Low pressure light on electric shower

[Shel]

I have a low pressure light on a tenants electric shower, it completely cuts the water off. They say they have not had any other appliances on and it is now getting worse. The boiler is a condensing boiler. Any help welcomed.

 

[Stigster]

When you say electric shower do you mean the type that has a cold feed only and heats the water within the shower unit itself or does it have hot and cold supplies, hot coming from the combi?

Either way, first thing to check is the inlet strainer/filters on the incoming supply at the shower unit.

What make and model is the shower? If you can tell us we can tell you how to check the strainers.

 

[Murdoch]

Could be a simple case that the water supplier has reduced the supply pressure ... Or too many people are filling up paddling pools or watering their gardens

 

[Ben-gee]

Scaled up head, kinked/collapsed hose, scaled heating canister.

 

[Ben-gee]

If you’re the landlord why don’t you get a plumber in to sort it quickly.

 

[Stu-B]

New shower time

 

[Burger]

Could be a failing solenoid.

 

[Rob Foster]

I have a low pressure light on a tenants electric shower, it completely cuts the water off. They say they have not had any other appliances on and it is now getting worse. The boiler is a condensing boiler. Any help welcomed.

Electric Shower and condensing boiler are not a compatable question, go back over your set up and then approach us with a coherent question....YOU really need to understand what you are renting out first
centralheatking

 

[Stu-B]

Electric Shower and condensing boiler are not a compatable question, go back over your set up and then approach us with a coherent question....YOU really need to understand what you are renting out first
centralheatking

 

[Alan Wright]

I have a low pressure light on a tenants electric shower, it completely cuts the water off. They say they have not had any other appliances on and it is now getting worse. The boiler is a condensing boiler. Any help welcomed.

 

[Alan Wright]

If you fit a a ShowerPowerBooster on the cold water pump before the electric shower it will increase the pressure and sort this.

 

[Riley]

If you fit a a ShowerPowerBooster on the cold water pump before the electric shower it will increase the pressure and sort this.

Alan, we are aware that you are trying to push your product but please be mindful of the fact that there are paying sponsors on here. Additionally it may not require a pump it could be other faults

 

[Rob Foster]

Alan, we are aware that you are trying to push your product but please be mindful of the fact that there are paying sponsors on here. Additionally it may not require a pump it could be other faults

Riley...Alan was. ukpf sponsor a while back and I am trying to entice him back he is a good man with an under promoted product...but yes I get your msg
god knows I have been told off enought hey...regards Rob Foster aka centralheatking and no mention of my products
happy days

 

[Riley]

That’s fine rob and I’m not having a go, to be honest the lack of diagnosing a need for a booster pump was the strangest advice Alan gave

 

[Rob Foster]

That’s fine rob and I’m not having a go, to be honest the lack of diagnosing a need for a booster pump was the strangest advice Alan gave

Agree, cheers regards Rob

 

[Alan Wright]

I am sorry if I offended but if the problem is pressure as indicated by the light then the solution is either a pump to increase the pressure, or replace the electric shower with electric shower with an integral pump. The only other thing it can be is a faulty electric shower and to check that you simply unscrew the shower head, and screw in a pressure gage. If the pressure reading falls below the minimum required for the shower to work (normally between 0.8 and 1.0 bars), then the problem is solved with a pump. If the pressure is over 1.0 bars its a faulty electric shower.

 

[Rob Foster]

I am sorry if I offended but if the problem is pressure as indicated by the light then the solution is either a pump to increase the pressure, or replace the electric shower with electric shower with an integral pump. The only other thing it can be is a faulty electric shower and to check that you simply unscrew the shower head, and screw in a pressure gage. If the pressure reading falls below the minimum required for the shower to work (normally between 0.8 and 1.0 bars), then the problem is solved with a pump. If the pressure is over 1.0 bars its a faulty electric shower.

Hi Alan ..Rob Foster

 

[Riley]

I am sorry if I offended but if the problem is pressure as indicated by the light then the solution is either a pump to increase the pressure, or replace the electric shower with electric shower with an integral pump. The only other thing it can be is a faulty electric shower and to check that you simply unscrew the shower head, and screw in a pressure gage. If the pressure reading falls below the minimum required for the shower to work (normally between 0.8 and 1.0 bars), then the problem is solved with a pump. If the pressure is over 1.0 bars its a faulty electric shower.

No offence taken Alan as Rob points out we have slapped his wrists enough times

 

[Rob Foster]

No offence taken Alan as Rob points out we have slapped his wrists enough times

my wrists are sore but hey UkPf is a great place to populate
in my opinion
cheers Riley

 

[Riley]

Totally agreed Rob

 

[leelister6]

I am sorry if I offended but if the problem is pressure as indicated by the light then the solution is either a pump to increase the pressure, or replace the electric shower with electric shower with an integral pump. The only other thing it can be is a faulty electric shower and to check that you simply unscrew the shower head, and screw in a pressure gage. If the pressure reading falls below the minimum required for the shower to work (normally between 0.8 and 1.0 bars), then the problem is solved with a pump. If the pressure is over 1.0 bars its a faulty electric shower.

May be missing something here but why check the outlet pressure on the shower? That tells you absolutely nothing! If the low pressure light is on it's the incoming pressure that's low and needs checking on a tap in the bathroom or kitchen. If the pressure at all other outlets is ok, then it's the shower that's knacked

 

[Alan Wright]

You can check the pressure at the shower with and without a tap running so you can see if at anytime if it falls below the minimum required for electric shower. If the pressure at the shower remains above 1.0 bars then you know the pressure sensor in the electric shower is faulty. If the pressure drops below 0.8 bars then you know the pressure sensor in the shower is telling the truth and you need a pump to increase the pressure.

 

[Ben-gee]

Hang on a minute.

As a working domestic plumber 19 times out of 20 this fault (in our area) is caused by limescale - the other time by blocked filter , the other time by herniated hose; ok so 18 out of twenty it’s limescale....

I have read this op as the shower worked initially and the fault came on much later.

Alan’s point is valid if the shower showed this light from the get go - but personally that’s never happened to me.

 

[miiksd]

Either way, first thing to check is the inlet strainer/filters on the incoming supply at the shower unit.