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  1. 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...
  2. 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
  3. 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...
  4. 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
  5. 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...
  6. 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)...
  7. 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...
  8. L

    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...
  9. 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...
  10. 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?
  11. 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...
  12. N

    Shower Control

    Cord snapped inside, replaced with a Wickes 45A Pull Cord Shower Control. Guy who fitted was experienced electric DIY're and shower worked OK, unfortunately the 'red' on light was staying on and not going out. He advised try swapping over wires. Did this, wiring correct as diagram, now have a...
  13. B

    Issue with Aqualisa electric shower

    Hi all, hoping someone can help! We recently bought a house with an Aqualisa Lumi electric shower, which has suddenly stopped working. When we turn it on it takes a few seconds to starting trickling, then the unit starts making a whooshing sound (like the sound a games console makes when it’s...
  14. B

    Shower circuit help

    Hey guys , went to a job last night to quote for a new shower install ... After removing the old shower front , I discovered 2 X 2.5mm t&e instead of 1 6mm .. the current shower is 8.5kw and ran into a 40a MCB on RCD side of a split board .. no signs of perished cables or burning anywhere ...
  15. D

    Shower switch short cable

    The switch on my electrical shower has stopped working, so I got a replacement, and when I went to change it, I couldn't pull the switch away from the box further than about 1cm. It seems that the person that fitted it pulled the cable back towards the consumer unit, and didn't consider the...
  16. A

    Shower pull cord switch melted new one not working.

    Hi had a 45amp shower pull cord switch melt on me so replaced it with a 50amp one did it all correctly but no joy and the switch doesn't come on or light up. Is it possible the shower itself has gone aswell. Please help!
  17. Rockingit

    Anyone know much about shower pumps?

    My own shower pump (pressure assist type) is behaving oddly and before I go ripping things apart wondered if anyone has any advice: It turns on (so the internal flow switch is OK), runs smoothly (no obvious sounds of the motor grinding to death) but after a few mins cuts out. Give it a while...
  18. J

    cable size for shower

    Hi guys I have been asked to fit new shower and run new cable for it too, looking at regs book it would have to be reference method 103, which for 8.5kw shower would mean 16mm cable, can terminals in the shower take 16mm and the terminals in the isolator? I have tried looking for different cable...
  19. T

    Rating for Shower Isolation Switch

    I have to install a shower isolation pull-cord switch. The shower is on its own feed from the consumer unit and has its own 30A MCB. The shower unit is a Mira Event XS which has hot and cold water supply and hence consumes only 150w in normal use. The shower unit is fused at 3 amps. My...
  20. B

    Tripping shower (fault finding)

    Hey guys , just been to a fault finding job and discovered what I think may be the problem but the consumer unit may be overloaded , please advise on the following ... The shower circuit is on a 32a MCB (wrong should be 40a) which I think is causing the tripping of the rcd , my dilemma is that...

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