When it looks wrong.

Paul228 · Oct 10, 2018

So, went to look at a property for a landlord. In the bathroom there is an electric shower in zone1, but it's mounted approx 2 foot above the water line. The isolator pull switch is outside zone2. Oh and the circuit is rcd protected and on a separate 45a breaker.
My thoughts were....why would you fit a shower so low, it's about knee height when in the bath. Then I noticed all the disability aids. Has anyone else come across a shower mounted so low, and if so, can you suggest a reason why it should be.

Spoon · Oct 10, 2018

As you have pointed out, for someone who is disabled, or very small..
Knee height seems to low though.. you just wouldn't put it that low.

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Paul228 · Oct 10, 2018

Cheers.. and my spoon quote is from the matrix

ferg · Oct 10, 2018

I have a vague memory of the shower head having to be mounted in such a way that it can't be submerged.

That wouldn't affect the actual unit though.

Spoon · Oct 10, 2018

Paul228 said:
Cheers.. and my spoon quote is from the matrix

I knew were the quote was from mate. Great film..

Paul228 · Oct 10, 2018

That's water regs freg. To do with siphoning and contaminating the water supply.

Fitzy · Oct 10, 2018

The person could be a double leg amputee, or a wheelchair user or a vertically challenged person. My wife’s aunt (80 year old) who can’t stand for long periods has a built in seat in her wet room and the shower itself is sited much lower than a standard shower.

Paul228 · Oct 10, 2018

I totally understand that with a wet room. But above a,bath... just didn't look right.

Andy78 · Oct 10, 2018

Never seen that height over a standard bath. Seen plenty in purpose built wet rooms though.

Fitzy · Oct 10, 2018

Maybe they have no arms then and use their feet to turn the shower on.....

PEG · Oct 11, 2018

If you,or a family member had any condition or ailment,which required an adaptation to improve matters,then pending obvious safety thoughts...gonads to the regs

I can vividly remember a pals grandad,a proper old Irish character,who had set up a scaffold tripod,above his bed,with a dangling ships hawser with a knot,to assist him getting up and away...

The visiting medical help,always asked about it's security,and he always replied "It holds up thousands of tonnes of masonry,so,crack on..."