low pressure

Pressure is too low when turned round to hot for nice warm shower.If you turn knob to cold pressure is really good but water is cold.Hose is good . Head is new.Is this thermostatic valve?
Asked 11 years ago by Richard

To some extent that is the way an electric shower works, the more the flow the cooler the water, however if you can’t get an acceptable shower then there may be something wrong with the shower.

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

 

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Also as it is a Triton have a look at the outlet TCO

The outlet Thermal Cut Out this is a black disk 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 any discoloration / signs of overheating then the TCO needs replaced.

Answered 11 years ago by The Shower Doctor

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