Electric showers are the thing I'm called about most, and the one my business card leads with. A new one takes a morning. A tired one is usually a part rather than a whole unit, and I'll tell you which it is before you spend anything.
Most electric shower jobs fall into one of these, and most of them are cheaper than people expect.
If yours is doing something that isn't on this list, ring and describe it. It's probably one I've seen.
Both are fine. They cost differently now and differently later, and the age of the unit usually decides it.
Solenoids, thermal cut-outs and heating elements are the usual suspects, and they're all parts rather than a new unit. If the shower is only a few years old this is where I start.
Swapping like for like is the quickest job. The cable and the plumbing are already right for it, so it's off the wall and the new one on in a morning.
A more powerful shower wants a cable and a fuse that can carry it. I'll check what you have before anybody buys anything.
The switch outside the bathroom door does more work than people think, and a worn one can look exactly like a dead shower.
Sometimes the shower is fine and the pipe feeding it isn't. Both give you exactly the same symptoms, so I look at the two together.
If somebody has told you it needs replacing and you want that checked, ring me. I'll tell you what I find.
Ring, text or WhatsApp me with roughly what's going on. A photograph helps, and it often means I turn up with the right part.
If it's under about eight years old, usually yes. I'll open it up and tell you what's failed and what the part costs, and you can decide from there.
I can, or you can buy your own and I'll fit it. Either way you'll know the price before I start.
A like-for-like swap is usually a morning. Moving it to another wall is a bigger job and I'd price that after seeing the room.
That's often the thermal cut-out or a scaled element rather than the whole unit. It's worth a look before you replace anything.
While I'm there, it's worth asking about the rest of the list.
Radiators that stay cold at the top, leaking valves, towel rails and immersion heaters.
Dripping taps, slow drains, leaking waste pipes and the blockages a plunger has given up on.
Panelling goes straight over uneven walls, and it costs less than tiling and goes up in a day.
A two stage treatment that clears the mould and leaves the room feeling fresh again.
Key safes, meter boxes, shelves, handles, hinges and the list that has been on the fridge since spring.