New member seeking help on my level 3 C&G course work, any help would be much appreciated :)

[Christoph66]

Hi all,

Just doing my level 3 city & guilds and got stuck with a question (well more than one but there we go) on fault diagnosis and rectification: The question sais,

A fault has occurred on the electric shower in a room. It was reported that
- The shower was switched on
- A crackling sound was heard coming from the shower
- The lights in the room flickered and dimmed
- The Shower went off.

Describe the likely faults that could produce these symptoms...

Could one be because of water ingress?

Thank you in advance for any help on this matter, it will be very much appreciated

kind regards

C

 

[telectrix]

more likely a loose or burnt termination in the shower

 

[buzzlightyear]

The lights in the room flickered and dimmed

answer ghost!

 

[Christoph66]

Ah okay, thanks for the reply.. and by loose or burnt termination is that caused by a short circuit or overheating of element in shower? Just trying to understand it a bit more. Again Thank you.

 

[Specialist]

No, normally by screws not being correctly tightened & the connections then overheat and burn when under load.

 

[buzzlightyear]

many times I have been to shower faults it is always the shower isolator
and never the shower unit & try and tell c & g that !

 

[Christoph66]

Thank you very much for your input guys, very helpful! trust in the power of the Internet! (people)

 

[Specialist]

Christoph: Would be a good idea for you to join the trainee area of the forum, some good people in there.

 

[buzzlightyear]

power to the people

love from tooting!

 

[buzzlightyear]

just got into area 51!

 

[Christoph66]

Christoph: Would be a good idea for you to join the trainee area of the forum, some good people in there.

Sorry, where is the trainee area of the forum?

 

[Specialist]

You have to apply for access, if you PM: Dan, Marvo or Lou they'll tell you how.

 

[buzzlightyear]

christoph66 (joke )

 

[Christoph66]

You have to apply for access, if you PM: Dan, Marvo or Lou they'll tell you how.

You have to apply for access, if you PM: Dan, Marvo or Lou they'll tell you how.

Thank you very much for your help, much appreciated!