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The cable is installed in 3 metres of trunking, 3 metres clipped direct, and 5metres in the joist space with no insulation,
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Sounds like a fairly easy run to replace the cable.The cable is installed in 3 metres of trunking, 3 metres clipped direct, and 5metres in the joist space with no insulation,
water is not much colder in winter. 18" down in the ground temp. is fairly constant all year round. at about 10degrees.It would also be false economy as you can be certain that someone will want to replace it with a higher rated unit in the future. For the length of run and cost why not use 10mm and perhaps a 9.5kW shower which will perform a lot better in the middle of winter when the incoming water is really cold.
I would personally recommend to the customer that the cable requires upgrading as it was incorrectly rated for the installation method in the first place. However, rather than a scaremongering approach, I would focus on the benefits such as the possibility of a larger rated shower unit, like Dave OCD suggested.Yeah I did think it should be a 6mm minimum but this was wired by somebody else so this cable was already in place, so should i have to say to the customer that the cable needs upgrading,
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Ok will do, thanksI would personally recommend to the customer that the cable requires upgrading as it was incorrectly rated for the installation method in the first place. However, rather than a scaremongering approach, I would focus on the benefits such as the possibility of a larger rated shower unit, like Dave OCD suggested.
If you're using the pumped type the water in the attic is colder in winterwater is not much colder in winter. 18" down in the ground temp. is fairly constant all year round. at about 10degrees.
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