Shower trips the RCD

My RCD has started tripping and will not reset unless I disconnect the main shower unit at the teminal block (the front cover assembly has been taken off).
Asked 11 years ago by James

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.

This Video may help

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzPt1hsfVq4cv

If you don’t have a multimeter  we sell them at around £10 each with a link to an on line 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

 

Answered 11 years ago by The Shower Doctor

Thanks for your answer, but the shower I have is an Aquatronic Thermostatic power shower. There is no heating element as far as I know. It takes hot water directly from the tank. So as stated, with the front panel disconnected and the main panel not wired up, the RCD trips straight away when I connect the power to the terminal block on the main shoer unit. Could it be the motor that's faulty? I would like to emphasise that nothing works with the shower as you cannot turn it on....because the RCD trips as soon as it is connected to the mains.

Answered 11 years ago by Anonymous

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