Shower

[DuaneMHunt1976]

I installed the wiring for the shower, not the shower

the customer got it out of a closing down sale at B&Q

Turned it on FULL to see how it handles, had my hand in the water
i could feel it stop for a millisecond and then go again
also it didnt Burn my hand even tho its 10kW
and it went How (Warm) to COLD.



I did talk to someone about this and they suggested it was the water Presure wasnt high enough
I am not that good at looking around the net for such information, and wonder if that was ture

 

[DuaneMHunt1976]

just the shower.. cable, wire and MCB.. that was it.. i do tend to go OFF TYPIC as lot of things get linked in my mind



just going to cut my loses on this.. just dont like leave ANY problems my fault or others

 

[Pete999]

just the shower.. cable, wire and MCB.. that was it.. i do tend to go OFF TYPIC as lot of things get linked in my mind

So just the shower circuit install? certify, get your payment and walk.

 

[Spoon]

You have given the person the cert, which I presume says everything you have done it fine. Tell the guy the job your quoted for it complete and to the regs and you would like to be paid now. If you chose to look at the shower fault after you have been paid for your initial word then that is up to you.

 

[solarsavings]

What make of shower is it? Some need the front removing and the cogs setting up to get high/low temperatures right.

 

[Spoon]

Why should the OP fix the shower..... so he doesn't get paid for doing two jobs.......

 

[solarsavings]

Fix it? If he has powered it up then he also needs to set it up unless the plumbers was there with him and they could have done a little job sharing.

 

[dave274]

go back and get your money, if they wont pay then rip the cable out and go home. stop messing about with the shower as like others have said its not your problem.

 

[Spoon]

Fix it? If he has powered it up then he also needs to set it up unless the plumbers was there with him and they could have done a little job sharing.

The OP didn't install the shower. It was not his job to install the shower. The shower was fitted by someone else. It's them who should have tested the shower fully when they installed it.

 

[davesparks]

The OP didn't install the shower. It was not his job to install the shower. The shower was fitted by someone else. It's them who should have tested the shower fully when they installed it.

But if they could not test it due to the electrician not having connected it yet?

It doesn't take long to read the instructions in commissioning the shower and follow the normally simple steps.

The symptoms described sound reminiscent of Mira commissioning procedures,

 

[solarsavings]

The OP didn't install the shower. It was not his job to install the shower. The shower was fitted by someone else. It's them who should have tested the shower fully when they installed it.

I guess the bloke paying the bill doesn't see it the way you do. And neither do I.

 

[Spoon]

But if they could not test it due to the electrician not having connected it yet?

The OP hasn't stated who installed the shower. It was his job to install the new breaker, cable and that is it. (that is what I get from post 1)

 

[Spoon]

I guess the bloke paying the bill doesn't see it the way you do. And neither do I.

Everyone to either own mate. If you are happy to install things that you are not getting paid for then that it ok.

 

[Midwest]

The OP hasn't stated who installed the shower. It was his job to install the new breaker, cable and that is it. (that is what I get from post 1)

I suppose someone's got to turn it on for the very first time, and will need to follow the manufactures instructions. As davesparks says, it might be a commissioning error. If it is, it's a simple fix and OP can get his money.

 

[Kamikaze]

i set it up on the MAX power to see if it could hold it, because they said it had tripped the MCB.
I think it was A MITE some thing shower
and the middle setting was ECO so i set it one above that
then put the Temp Control to all the way in the RED.

I wanted to strees it out,

I assume you’re talking about a Mira shower. Before you power them up, with the cover off, you have to press a little button to bleed the air out of the reservoir. Some have a thermal reset on them. The shower might not be fubared yet, but unless you tried this, there is no way of knowing. The only time they really go wrong is when a plumber fits the shower and then solders the pipes to it. It knackers up the seals inside them.