Mira sport electric shower stopped working

[stratplus]

I have 240v at the terminal block in the shower but nothing is working.
Any ideas?

 

[SimonG]

Pull switch? Do you have live on neutral at shower.

 

[Dotty]

Assuming that you've done L-N, L-E and N-E... is there an o/h stat?

 

[Dotty]

All product guides here.

http://www.mirashowers.co.uk/common/pdf/PG_Electrics.pdf

 

[tamz]

Probably the solenoid. Check the resistance across it. It should be above 3k ohms if it is ok.

 

[PhoenixServices]

Also if it's a newer one check the on/off button is lining up when you put the case on. Had 3 that weren't was giving me a right nightmare.

 

[AWheating]

paul, take a look at the shower doctor youtube videos. they explain how the things work and faults.

 

[stratplus]

Assuming that you've done L-N, L-E and N-E... is there an o/h stat?

Yes, checked L-N L-E and N-E all ok. Over heat not sure, not much inside the shower seems to be accessible. I have been looking for the manual online but not finding one that matches this shower. (My own shower).

 

[stratplus]

Pull switch? Do you have live on neutral at shower.

Read on here somewhere that it had been a pull switch on another thread but thought I could rule that out with having checked for power at the shower and ok.

 

[stratplus]

All product guides here.

http://www.mirashowers.co.uk/common/pdf/PG_Electrics.pdf

Thanks Croppie, I will have e a look through. :thumbup:

 

[stratplus]

Also if it's a newer one check the on/off button is lining up when you put the case on. Had 3 that weren't was giving me a right nightmare.

Tested button with casing off, still no joy.

 

[stratplus]

All product guides here.

http://www.mirashowers.co.uk/common/pdf/PG_Electrics.pdf

Had a look through, it is the mira sport but mine must be a really old model because it's nothing like the picture.

 

[tamz]

Pull the washing machine out and nick the solenoid off it. Just ask her whats more important :wink:

 

[stratplus]

Probably the solenoid. Check the resistance across it. It should be above 3k ohms if it is ok.

Isn't the solenoid activated once the shower switch is pressed. Theres no power at all.

 

[tamz]

Is it this model
Mira Sport - post 1992 Shower Spares | MIRA-PARENT-16

 

[stratplus]

Is it this model
Mira Sport - post 1992 Shower Spares | MIRA-PARENT-16

No Tamz its an older one I think:

 

[tomplumb83]

Thats never older than 1992

 

[stratplus]

Thats never older than 1992

Really?

 

[stratplus]

1996. Just found a match online.
Manual says pcb so looks like a new shower for me!

 

[Best]

Thermal cut out on those showers is at the top
of the wee cylinder & it is by far the most troublesome part & kills the power to entire shower. It seems to suffer from corrosion & this needs scraped off the top of cylinder before fitting a new cut out. Dead easy to test. Only about £11

 

[stratplus]

Thermal cut out on those showers is at the top
of the wee cylinder & it is by far the most troublesome part & kills the power to entire shower. It seems to suffer from corrosion & this needs scraped off the top of cylinder before fitting a new cut out. Dead easy to test. Only about £11

Worth a shot, pcb is £130 ish for this!
Didn't realise they cut power to the whole shower, thought it was just the heat.

 

[stratplus]

Got continuity across the tco so not that!

 

[stratplus]

Pull the washing machine out and nick the solenoid off it. Just ask her whats more important :wink:

I'll see if I have power to the solenoid tomorrow.

 

[Best]

Solenoid will be also an easy to fit part & very low cost.
The latch switch (switch behind the on button) can fail also & you can remove it by prising the switch out of its place. It's just push on wire terminals. Switch is same black colour as its holder, but is a separate part.

 

[stratplus]

Solenoid will be also an easy to fit part & very low cost.
The latch switch (switch behind the on button) can fail also & you can remove it by prising the switch out of its place. It's just push on wire terminals. Switch is same black colour as its holder, but is a separate part.

Ok I'll check the the switch too. I think you just press one of the heat settings to turn it on and these a linked directly to pcb.