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  1. R

    help spa bath question.

    Hi All, please be gentle im a newbie, i am an industrial maintenance electrician and i am currently doing a loft conversion. 2 yrs ago i changed my board for a board with all individual rcd's for seperate circuits and i ran power cables and pipes into my loft ready for this conversion. i have...
  2. richardg

    Earth bonding to bath tub.

    Hi - Good evening.. I've just completed an EICR in a domestic property. A larger number of defects have been noted and actioned. There were two issues which I would like some sage advice to help clarify. The bath has been connected directly to the MET and bonded with the sink. A seperate...
  3. S

    Shaver socket above bath in hotel - dangerous?

    Hi, Sorry to bother you all. Last year I visited a 4 star hotel (part of a chain) and found a shaver socket in Zone 1. It was to the left of the sink but directly above the bath. I could definitely see a risk for a small child standing in the bath. I emailed the hotel to warn them and they said...
  4. C

    Outside socket and broken MCB for Spa Bath

    Hi I'm new here and I'm not an electrician but I came across this place when searching for answers to my problems. I have just moved into a house that was re-wired in 2006. There is a 2 way outside socket that has broken so I am looking to replace it and want to make sure I get the right...
  5. driverman

    Wiring bath room LED's and extractor fans

    Hi, not been wiring for many years, doing a project for family (love job) and would appreciate some advice please , apart from don't do it! Rea;y question is.....how to physically to the job to BS7671 standards. Owner has requested that the En-suites light switches are wall mounted outside of...
  6. G

    Rcd protection in rooms containing a bath or shower

    After recently undertaking an eicr,I am still debating which code to put for bathrooms that are not rcd protected,and do not have proven earth bonding to the metalwork within that room.If the lighting is outside the zone,ie on a high ceiling,does this need rcd protection.Any thoughts fellas and...
  7. S

    Shocks from Bath tap

    Hi Guys!! Long time no speaky. I've come across a problem that I need a little help with. My colleague was called out the other month to a house where they kept getting shocks off the bathroom taps. He called me up for some advice over the phone and we found out that the main bonding was...
  8. R

    Bonding to a copper bath

    House has 17th ed board. Bonding in place. Do i need to bond the bath. What testing would you recommend
  9. T

    RCD for assistted bath

    Hi. Situation: A new reitirement home has assitted baths installed in twin & earth with 50mm depth and with ceiling mounted pull switch. The supply is under the bath enclosure and is hard wired. Keeping in mind the controls will be handle by a skilled person (nures etc.) The circuit chart shows...
  10. A

    Structural roof surveyor in Bath area

    Can anybody recommend some good (and reasonably priced) roof surveyors in the Bath area. I'm required by NAPIT to have one done for a solar installation. Thanks
  11. D

    Supp bonding to a bath

    Hi lads Could someone please remind me of the requirements for supp bonding in a bathroom which has all circuits RCD protected, not got a regs book to hand. Many Thanks
  12. T

    Intake behind bath taps

    Anyone ever seen this before? The intake at the back of the bath just behind taps, and fuse board just above bath taps in a cupboard.. Would you code this? It's hard to see there but there's the supply cable coming up from floor, a 6mm earth onto the armouring, then tails from the cut out, this...
  13. R

    socket in toilet no w/basin, or bath or tap or shower!!

    Hi guys, My common sense says that if there is no tap, w/basin, bath or shower i.e. just a toilet, then having a double socket on the wall at 230 cm high position should be ok. Any suggestions or comments please?!!
  14. B

    Shaver socket very close to bath?

    As the title says. The shaver socket has been 1st fixed on the right hand side of the wash basin, but due to the close proximity of the bath, the shaver socket falls just inside the edge of the bath.Wil this need to be moved? If so how far?
  15. P

    Shower pump under bath

    Hi Guys First post here, I am a plumber and have been asked to change a shower pump which is currently sited under the bath. It is fed from a fused spur screwed to the floor under the bath. I want to know where I stand with the regs in regard to changing the pump and joining onto the fused...
  16. M

    Height of shower over bath

    Hello everyone Need a bit of advise I have been asked to install a bath in a room that was previously a wet room for a disabled person. Now as per usual the customers don't want to spend a lot of money. At the moment there is an electric shower installed at a height of approximately 750mm to...
  17. R

    Sockets in a room containing a bath

    I came across a rather nice bedrrom the other day which also had a bath in it, it was kind of an extension off the bedroom, but no door or partition. Sockets in the bedroom end were closer than the 3 meter reg. What would this be coded (if any?) if a PIR was carried out. Wiring was in the new...
  18. M

    water heaters above bath in zone 1

    a periodic report reports that a water heater is not allowed in zone one. the 2.5 supply cable is clipped direct going into the bottom of the heaters. the heaters store more than 15 litres. regs wise whats the deal. how do i make them comply without moving them. rcd yes but what else? thanks
  19. A

    Down lights above bath?

    I currently have 240V IP65 down lights in the ceiling above my bath. I'm in the process of fitting a wall mounted shower head which will be very close (200mm) away from the ceiling down light. Is this ok? For info the circuit is RCD protected.
  20. L

    Bristol / Bath PV Installers

    Hi , I am going through the NIC MCS audit in late October and would like to get a bit more experience so was hoping to find an Electrician in the Bristol or Bath area ( i live in Keynsham and have a yard in Oldland) who would be willing to let me help out on a few PV jobs (free of charge of...

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