Pullcord bathroom electrics
When I turn my pullcord on the light comes on but when I then turn the shower on the pullcord light goes off and no power to shower. Is the problem with my pullcord or shower? any advice would be very appreciated!
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Moise
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It makes a short-circuit. I think is your shower leaking and gets water near your cables and takes your power out
28th Oct 2021
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HCAT
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Sounds like a wiring error, has it been in long
22nd Oct 2021
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fenhomes property repairs and maintenance
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Seems to me there is a fault in the wiring they should be on separate wiring feeds and not interfere with each other
11th Nov 2021
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Simpler maintenance
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There has been incorrect wiring which should be checked by an electrician as soon as possible as the are completely separate circuits with very different power ratings.
22nd Nov 2021
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Da contractors
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Is the breaker in your fuseboard tripping when you turn on the shower.
The circuit the lights are working on shouldn't have anything to do with the shower circuit only thing I can see happening here is your rcd is tripping indicating you have a faulty shower unit
The circuit the lights are working on shouldn't have anything to do with the shower circuit only thing I can see happening here is your rcd is tripping indicating you have a faulty shower unit
10th Nov 2021
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Voltage Contractors Ltd
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Hi,
Could you tell my if you have to reset an MCB or RCD at your consumer unit?
Kind regards
Rich
Could you tell my if you have to reset an MCB or RCD at your consumer unit?
Kind regards
Rich
9th Feb 2022
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Benjamin Lawton Domestic Electrician
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It sounds like fuse is being blown on the pull cord or a loose connection. When you turn the shower on and power goes between the fused pull cord and the unit, disconnection as required in a fault is taking place. An issue with the wiring is likely
27th May 2022
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This seems to me as if the power to the pull chord is split feeding the light and the shower. If this is the case it needs looking at urgently due to the severity.
17th Oct 2022
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Phazed out electrical
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You have a Faulty pull cord switch
28th Jan 2023
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Gsbelectrical80
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This would need investigating further. Could be a loose connection within the pull cord or even a burnt out cable causing the issue. Has the correct cable size been used for the KW loading of the shower. If not over time the cable burns out causing a fault
17th Aug 2023
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Jta installations
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Something is very wrong here as the shower should be on a separate circuit!
24th Nov 2023
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Current Circuit
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It is a wiring fault the power to the pull cord is being fed from the shower isolator which should not be the case.
26th Mar 2024
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Zee's Electrical
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They may be a fault in the wiring of the shower, would need further investigation on site to rectify it
28th Jun 2024
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Thibaut Desguers
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Hi there,
Has your shower ever worked? Does a breaker in your consumer unit (fusebox) trip when you try using the shower?
If so, the issue you are describing would seem to indicate that a fault has developed within the wiring (anywhere between the consumer unit and the shower, so potentially inside the pull cord switch itself) and/or the shower. A competent electrician would carry out simple tests to determine the nature and location of the fault.
Has your shower ever worked? Does a breaker in your consumer unit (fusebox) trip when you try using the shower?
If so, the issue you are describing would seem to indicate that a fault has developed within the wiring (anywhere between the consumer unit and the shower, so potentially inside the pull cord switch itself) and/or the shower. A competent electrician would carry out simple tests to determine the nature and location of the fault.
27th Dec 2024
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