area then sooner or later your heater can will scale up, which will cost another £120 (including labour). And if your water supply contains any gritty bits and isn't filtered elsewhere, then eventually the inlet filter will wear through and the grit will lodge in the solenoid-operated valve - another £90.

So it depends how old the shower is. I have one customer who buys a new one every time it goes wrong, knowing that he has only to employ a careful plumber to install it (because no electrical expertise is needed).

Another idea is to buy the identical shower and use it as a source of spare parts - much cheaper than buying them one at a time from Triton.