Redring not heating water on full power

Hi, I have a Redring California Shower and it has just developed a fault. It was happening just on occasion, but now it is happening all the time. When on a low number setting, the water is freezing but has good power flow. When you turn it up to say, No.& or higher, it gets hot, but no power., just a trickel. Can I get a replacement part for this and fix myself? Thanks.
Asked 12 years ago by Anonymous

It may be a faulty element in the heating tank (there are two, three in most 10kw showers) you can check them with a multi meter you should have a reading of around 12>18 ohms.

If you have power to the elements and no heat it's probably the elements, no power to the elements then it's probably a micro switch.

 

If you don’t have a multimeter  we sell them at £10 each with a guide on how to use them for checking and testing the various parts of your shower.

 

Apart from helping to fix your shower, they are really useful for checking you have a power supply to appliances, for checking fuses, letting you know much power you have left in batteries

(so you know if they are dud or not)  and lots of other jobs, in short they are well  worth the £10.

 

http://www.showerdoc.com/installation/electrical-products/SKYTRO-600-005-Digital-Multi-Tester

 

http://www.showerdoc.com/REDR-93590503-Redring-Element---Cylinder-Assy-8-5kw-93590503

At this age it may be worth considering a new shower.

The Redring 550s has a very similar internal lay out.

http://www.showerdoc.com/shower-spares/redring/REDR-PARENT-50-Redring-Expressions-550s-8-5kw---(53674001)

 

http://www.showerdoc.com/showers/electric-showers/redring/ZREDR-EX5008S-Redring-Expressions-500S-Electric-Shower-8-5kw

 

 

http://www.showerdoc.com/REDR-PARENT-159-California-Shower-(1996---2000)

Answered 12 years ago by The Shower Doctor

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