Translation of exceed in Spanish

We wanted to take a hot shower but there was no hot water at all. We asked someone to fix it and he showed us that there was a heating switch outside the bathroom which would turn on the boiler.
i am student in Zurich. i think that you can learn Spanish quickly. I also registered just a month ago in order to practice some Spanish. i hope i will improve my Spanish soon at this website. We can do it together?
If we had more time, we would have stayed overnight in Aguas Calientes and visited Machu Picchu before 10 a.m. when the crowd (from Cusco) arrives.