Shower circuit on living room ring (Customer only want CU changed)

[gazdkw82]

so do electrically pumped showers generally use less power than a electrically heated shower?

 

[7029 dave]

so do electrically pumped showers generally use less power than a electrically heated shower?

Yes they only use a few amps, it is just a pump.

 

[danf1966]

bloody southerners with posy showers indoors. no wonder you're all soft. :44:

You tough northerners don't wash anyway !

 

[robo83]

Is it on a 32A ring?

7.2kw is about 31A. They must have very little else plugged in at the time the showers running.

Having said that, cables and protective devices can cope with much higher ratings than the max listed. How longs an average shower? 6-8mins??

There is only a TV and a few low voltage lights on the rest of the circuit.

You need to stress to the client, that the shower circuit needs to be wired in the correct size cable and own radial,before any CU change, either he agrees to disconnecting the shower if no remedial allowed, otherwise walk away.

Thanks for this advice, this was the opinion i was taking and going to let them know tomorrow.

My apologies again for the bad explanation on the first post, my focus of the thread was dealing with the customer. My opinion was of walking away, i have had very little dealings with domestic clients and mainly commercial.

 

[TJ Anderson]

so do electrically pumped showers generally use less power than a electrically heated shower?

With respect, that is worrying that you need to ask that when you are quoting for corrective works in someone's home. Also, there is issues with loading 7Kw from a single point of the ring, which from your other post, you don't see as an issue either. Genuinely, you should leave this one until you have more experience (which you will get), it is not being fair to the client mate.

 

[7029 dave]

With respect, that is worrying that you need to ask that when you are quoting for corrective works in someone's home. Also, there is issues with loading 7Kw from a single point of the ring, which from your other post, you don't see as an issue either. Genuinely, you should leave this one until you have more experience (which you will get), it is not being fair to the client mate.

He is not the op.?

 

[gazdkw82]

With respect, that is worrying that you need to ask that when you are quoting for corrective works in someone's home. Also, there is issues with loading 7Kw from a single point of the ring, which from your other post, you don't see as an issue either. Genuinely, you should leave this one until you have more experience (which you will get), it is not being fair to the client mate.

with respect you should have gone to spec savers

 

[Midwest]

:disguise:

 

[Midwest]

so do electrically pumped showers generally use less power than a electrically heated shower?

There are some pumped and electrically heated showers, but they are, I believe, primarily manufactured for low water pressure supplies. Mira, for example produce some.

 

[Spoon]

. How longs an average shower? 6-8mins??

I presume you don't have any teenage kids?........
Have a work with some people that do, you may want to rethink your times.......

 

[TJ Anderson]

with respect you should have gone to spec savers ��

Yeah, definitely should have, sorry gaz!!