Triton Shower Power Light

[ebee]

so one final question please for those in the know, just something im curious about, a number of people have said and i have also read elsewhere that using the isolator puts a high load on it each time its used

but if its permanently on isnt that high load constantly on the terminals and if not doesnt the "load" go on the terminals each time the shower is activated anyway ?

Thanks

No it’s not the high load. It is the high number of A/ the number of arcs generated.
And
B/ the number of wear and tear on the moving parts.
A good quality isolator switch will reduce the ill effects of these and will increase the life expectancy of of such.
Whatever the switch is fastened to will be affected by this switching and for such a mechanically strong switching action this could effect the fastenings of what it is attached to. Some walls and more so some ceilings can suffer slightly each time.

 

[SUNRAY]

No it’s not the high load. It is the high number of A/ the number of arcs generated.
And
B/ the number of wear and tear on the moving parts.
A good quality isolator switch will reduce the ill effects of these and will increase the life expectancy of of such.
Whatever the switch is fastened to will be affected by this switching and for such a mechanically strong switching action this could effect the fastenings of what it is attached to. Some walls and more so some ceilings can suffer slightly each time.

FWIW my shower isolator is fitted in a plasterboard box in the ceiling, the switch and the ceiling have withstood switching on and off every day for 34 years

 

[ETAF]

same for me , cord switch on celiong - we leave on anyway - since 2018 - infact i changed the shower unit just the other day - so first time its been used really - orginally it failed after a couple of operations and i got the sparky who installed it all to come and replace it - i think it was the same make

 

[mikehammer69]

The neighbors switched the shower on and off via the isolator

Walls are thin I can hear the click and the shower turning on

 

[SUNRAY]

FWIW my shower isolator is fitted in a plasterboard box in the ceiling, the switch and the ceiling have withstood switching on and off every day for 34 years

Ooo actually I forgot, I changed the heater in 2011 and had to upgrade from 4mm² cable and 30A switch.

 

[SUNRAY]

The neighbors switched the shower on and off via the isolator...

A previous girlfriends mother had a shower which had just one control - a valve with a switch (which controlled the solenoid valve).
Anticlockwise was off (and a solenoid switched off), clockwise was fully open, so each time the flow/temperature had to be set. They found it easier to leave it set and use the isolator switch.

EDIT: In fact thinking back our first shower heater was a 6KW Gainsborough whose only control was an external valve, not even built into the enclosure so not even a solenoid valve.