Electric shower solenoid

[Peter Robert Townsend]

Hi all

Where would I find a solenoid for a shower unit Gainsborough 2000x?

I've come across a Gainsborough 2000x shower. Which is producing no water put is powerng up, checked online for advice it said it would be the solenoid and i had to test and replace. I tests the ohms and it's seems fine and it getting the reading of 3.657. I've removed it now where do I buy a new solenoid from? 

Thanks pete

 

[Andy™]

ebay. fairly universal

 

[Peter Robert Townsend]

Thanks for reply. Was kinda hoping to not have to wait for a delivery. I tried jewson and local hardware store no luck at either 

 

[ProDave]

Hi all

Where would I find a solenoid for a shower unit Gainsborough 2000x?

I've come across a Gainsborough 2000x shower. Which is producing no water put is powerng up, checked online for advice it said it would be the solenoid and i had to test and replace. I tests the ohms and it's seems fine and it getting the reading of 3.657. I've removed it now where do I buy a new solenoid from? 

Thanks pete

Doesn't that mean it's NOT the solenoid?

Have you checked if any power actually gets to the solenoid?

 

[Peter Robert Townsend]

Yeah tested voltage to solenoid 235.6v going in via positive connection

and nothing coming out negative connection 

 

[Andy™]

Yeah tested voltage to solenoid 235.6v going in via positive connection

and nothing coming out negative connection 

you dont have a positive or negative connection. you have a live & neutral

 

[Doc Hudson]

I do hope you haven't got 3.657ohms across a 235.6v supply as by ohms law that would suggest a lot of amps will be flowing.  I=V/R.

Doc H

 

[Tony S]

That would be for DC, AC it’s an inductive load which has a higher apparent resistance.

 

[kerching]

Yeah tested voltage to solenoid 235.6v going in via positive connection

and nothing coming out negative connection 

Explain please "nothing coming out of negative"

did you have 240 across the solenoid connections?

 

[Doc Hudson]

That would be for DC, AC it’s an inductive load which has a higher apparent resistance.

Its going to need to be one helluva lot higher or the shower would be drawing more current through the water inlet solenoid than the heater elements. The point being the OP has no mention of unit of measure for his "suspect coil"  ergo testing with a DC multimeter; 3.657 Ohm = probably faulty,  3.657Kilo-ohms = probably ok. Could end up replacing something unnecessarily.

Doc H. 

 

[Peter Robert Townsend]

Tested the voltage between live and neutral coming in to shower it was around 240

Tested between live coming in and - coming from the solenoid it was around 240

Tested live coming in to + solenoid there was very little reading 

Tested neutral to + solenoid around 240

Tested neutral to - solenoid very little reading 

And 240 between + n - on solenoid

Going to plumb centre tomorrow to get a new solenoid in the how it goes it.

 

[Andy™]

Could end up replacing something unnecessarily.

Doc H. 

thats what DIYers do, randomly replace parts until it works, by the end of it he will have a 'new' shower

Tested the voltage between live and neutral coming in to shower it was around 240

Tested between live coming in and - coming from the solenoid it was around 240

Tested live coming in to + solenoid there was very little reading 

Tested neutral to + solenoid around 240

Tested neutral to - solenoid very little reading 

And 240 between + n - on solenoid

Going to plumb centre tomorrow to get a new solenoid in the how it goes it.

again, you do not have a positive or negative. its also unlikely that plumb centre will have a solenoid either

 

[Peter Robert Townsend]

By positive I mean to live wire going into the solenoid and by negative I mean the return. 

I've checked online and found the solenoid I need is in stock at my local plumb centre.