All brands Care and assisted-living models fault codes
Larger controls, longer hoses and, on some, a scheme mark such as BEAB Care that carries an inspection expectation with it.
Codes on the Care and assisted-living models follow the same All brands scheme as the rest of the range. Where a code behaves differently on this generation, the code page says so.
All brands fault codes
Every published All brands code. Open a code to see which models and years it applies to.
- Shower runs coldWater flows but never heats. On an electric shower this is nearly always the supply, the flow through it, or an element that has stopped working.Get it checked
- Shower keeps tripping the electricsA shower that trips the breaker or RCD is reporting a real electrical fault. Do not keep resetting it to get one more shower out of it.Stop — call an engineer
- Shower completely deadNo neon, no water, nothing when you pull the cord. On an electric shower a total dead is almost always the supply rather than the appliance.Get it checked
- Thermal cut-out has operatedThe safety device has taken the elements out of circuit. Whether you can reset it yourself depends entirely on the brand, and the answers differ.Get it checked
- Water suddenly scaldingAn electric shower that runs too hot is usually short of flow rather than making too much heat. The exception is a thermostatic model, which should not do this at all.Get it checked
- Burning smell from the shower or pull cordHot plastic, scorching or discoloured fittings on a shower circuit is an overheating connection. Switch the circuit off at the consumer unit and leave it off.Stop — call an engineer
- Water leaking from the shower unitWater escaping from the casing rather than the head puts mains water inside a live appliance. Manufacturers say stop using it, and that is the right answer.Get it checked
- Pressure relief device has burstWater from the small tube under the shower means a one-shot safety part has ruptured. Replacing it without finding the blockage just bursts the next one.Get it checked
- Fitting a higher kW showerA bigger shower is not a like-for-like swap. The cable and the breaker decide what you can fit, and that also decides whether the job is notifiable.Usually simple to fix