Well Russ and Ant have burnt themselves many a time in the shower, I've not, but hey. We decided conclusive proof was required on how to operate the beast (it's can't be that difficult, it's only got two knobs!). So I vistied the Redring website and filled the following into their Contact Us form.
Our rented student accommodation has a Redring California electric shower installed in the bathroom.My house mates and I have been regularly burning ourselves in the shower as we cannot consistently get it to regulate the temperature of the water correctly - it's all a bit hit or miss.
Would it be possible to email an instruction manual to me, or explain the temperature selection process, as we seem to think it different from other showers.
Regards, Ed
I do hope I get a swift response. Our (erm, their) blistered bodies can't take anymore! And yes, we are quite humoured with the irony in the company name ;-)
you obviously don't use the shower very much then Ed ;)
Posted by: Kate on May 18, 2003 7:35 PMThe reason they keep burning theirselves is that Ed goes to the kitchen as soon as they get in the shower, and randomly turns on the cold tap. Ed's a bastard.
And yes, since you ask, I should be revising.
Posted by: Joe on May 20, 2003 4:09 PMThis maybe true :) Humm... Redring still haven't replied. How rude!
I am a student landlord and have had Redring Expression or equivalent showers in all of our houses in Soton for 10 years. No probs and redring respond well to calls to their technical helpline.
I suggest that it is your landlord who should be sorting out this prob not you as is sound to me that there is a fault, prob the solenoid, which is easy to replace.
Get onto your "Rachman" equivalent and get the idle B....... to sort it out fro U.
Good luck
I work for Redring (Applied Energy), I came across your site - I have checked and we have no record of any web query coming in to us (although I note it is some considerable time ago) do you still have the product and the same problem?
A shower running hot as you describe is normally a symptom of something restricting the water flow through the unit, perhaps low water pressure or a kinked hose or scaled-up shower head. Let me know if you still have the product and we can discuss it further.
Posted by: Richard on May 11, 2005 8:32 AMMy hubby recently fitted a shower in the bathroom, and it has worked fine up until now. What appears to be happening is, when you turn shower on the water comes through the pipes to the actual shower, when it reaches the hose on the shower something happens causing the water to pour out of the hose where it is fitted in through the shower panel. We have tried every thing we can think of and drawn a blank. Can any one give us a clue.
Posted by: DENISE on January 22, 2006 4:32 PMI also own a Redring California and have had the same burning problem since moving into the flat 3 years ago. The temperature setting is back to front to all other showers I have used as it is starts at the hottest setting and works its way down (this might be the way the previous owner set up though). I find it best to turn it through to the #1 setting then work back up to the required temperature. This tends to allow it to settle down and stops the burning. It is worse if the shower has been used a couple of minutes before then it can take some time to select the correct temperature.
Posted by: Mike on May 11, 2006 3:18 PM