Triton Manual Power Shower

The Triton manual power shower essentially consists of,

components

- Motor

- controller Circuit board

- few components (motor speed resistor, water cuttoff solenoid)

- wiring

Plastic housings

- shower head & hose

- shower case

- water mixer & pipes

- shower head runner parts

It seems like there isn't much profit in selling a water pump, because the physical design of the entire thing seems to be designed around

a) susceptible to anything that stops water movement

b) requiring professional rates to rectify, when the water stops moving

£180 is frankly capitalism making a cake, having it in a warehouse, then charging you when it eats it itself.

motor - if this costs more than £20 to make, and £30 to sell, they need to check their manufacturing process

controller board - £10/£20, same guidelines apply

components & plastic housings - these cost £5 each

The entire thing is arguably £75 or less to make.

What's obvious when you see inside the case (eg for wall installation), is how badly it's all put together. Each component is deliberately designed so that a) objects can stop water flow (eg, broken seal, grit in the water tank) and b) when anything does need to be replaced, all the parts inside need to be unscrewed, to remove anything.

The issue with my particular shower, is that there is a small spring loaded rubber stopper, which activates to stop water flowing when the shower is switched off (google - solenoid). The stopper is in a "mini roundabout" part of the tube. If *anything* gets in the way of either the mini roundabout tube or the stopper on a tiny spring, water will keep flowing when the shower is switched off. Dirt & water flow - It's almost like having a splash of mud stop the windscreen wipers on your car, and replacing the windscreen to fix it.

The solenoid is a £5 part, the plastic tubing is £2 maximum. I'm sure they'd charge £40 for it. When you inspect the component, the concept of how the thing has been built will baffle you. It's been designed to be repaired for an hourly rate.

Why make anything simple when you can make it complicated

Because, if it's simple, no one will be making any money when it goes wrong.

General mindset is clear on it. If you pay for a part, triton can charge you ~£60, almost no effort. If it's under guarantee and triton receive a "faulty" shower back, and send you a free replacement, it will cost triton £15 to actually repair it.

So out of warranty you lose, under warranty triton win. Which prompted the observations in this review.

A visit from a triton engineer is £100. I couldn't say if any other manufacturers are any better, but triton are designed to go wrong, with extortionate charges to go wth it. Triton's boss has to make the money to buy his M5 somehow.