Triton Shower smoking and sparking

Neeru247 | 09:29 Mon 26th Jun 2006 | Home & Garden

3 Answers

Hello,
I would appreciate any advice on this issue.
This morning I smelt a burning smell whilst I was in the shower. I then noticed smoke coming out of the Triton T100si unit. By the time I had pressed the off switch, sparks were coming out of the unit. V dangerous! Has anyone experienced this and what do you advise? I know I have to get someone qualified to look at it but do I have a case against Triton as surely something should have blown the fuse before it got to this point?
Many thanks!

Sweat marks on t shirt

Reseating and replacing tap washers

Answers

1 to 3 of 3

Best Answer

No best answer has yet been selected by Neeru247. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.

For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.

BillyNoMates

Perhaps the shower was not installed in accordance with regulations and/or instructions ?

Get a qualified electrician in ASAP to check the WHOLE installation from fusebox right through to shower and take it from there.

buildersmate

Agree with Billy above. Triton didn't do the installation - they just supplied the unit.

These things are high current and should be protected by a 45A fuse or a 40A miniature circuit breaker (MCB) and an RCD earth leakage breaker. You get quite a big spark / smoke from less than 40 amps, so I doubt there is a liability issue. It sounds like a component inside the unit has blown. It may be covered under warrantee - depending how old it is.

Neeru247

Question Author

Thanks for your help!
Regards,
Neeru

1 to 3 of 3

Do you know the answer?