only cold water on Triton T80XR

Hi,

I am having only cold water on a Triton T80xr. There is a strong flow coming out of the head. I checked the thermostat according to your video and it works fine. Measuring the the heater can it shows 14 Ohm respectively 11 Ohm. Please advise.



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Thomas
Asked 12 years ago by Thomas

Wehave a few videos so I am not sure which one you have checked.

If the shower is absolutely cold then I thinkyou may have a faulty Thermal Cut Out

A faulty TCO will have no continuity across the two terminals(The black thing on top of the heating tank)

Therefore a good TCO will have power at both connections and afaulty TCO will have power at only one.

(The function of the TCO is, if the water over heats it cuts thepower off to the elements)

See Video.

http://www.youtube.com/user/showerdoc#p/u/2/_zi8JbEMYMs

 

Ifthere is some heat it may be a faulty element in the heating tank (there aretwo, three in most 10kw showers) you can check them with a multi meter youshould have a reading of around 12>18 ohms.

If you have power to theelements and no heat it's probably the elements, no power to theelements 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 andtesting the various parts of your shower.

 

Apart from helping to fix yourshower, they are really useful for checking you have a power supply toappliances, for checking fuses, letting you know much power you have left inbatteries

(so you know if they are dud ornot)  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

 

Fromyour description it doesn’t sound like the elements however the two otherthings that come to mind are outlet TCO

 

The outlet Thermal Cut Out this is a blackdisk with two wires going to it and it is mounted on the out let pipe (The bit between the heating tank and the hose)

Examine the connections closely if you see anydiscoloration / signs of overheating then the TCO needs replaced.   

 Andthe other fault could be a faulty micro switch not allowing power through tothe elements

Answered 12 years ago by Anonymous

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