Power shower not working - do I need a plumber or electrician?

plumber, i doubt the leccy will be interested in getting wet, if it's only a case of repair/swap the appliance, then your average plumber can sort it, you could easily do a like for like swap yourself!

Hi Gav, do you have any idea what it could be though plse? What would the plumber do? Sorry, but I'm not good at things like this and wouldn't know where to start! :)

Thanks very much,

Carrie

ok from what i have seen of these devices, they are just a pump to speed up the water, without bieng there, i would suggest, if you have any valves that supply the pump with water, turn them off, then diconnect the pump, there shouldnt be very much water but be prepared for half a bucket full, now place a bucket under the supply side and slowly turn on the valves, if the water flow that you get exceeds the shower output then you know it is downstream of the open connections, assuming the pump can't be heard doing its job, before you diconnect anything, check any fuses, if it is just a switch in the cupboard, there should be what is called a fuse switch spur, use a insulated* screwdriver to pry/unscrew the fuse compartment and replace fuse, do this first if pump cannot be heard working when switched on and shower switched on

Thanks Gav, but I'm not confident to start disconnecting anything. LOL Thanks for the warning about the fuse, when I spoke to my Dad earlier, he just said check the fuse in the plug, he didn't mention anything about using an insulated screwdriver as it's 240V. Crikey, I'm glad you replied before I removed the fuse!

So it's probably a case of needing a new pump? Are these expensive? I'm a bit confused as again, my Dad thought I'd need an electrician to fit a new pump.

I'm really on a shoestring budget, so although I need to get someone out, I want to make sure I know what I'm talking about more or less first so that I don't get stung.

Thanks for all your help Gav,

Carrie

ok best thing to do is check the fuse, do that first, it wont bite you, there is very little risk but still if you electricute yourself it will hurt, general advice is if you think its live use the back of your hand and 'dab' it that way your hand cant close around the electrical bits, that said, i don't think you will encounter any problems if you put the switch to off, use a new fuse or one that you know is working. make sure it is the same rating(as recomended by the manufacturer)

to be honest, i wouldn't have any shower thrown at me let alone purchase one!

i only use mine to wash the bath out when cleaning said room!

i couldn't begin to tell you how to fix the pump or how much it would cost to replace, if you look at the pump there will probably be four pipes and a wire, all you have to do is obtain a replacement and put it back in exactly as it is now, make a little drawing if you need to remind you of how it fits, look on google to see if you can get a replacement.

by the way, you havn't had a new boiler fitted recently have you, a combi, if you have, the pump will not work with a combi

email me if you want to point out any probs you have at snipped-for-privacy@blueyonder.co.uk

alternativly if you live local i can pop round and have a look, give you a price, and get it fixed, usually £30 plus parts ish

When you switch it on when it is working normally, does it make a noise. I would expect a pump in a situation like this to have a pressure sensitive switch on the output, as a pump does not like to run in stall mode (pump running, but no through flow)

How old is this pump?

It could be...

You could try the wooden rolling pin test :-)

Tap the pump while it is switched on and the shower demanding water. You never know, it might come un-stuck and work for another two years or more.

Dave

dito, but reversed, a decent spark will be able o do the job as well.