Wilmslow type shower issue

[PRC1964]

Is this the same unvented cylinder that you should be having serviced every year?

Well ours hasn't been serviced for four years.

[Moscow Mule]

Well ours hasn't been serviced for four years.

http://forums.contractoruk.com/gener...cylinders.html

[Mich the Tester]

I don’t find this particularly Wilmslowesque. At least, not unless the hot water scolded your todger causing you to slip and break your toe while cutting your finger open on the shower curtain rail.

[sasguru]

I don’t find this particularly Wilmslowesque. At least, not unless the hot water scolded your todger causing you to slip and break your toe while cutting your finger open on the shower curtain rail.

Was his todger a bad boy, then? I can just imagine it: "bad todger! bad todger"

[51st State]

Had a Mira Sport Max fitted 2 years ago. Bloody good unit for the money.

That's the one I'm looking at, but I need to check that the cable will fit - it's larger than standard size ...

[SuperZ]

Leccy showers are not very economically servicable and sounds like the heater has gone in your case. What I did once was to buy the exact same shower again which made fitting it a doddle, even I managed it with just a dirty old adjustable wrench in my hand (not wench).

[TykeMerc]

Cheers Tyke, just with it going off so suddenly as opposed to just running coldmaybe points to power/fuse failure. Will take a look, not too keen on doing a new unit install myself but will be doing a bit more research this time.

When the heating coil went open circuit on mine it cut off the power flow so shut down the water flow valve, pretty naff design if I think about it.

One obvious thing to check (I should have said it earlier, sorry) is the mains voltage at the input, it's possible that even if your mains fuse/breaker is intact that the cabling has gone, it's worth a quick check if you've got a voltmeter.

[lukemg]

Good shout, will check the mains power. Current unit is a bit feeble so want to upgrade power wise but there maybe a more powerful version with the same footprint which should help.

[Paddy]

I did a really stupid thing some years ago, I though I had isolated the mains power from the shower but I had not (bad point 1). Standing on a wet floor (bad point 2) and with both hands (bad point 3) I touched the live wire. The outcome was that it permanently cured by re-occurring shoulder pain.

[TykeMerc]

I did a really stupid thing some years ago, I though I had isolated the mains power from the shower but I had not (bad point 1). Standing on a wet floor (bad point 2) and with both hands (bad point 3) I touched the live wire. The outcome was that it permanently cured by re-occurring shoulder pain.

I've got some shoulder pain that's been hanging around for months, however on reflection I'll pass on the wiring myself to the mains solution for now.