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Dripping electric shower

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  • 29-08-2006 3:04pm
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    Darwin
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    Hi, I have an 8 year old electric shower (Triton T80i) that has recently started to drip constantly when turned off. The drip is coming from the outlet pipe on the shower unit itself. I was wondering if its still safe to use? Would I be better off junking it for a new one than trying to repair it? Thanks in advance.


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    Lex Luthor
    Registered Users Posts: 11,220 ✭✭✭✭Lex Luthor


    Darwin wrote:
    Hi, I have an 8 year old electric shower (Triton T80i) that has recently started to drip constantly when turned off. The drip is coming from the outlet pipe on the shower unit itself. I was wondering if its still safe to use? Would I be better off junking it for a new one than trying to repair it? Thanks in advance.
    Darwin, it is perfectly safe to use, but it sounds like the solenoid valve in the diagram here (http://www.showerdoc.co.uk/shower-spares/triton/t80i.html) part #4 is not closing off properly when you switch off your shower, causing a small drip/flow of water through your shower. However, to get parts for a T80i now is very difficult. I just recently replaced my 10yr old one with a Triton T80xr because the heater had packed in. Its fairly much a straight swap and took me an hour.


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    Kashkai
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,399 ✭✭✭Kashkai


    8 years seems to be the lifespan of these showers. My parents T80 gave up the ghost last week approx 8 years after it was put in (I know this for a fact as they had it installed a month before I got married - Happy anniversary dear in case I forget:D )

    The T80 I had installed in my last house also died around the 7 - 8 year mark but as we were moving, I didn't bother getting it fixed.

    When you say its dripping from the outlet pipe, do you mean the connection where the shower hose is screwed onto the shower case? If this is correct, it might just be a matter of replacing the small rubber washer in the screw on joint. If the drip is coming from inside the shower unit itself, then this is a more serious matter that requires a plumber. There are some plumbers who specialise in repairing these units. Check the Golden Pages. However, the cost of repairing one might be uneconomic as they are basically like electric kettles, i.e. a heating element inside the shower case that heats water. And like kettles, limescale covers the element in time and reduces its effectiveness and ultimately kills it once and for all.

    You might be better off getting a new model.


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    Darwin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,671 ✭✭✭Darwin


    Many thanks for the advice guys - as least the damn thing is safe to use.
    @Prosperous Dave, it's definitely the outlet pipe protruding from the base of the unit- I unscrewed the shower cable to check.
    Lex Luther I think you're spot on about the solenoid valve - showerdoctors.co.uk quoted me 27stg for a replacement including shipping. I went out today and bought a T80xr as a replacement - I figured it owes us nothing after 8 years and will probably break down again anyway. Lex Luther you don't fancy a nixer down in Laois? Only joking! I'm hopeless at DIY, would an electrician (as opposed to a plumber) do the job?


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