yikes

[llywela]

So my shower exploded this morning. I was in it at the time and suddenly there was a series of bangs, sparks, smoke - the full shebang.

I got out of there pretty damn quick! Turned it off at the fusebox, called my dadlandlord, closed the door on it.

So the shower is now well and truly broke.

And I'm still jittery several hours later. That was not a good way to start the day!

Comments

[bogwitch.livejournal.com]

!!!!

No wonder you're jittery.

[llywela13.livejournal.com]

I jittered all day! But the shower is now fixed. :)

[waltzmatildah.livejournal.com]

Were you mid-shampoo? 'Cause that would be (even more) unfortunate!!

[llywela13.livejournal.com]

Luckily, I was in the final stages of rinsing.

Shower is fixed now. It was a loose connection, apparently. I will be keeping a close eye on it in future!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Oh no - shades of Shelley Hunter, only much much worse... I thought showers weren't supposed to do the whole exploding-with-sparks thing, you know, with all that water around... Glad you're okay...

[llywela13.livejournal.com]

Well, quite! They totally aren't supposed to do stuff like that. It was a loose connection inside the box that shorted out, apparently - nothing to do with the water at all. I reserve the right to remain wary. But it is fixed now, anyway.

[bowtrunckle.livejournal.com]

Scary. Sparks and smoke + water is a very bad combination. I'm glad you're alright. I'm curious to know how a plumbing and electrical get crossed. :(

[llywela13.livejournal.com]

Well, it's an electric shower and what happened was that a loose connection inside the box shorted out, so it wasn't anything to do with the plumbing - very scary though!

[solosundance.livejournal.com]

Eep!! An exploding shower first thing in the morning... so not good. And what a shock... glad you're all right and hope you get it fixed soon.

[llywela13.livejournal.com]

Thanks! All fixed now, thankfully.

[thisbluespirit]

Eek! Showers should not explode! That is a fairly good rule for showers, I think. Poor you - I hope you can get it a new one sorted fairly soon. (Showerlessness is always a frustrating state of being).

♥

[llywela13.livejournal.com]

Luckily I have a bath...but the shower is fixed already, so that's good. It was a loose connection that shorted out inside the box, apparently.

[llywela13.livejournal.com]

Well, it certainly freaked me out big time! It was a loose connection inside the box, apparently, that shorted out. The water wasn't anywhere near it, but at the time I was pretty scared! All fixed now :)