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Shouldnt one of these be fitted to stop both showers being run at once and causing a big bang
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Hi, no they never trip and we have had nearly 4 years with this setup and not a single problem.Do the shower MCBs ever Trip?
Sounds like the electrician should not have installed this with 32A MCB's then?It's not OK to leave it as-is with the 32A MCBs.
To be fair I don't think we have ever run both showers at the same time.Shouldnt one of these be fitted to stop both showers being run at once and causing a big bang
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Presume the electrician would have catered for this when he tested the house back in 2016.
Given he has fitted undersized MCBs, Probably not!
Your two showers would take around 37A and 41A respectively, as you can see both are above the 32A of the MCB so the MCBs should be changed.
If you run both showers together it's around 78A, most houses are fitted with a 60A fuse (sometimes 80A) and even the electric meter itself is only rated to 80A usually.
So you really don't want to use both together - especially as you are likely to have other loads such as lighting, hairdryers, cooker/oven, central heating etc. This all could take you well over the fuse rating and potentially result in having to get the DNO (Electric board) out to change the fuse.
So a poor job from that electrician then! Disappointing from someone in the trade
The report shows it being signed off by a supervisor too!
Seems like there is a bit of a conflict from answers too so my confusion remains.
How many MCBs does the shower have then?Do the shower MCBs ever Trip?
HV Approved person, what is that Julie? is that the same as a HV Authorised Person?I must be missing something, where is the conflict in answers?
All the posts I see are indicating that the MCBs should be changed, although it isn't dangerous as is.
I must be missing something, where is the conflict in answers?
All the posts I see are indicating that the MCBs should be changed, although it isn't dangerous as is.
How many MCBs does the shower have then?
HV Approved person, what is that Julie? is that the same as a HV Authorised Person?
How many MCBs does the shower have then?
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