Spectator Crossword N0. 2681 By La...
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Hello, have a triton tx8500i electric shower. I smelt what seemed like a burning smell from it a couple of weeks ago and now there is no hot water consistantly coming through, it goes hot then cold then hot again.
I have a combi boiler with cold water only feed to shower. I took the lid off the shower and what looked like a rubber hose thing had a burn mark on it and it also looks like there is a hole in it. The hose thing was attached to what looked like a copper cylinder. Would i have to replace the whole shower or would i just have to get the part and if just the part does anybody know what its called and is it easy to fit.
I think its a 9.5kw is there anyway of checking this?
Thanks for your patience.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.The burn on the plastic tube could have been caused by an over-heating wire next to it.Triton have a failure of this due to poor connections ie loose terminals,switch off at the mains electric check that all terminals are a tight fit and there is no burning.
the heater could be cycling due to low water pressure turn the knob too cold which gives you the top water pressure through the shower slowly increase the temperatue to hot ie 6or 7 see if that changes anything In the switch-on solinoid[thats the one that connects too the incoming water pipe] there is a filter fitted inside,that may be blocked and needs cleaning.Triton have now brought out a new range called Ivory 2 which appears to be a much superior with its connections.Hope that helps.