Electric shower question

About a month ago, we got an electric shower to replace our old one, which was defective.

I've noticed recently that the new electric shower starts making a humming/buzzing noise after it has been running for about five minutes.

It sounds like it could be a normal "motor" noise, but the old shower didn't make a sound like that - or if it did, I couldn't hear it over the running water - so I don't know if anything is wrong.

Then again, the old shower was defective.

I never had an electric shower before those two, so I don't know what they're supposed to sound like.

Other than that, the new shower is working perfectly.

Is it normal for electric showers to make noise?

Is the water flow normal?  It started making noises and then started to cycle between hot cold and we figured it was broken.

But the plumber came out and it turns out the pipe leading into the shower was partially clogged with grit and it caused problems.  We cleared out the grit and it works better than ever.

The water flow is normal.

I would be very surprised if there was something wrong with it, as it is brand new, but I just want to be sure.

We have an electric shower, and its super quiet.  Granted ours is pretty old and starting to run on it's last legs, but we've lived here for 4+ years and hopefully we can get out of this house before needing to replace it.   

If you're really concerned do you have a friend or handyman that you can have take a look at it to give you an experienced opinion?

Ours starts humming when it's running low on hot water. Perhaps there is a water flow issue with the hot water?

Ours starts humming when it's running low on hot water. Perhaps there is a water flow issue with the hot water?

OK. That makes sense.  Now that it's warm out, I usually don't have the hot water turned on when I use it in the morning.Since it's summer, I don't have the boiler on much.  I just switch on the hot water to do the washing up and then turn it off when I'm done. Am I hurting the shower by not switching on the  hot water on  in the house before I use it? I get enough hot water from the shower to take a good shower.

Ours starts humming when it's running low on hot water. Perhaps there is a water flow issue with the hot water?

Electric showers generally only take in cold water and heat it up.

Never mind my last post, then.

What's the brand? Does it have a manual you can look at?  Call the manufactuer and ask if its normal?  

Like I said it could still be a water flow issue. 

That was the problem with ours.  The pipe leading into the shower unit was slightly blocked, so sometimes the pressure would drop, which led to weird noises, which eventually led to the whole hot/cold cycle issue.

If you just had a new unit installed maybe there was some grit that got stirred up in the pipe. 

Electric showers generally only take in cold water and heat it up.

Ummm mine don't.. ...it's definitely electric...but uses the hot water out of our tank..hence we were yelling at our teenage daughters about using up all the hot water.....

In the Winter I have a problem with turning it on the flow drecreases but David said it has something to do with the hot temp security thingy on it..to keep you from being burned

Ummm mine don't.. ...it's definitely electric...but uses the hot water out of our tank..hence we were yelling at our teenage daughters about using up all the hot water.....

In the Winter I have a problem with turning it on the flow drecreases but David said it has something to do with the hot temp security thingy on it..to keep you from being burned

That sounds like a power shower rather than an electric shower.

That sounds like a power shower rather than an electric shower.

I have to agree...we have an electric shower (everything in our flat is electric) and we never have our hot water heater switched on as the shower makes its own hot water.

Our shower makes a humming sound when the water pressure is low.

Right'o

I have no clue about these things..I just switch em on!!!

 

Hee hee...ok. Power showers take from your hot water supply but use electric for a pump to force the water through quicker.

As to the one making a noise, it could be because the water pressure has dropped. Older showers particularly were far more susceptable to this, I recall as a kid that someone running a tap in the kitchen or flushing the toilet caused the shower to run scolding hot as the water pressure dropped! Fortunately not an issue with the one we have,