Shower trips out then runs only cold water

Hi. After just a couple of minutes our Gainsborough SV800 trips all the electrics out (on the house ring). Once we reset, it only runs cold for a while. Half an hour later it runs warm again (for a couple of mins), and trips out....
Asked 10 years ago by Anonymous

Does it have the correct size circuit breaker ?

The other things to check is that there is no overheatinginside the shower its self (Lose wires) ir inside the pullcord switch.

 

If all these are OK then it may be that your elements arebecoming faulty.

Answered 10 years ago by The Shower Doctor

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