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  1. bradders2175

    What kW shower?

    Hi All, We have just had an electrical test done and have been told that our 8.5kW shower is too powerful for the 6mm cable. We have been told it should be replaced with a 7.5kW maximum. I was under the impression and stand to be corrected that an 8.5kw would be fine for that cable as long as...
  2. Raptor0014

    Electric shower and no RCD

    Evening all. Doing a EICR in a rental today and presented with this. installation date is 1992 and there seems to be no records since. At some point in the recent past someone has added a electric shower circuit. Obviously a smash and grab merchant as no earth sleeve and it was the same in...
  3. J

    Mira Shower Parts

    Well our own shower broke last nigh (don't worry - we have a bath as well!) The thermal switch is deceased (gone to it's maker, pushing up the daisies ....) it's part 1746.436 or 4.1746.436. Simples - nope not really, I just can't find one in stock anywhere, I have sort of ordered from city...
  4. Dartlec

    Replacement of original Dolphin shower which also feeds pump

    Run into this today at a house my nephew is moving into.... Original Dolphin 860 Shower (8600W) installed on 6mm Twin and Earth - maybe 15m length from the CU, which is an old MK board installed in 1986, but RCD protected - on a 45A MCB. So far so 'normal'.... However, there is 2.5 T&E...
  5. U

    I need help with an electric shower wire which is too short

    We had our bathroom renovated about 10 years ago and the original builder had left the shower wire too short and i didnt bother to get it fixed right away as we had another shower in the new loft extension done by the same builder around the same time. A few years go by and i then decided to ask...
  6. C

    LED strip in shower

    Hi all, I’m in the process of installing an en suite with a shower enclosure. I’ve created a recess inside the shower which will be fully tiled and sealed with moisture board behind. I’d like to put an LED strip on the rear underside of the recess. What’s the best way to make this as safe as...
  7. C

    Can you put a 32amp fuse spur off of a socket for an electric shower or does it have to go through consumer box?

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  8. U

    Problem with shower - MIRA Shower leaking

    Good afternoon guys, I was wondreing if anyone could help with the issue I have at home. I have a MIRA offset quadrant shower (built around 3/4 years ago approx), and I am having leakings (see attached the photos). I have tried to put some silicone several times but the water is still going...
  9. Rockingit

    Replace shower - part p or not?

    Reminer please as I've not been paying much attention to Part P changes - assuming that an existing install meets 2018 EICR 'requirements' - would a replacement swap of a faulty shower unit be notifiable works?
  10. old man sparky

    Here we go again, 6mm cable x 10kw shower x whack a 40A mcb in.

    Just been to another one of those !! Plumber replaces shower for upgraded version. 40A mcb replaces 32A. No problem mate !! that will work fine. So 12 months later the owners girlfriend moves in with him. So that poor old 6mm that was just starting to break a sweat for 12 months, suddenly...
  11. M

    Additional consumer unit for shower circuit

    Hi, there’s no spare ways in the consumer unit so it requires Henley blocks and new tails to supply the 63a 30ma shower consumer unit. I take it I need to install 25mm tails into it? Or is it possible to downsize them to 10mm? thanks
  12. J

    Mira Shower

    Hi I have a Mira Digital shower which has been fine. On Friday night I had to cut the electrics to the whole house and since I put them back on the digital controller has been showing out range. The Mira "box" is in the attic and have a 3amp fused spur which connects to it. The fuse in that...
  13. C

    Just installed a new 9.5kw shower, and sat the mcb on the bus barr, and there doesn't seem to be enough power to turn on the shower,

    Should I wire it straight to the live cable and not use the bussbarr
  14. F

    Would you expect an electric shower to draw amps in this way?

    I just went to replace a 45A pullcord for someone as it had stopped working. It's only been in a year so I assume it must have been a loose connection during installation as a couple of the connections, particularly neutrals, were very loose in the switch but fine at the board and in the shower...
  15. E

    9.5kw electric shower

    Hi , I'm getting electrician to change my consumer unit and was planning to get : https://www.edwardes.co.uk/products/wylex-wnm-1772-8-way-high-integrity-type-2-spd-flexible-busbar-consumer-unit-loaded-with-8-mcb-s it has 2 x 80a 30ma Type A RCD's but for shower it says - 500 (9.5kW)...
  16. Pretty Mouth

    Coding question - 8.5kw shower, B32

    How would you code this? A 8kw shower (so pulling ~37A) is protected by a B32 breaker. 6mm² cable rated at 47A, ref method C (Actually, that last bit isn't true. In fact it's currently ref 101 = 27A, but an easy fix to get it to ref C, so for the sake of the discussion, let's pretend it's...
  17. loz2754

    Shower replaced by plumber blows fuse

    Got called to customer who has had a shower replaced 2 months ago by a plumber. Keeps blowing the fuse... Turns out the replacement shower is rated at 10.5 kW. Here is a picture of the consumer unit: The shower is actually fed from the 15 amp BS1361 fuse for the immersion heater, next to...
  18. Msitekkie

    Height of Zone 1 2.5m above the shower tray or 2.25m off the floor?

    When looking for the height of Zone 1 above a shower, we typically look at the diagrams which show 2.25m above floor level, with no Zone 2 above (although some variants of the zone diagram on various websites do show a zone 2 above a shower). The text however (under 702.32), says Zone 1 is...
  19. B

    UK Electric shower switch help

    I have changed the switch for my electric shower today (pull cord) but when I try to turn the breaker switch back on it won’t let me. Do you know what I may have done wrong?
  20. L

    Shower shock in TT systems

    Do you encounter many issues with homeowners experiencing "tingling" from electric showers in homes with a TT supply system? Reason I ask is because everytime we respond to this issue it always turns out to be a result of a plumber replacing copper with Qualpex or the service provider replacing...

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