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help shower luke warm and very skint!!

rinkydink_2
rinkydink_2 Posts: 49 Forumite
in In my home (includes DIY) MoneySaving
hi there anyone out there got any ideas my shower has suddenly gone cold, luke warm on the highest setting, does this sound like a new shower im not very rich at the mo and could do with out any expense.:mad:

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  • BobProperty
    BobProperty Posts: 3,245 Forumite
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    What make and model is it, please? Electric or mixer type? If it has suddenly taken a serious downturn in its ability to heat the water then, I'm afraid, it is likely to need a not-so-cheap part replacing.
    A house isn't a home without a cat.
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  • kathyd_2
    kathyd_2 Posts: 529 Forumite
    No expert advice I'm afraid just to say mine's gone the same way, rinkydink. Putting up with it for now because I want to look in the sales after Christmas.
  • nej
    nej Posts: 1,526 Forumite
    My bath has started doing that, but my shower is fine. Shower is not electric - it all comes from the boiler.

    Interested to hear any reasons!
  • ScottishSapper
    ScottishSapper Posts: 2,814 Forumite
    rinkydink wrote:
    hi there anyone out there got any ideas my shower has suddenly gone cold, luke warm on the highest setting, does this sound like a new shower im not very rich at the mo and could do with out any expense.:mad:
    It maybe the shower head has become blocked with limescale build up. It may help to take the head off and clean it out. I think that steeping it in vinegar (but can't remember - maybe info on another cleaning tread!) for a while will help clear it.
    Good luck
  • Canucklehead
    Canucklehead Posts: 6,254 Forumite
    Hi

    Have a run through this thread. Might help?http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=317301&highlight=mira+shower

    Corgi Guy.
    Ask to see CIPHE (Chartered Institute of Plumbing & Heating Engineering)
  • rinkydink_2
    rinkydink_2 Posts: 49 Forumite
    hi there thanx for all the speedy replies its an aqua tronic w8500 electric, shower head is brand new so not that im afraid.
  • BobProperty
    BobProperty Posts: 3,245 Forumite
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    Is this it?
    http://www.showerdoctor.co.uk/shower-spares/triton/W8500.html

    The worry would be that the heating element has packed up. That's the item referenced 12 on that diagram.
    A house isn't a home without a cat.
    Those are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others.
    I have writer's block - I can't begin to tell you about it.
    You told me again you preferred handsome men but for me you would make an exception.
    It's a recession when your neighbour loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours.
  • rinkydink_2
    rinkydink_2 Posts: 49 Forumite
    hi bob yes thats it thats the one!! heating element, is that going to be expensive do you know?
  • BobProperty
    BobProperty Posts: 3,245 Forumite
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    If you don't know what you are doing ( and I don't mean that in any derogatory sense - I'd do this for myself but I'd get an electrician to do it for a customer) then you have the cost of an electrician plus the part. Sometimes it gets to be uneconomic compared to buying a new shower. Other times the repair is worthwhile.
    Have a look at this thread http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=317301
    especially post 6 from canucklehead

    I can't find a price at present.
    A house isn't a home without a cat.
    Those are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others.
    I have writer's block - I can't begin to tell you about it.
    You told me again you preferred handsome men but for me you would make an exception.
    It's a recession when your neighbour loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours.
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