Shower cord won't pull

wonderboy76

Hi - the cord that we use to turn on our electric shower (it won't turn on unless this cord is pulled and the red light lilluminated) is broken as this morning it couldn't be pulled.

I'm not an electrician or remotely skilled at changing anything more complicated than a plug - is this an easy enough job to fix myself or will I need to call an electrician?

I can't shower until this is fixed so I am obviously after a speedy solution for the good of the people I sit next to at work or on the Luas!

Thanks!

Bruthal

It's a simple enough task for an electrician. And that is probably your best course of action with showers being a high load appliance.

I never switch off that switch unless I'm doing work on the shower unit, although it is a wall isolator rather than a pull chord that I have. Not switching them on and off for every shower will prolong their lifetime.

Some would argue to switch it off after every shower though.

wonderboy76

Thanks - yeah I've read conflicting ideas about whether you should turn it on or off.

Now I just need to find an electrician who won't charge me the earth to change it quickly for me!

2011

wonderboy76 wrote: »

Thanks - yeah I've read conflicting ideas about whether you should turn it on or off.

This arguement has gone on since the dawn of time.
I agree with Bruthal though.

If this device had been left on permanently most likley it would still be working now. Switching it on and off on a regular basis will make these switches expire prematurely.

wonderboy76

Yup, deffo gonna try and overcome my slight OCD about turning everything off if this particluarly switch doesn't need to be turned off!

Risteard81

Bruthal wrote: »

It's a simple enough task for an electrician. And that is probably your best course of action with showers being a high load appliance.

I never switch off that switch unless I'm doing work on the shower unit, although it is a wall isolator rather than a pull chord that I have. Not switching them on and off for every shower will prolong their lifetime.

Some would argue to switch it off after every shower though.

On this occasion I will agree with you. They are not intended as a functional switch, but rather a switch for mechanical maintenance or isolation.

Although a good quality switch is less likely to suffer from regular use.

wonderboy76

thanks all - got it fixed and the electrican agreed with the advice here. Nothing gained by swtiching it on and off. Gracias!