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Triton electric shower running cold (Solved)
Jamesdf5
Posts: 16 Forumite
Hi all,
Having read both of the threads below, neither appear to have a resolution to a problem I have been suffering from with my Triton shower. I have however discovered my solution and wanted to share it with anyone this may help in the future.
To summarise quickly our electric Triton Cara shower would sometimes run cold.
Threads with the same issue:
forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=4791219&highlight=
forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=4793047
Problem & Solution:
From reading those threads it became apparent to me that the shower problem was lack of pressure causing the shower thermo to cut out/not click on.
I had always noticed that when we used our kitchen tap at the same time it always cause the shower to go cold.
I could not figure out why it was not heating up at other times.
The solution for me which was not discovered on the other threads was quite simple in the end. The heating or hot water being on reduced the water pressure enough to stop the shower thermo working. I simply turned the heating off, waited 10 seconds and then moved the temp dial and "Click" the thermo clicked on and produced a hot shower.
FYI it wasn't a faulty shower as I had it and the local wiring replaced with a new one only to find the fault remained.
Hope this helps someone
All the best
James
Having read both of the threads below, neither appear to have a resolution to a problem I have been suffering from with my Triton shower. I have however discovered my solution and wanted to share it with anyone this may help in the future.
To summarise quickly our electric Triton Cara shower would sometimes run cold.
Threads with the same issue:
forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=4791219&highlight=
forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=4793047
Problem & Solution:
From reading those threads it became apparent to me that the shower problem was lack of pressure causing the shower thermo to cut out/not click on.
I had always noticed that when we used our kitchen tap at the same time it always cause the shower to go cold.
I could not figure out why it was not heating up at other times.
The solution for me which was not discovered on the other threads was quite simple in the end. The heating or hot water being on reduced the water pressure enough to stop the shower thermo working. I simply turned the heating off, waited 10 seconds and then moved the temp dial and "Click" the thermo clicked on and produced a hot shower.
FYI it wasn't a faulty shower as I had it and the local wiring replaced with a new one only to find the fault remained.
Hope this helps someone
All the best
James
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