Mira Power Shower Problems
This time george lists 4 common problems with mixer showers like stiff controls dripping shower head or temperature problems and then goes on to explain ho.
Mira power shower problems. The bad news is that these cost around 75. Let s help to fix your problem. If your shower is suddenly fluctuating in temperature for no reason that means that you probably have a problem with the temperature sensor the thermostatic cartridge in your thermostatic mixer valve.
The thermal switch is an important safety feature on electric showers. It s usually the coil that breaks down. I was a bit worried about whether my new mira sports shower would be as good.
This is it the most common fault with electric showers the solenoid valve. All my worries were washed away within the first 2 minutes of using my new shower. They heat the water when you turn the shower on passing it over a built in heating element similar to how a kettle works.
It is as hot as i want it to be and is really powerful. Thermal switches failing or cutting out. The usual suspects for this problem are a blocked shower head kinked or damaged shower hose or blocked inlet filters in the shower itself.
It could also be due to faulty non return valves. I had to replace my mira power shower when i had a combi boiler fitted. Some electric showers are suitable for gravity fed cold water storage tanks such as the mira elite qt.
If you find the shower stops working completely or indeed cuts off very often when you have soap in your hair this is the culprit. There is no water coming from the shower at all or it stops and starts. Its purpose is to turn off electrical supplies to the heater tank in the event that the water temperature gets dangerously hot.