yesterday there was a bang and water was shooting out of our shower unit (lucky we were in)

I removed the unit and stopped the water, which was shooting out of where the cold water feed enters the unit.

the plastic bracket that supports the cold water entry pipe was cracked.

I will need to buy a new shower unit.

would appreciate any comments/advice

Iain

ps it is 16 years old, and may be due to age?

same make of shower- happened to us BUT no one in house- needed fire brigade- Insurance bill was £26k all for a small part that failed !! 2011 XS,Sumatra Black, GONE MARCH 2014- RR Evoque Prestige 5 door ,MY 2014,Loire Blue, Silver Roof, Panoramic roof.
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frightening!!

how old was it?

Iain

About 3 yrs- it 'blew' the connector going into the shower- so mains cold water going for app 4 hours in upstairs bathroom- hence need of Fire brigade ! 2011 XS,Sumatra Black, GONE MARCH 2014- RR Evoque Prestige 5 door ,MY 2014,Loire Blue, Silver Roof, Panoramic roof.
MY 2016 Disco Sport HSE Auto Scotia Grey,REJECTED
Mercedes E220D AMG line with air suspension(Gone)
DS 200 SE Dynamic my 21 (Gone)
DS 200 SE Dynamic my 22 (Gone)
Audi Q5 40TDI S line (gone)
Discovery Sport D200 S 2024 MY

sounds exactly the same, what was the diagnosis/recommendation?

Iain

ps what did you replace it with?

it just needed a new connector (to contact the mains water) for the bottom of shower unit. Moved house- new house and similar thing happened- but this time it was connector to a power shower units- the plumber had used a plastic coupler- after the damage Insurers plumber said it was 'legal' but not a good idea and replaced with copper fittings 2011 XS,Sumatra Black, GONE MARCH 2014- RR Evoque Prestige 5 door ,MY 2014,Loire Blue, Silver Roof, Panoramic roof.
MY 2016 Disco Sport HSE Auto Scotia Grey,REJECTED
Mercedes E220D AMG line with air suspension(Gone)
DS 200 SE Dynamic my 21 (Gone)
DS 200 SE Dynamic my 22 (Gone)
Audi Q5 40TDI S line (gone)
Discovery Sport D200 S 2024 MY

thanks for the info, but it sounds like your problem was not related to the actual shower unit itself like mine is,

but to pipe connectors feeding it?

Iain

Could be that your water pressure is to high. We had a water softener fail for this very reason. Pressure regulator fixed to mains bringing pressure down from 7 -8 bar to an acceptable 3 - 4 bar. MY 09 GS manual in Lago Grey, Wood Co arm rest and side bumper strips - now sold.

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It may be due to a shock pulse in the system, you like us probably have a high water pressure, if you loo supply valve is set to a high fill rate you can get a shock as the ball valve closes, we hear it in the combi boiler, if this also depends on the distance the cistern is from the shower and how the two are run from the cold supply. my PC is slightly to the right of Genghis
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simple solution belfast sink washing line prop and garden hose to the cold tap ,
outside by the shed (also has the great effect of saveing water as a quick hose down and a dash for the house saves standing their wasteing all the hot water )

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Were the mud is thicker, and the ruts are deeper.
(And we have the water to wash it off, and more on the way..! )
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09 Xs Gone
12 xs Gone
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thanks for the replies

I've decided to go for a Mira Sport multifit 9.8KW as a replacement

it gets good reviews and I feel the 9.8KW would be adequate?

Iain

How big is the breaker and cable supplying the shower Iain?
9.8kw is a good size but creeps over the capacity of a 40A breaker, check you can safely run this on the cable you have

existing shower is a Mira Sport 10.8KW so should be ok.

would have went for exactly the same for replacement, but the plumber who installed it has not followed the instructions re the cold water input position.

so I will need to alter it a wee bit, hence the multifit model.

Iain

Ps 63A breaker

no problem there

I had same problem. Replacement plastic brackets are available on eBay and Amazon amongst others for about a tenner. Just search "Mira sport bracket". Just watch there are two types; one for showers up to 1998 and the other for those after. It's easy to tell which one you need from the pictures. If you're otherwise happy with the shower it saves all the messing about swapping over