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DonaldG · 07-01-2008, 12:53 PM

It sounds like the steam shower is faulty. If you have had all the other items checked out and they are OK it must be the shower

I am not sure about the 'GFCI' but if it is the same as the UK Earth Leakage trip switch, then it is tripping out because it can detect a leakage of voltage/current in from the feed line to ground. This would not Trip out a regular circuit breaker...

Take note of what the safety device it telling you - there is an electrical fault.

My advice is NOT to use the shower under any circumstances - either have it checked out by an expert with that class of equipment or dump it and get a new one.

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