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  1. S

    How Many Power Showers in a New Build is Allowed?

    Hi, Got a new build house which has 5 bathrooms and there looking to put 10.8KW electric showers in each bathroom/ensuite. Its a Passivhaus and they are looking to reduce the water tank capacity so its really only for the one bath in the property and the taps. Thoughts on how this can be done?
  2. jonpatterns

    UK Two electric showers 45A in single property

    Hi, We are considering installing two 45A shower in a single property (multible showers). I believe the incoming service fuse is 100A. The problem is, if both showers plus other devices are used it could exceed the 100A max. Would it not matter as it's unlikely both showers used at the same...
  3. B

    UK Responsibility regarding work in bathrooms

    Hi All, general question regarding how far you would deem your responsibility regarding works in a bathroom. Works undertaken would be shower install(new). It would be RCD protected. Bonding would be checked and installed if needed. Now in regards to other circuits within that location, ie...
  4. I

    Best Way to Wire 2 Electric Showers (Same Mains Power Supply, separate building - allow feed to auto switch)

    Hi All, I currently have an electric shower in the house and I am looking to connect another in a chalet, which is approx 50 meters away from the house. The chalet is fed from the main board of the house. There is a 3x16 SWA cable coming from the house to feed the chalet. What is the best way...
  5. HappyHippyDad

    Why do we fit a 10mm cable for showers?

    I'm reading a thread at the moment about a 9.8kW shower that has been installed on a 6mm cable. My natural instinct was to think that's wrong, it should be on a 10mm. Most of us would fit a 10mm cable and believe that to be to the right choice but if the reference method is C then the 6mm has a...
  6. Jberry

    2 electric showers and melted live wire from relay

    This unit is running two showers. Unit was smoking while one shower was running, never tripped the safety switch. Power to one shower is cut off while the other is in use. Is it ok just to change out the relay that had burned? I'm not an electrician but one will be doing the work. The house is...
  7. P

    Two showers off one supply

    Some time ago I built a toilet and shower area at the end of my detached garage for use when doing outside DIY or gardening jobs instead of traipsing through the house with mucky clothes, etc. When I built this I ran a 6mm cable into the garage for the 8.5 kW electric shower through a 45 amp...
  8. D

    3 X single phase showers

    I've been asked to price 3 X 7kw showers. There is a three phase board about 40 meters away. Can anyone see an issue with 40 amp three phase MCB with 10mm four core swa to a sub board then 3 X 32 amp rcbos for each individual shower. Cheers
  9. P

    FCUs - Electricity needed for 2 Digital showers

    i have recently had one bathroom redone. A spur was taken from a plug in the airing cupboard and put into a switched FCU with a 3 amp fuse as per Mira digital installation. The second bathroom is now being done with another same digital shower next door to the other one. I am assuming I cannot...
  10. B

    Load question regarding new showers

    Evening guys I was asked a question earlier and i was unsure if my answer was correct, I was asked if I could install 3x power showers all 3 are 9.5kw I’ve been assured the water supply is more then capable, the board has a 100amp main switch My initial reaction was no, it’s way over the the...
  11. ED17

    How Many 10kw Showers?

    Last year we rewired a bungalow on a large private estate which caters for mentally ill patients. It had 5 bedrooms each with it's own wet room. The builder wanted a 10kw shower in each wet room but as the incoming sub - main was only 16swa protected by a 60amp fuse we told him no. We ended up...
  12. W

    splitting a 100 amp supply for 3 DB's

    I have been given a spec on a job from a builder and it has been suggested in the spec that we should use a 100 amp supply which is currently feeding 1 DB to split it to supply 3 DB's. So using the supply to go into a sub main board. Off this they want to supply 2 flats and a communal mobility...
  13. J

    Supply to Showerblock for glamping

    Hi guys, some friends of mine are setting up a glamping business and have asked for some advice from me regarding the electrics Farmhouse/farmshop fed from a 3phase supply. They want to set up a showerblock roughly 120m away from the incommer. Now the problem they are wanting to use 2 electric...
  14. N

    What Power of Electric Shower Can I Have with 15mm Wide Cable?

    Hello, My last builder's electrician installed wiring ready for the installation of an electric shower. It is a flatish cable about 15mm wide for the widest dimension and has "2x6+2.5mm 2" (2=squared) marked on it. When looking for an electrician to wire in a shower to it one told me that it...
  15. P

    Adding house extension(kitchen)& renovation - any tips?

    Hello all 1st post here. Just bought a house which is to be extended, and renovated. Based in Ireland, and unfortunately have no friends or family with expertise in this area. I have uploaded the house plan. The extension to the rear is a kitchen, and we will make no major alterations to the...
  16. Resu

    14 Showers, one property

    Couldn't believe it the other day when we were having a quick walk around a guesthouse prior to an EICR scheduled for next week. Okay they weren't all electric, but 12 of them were! The property comprises of 11 ensuite bedrooms plus 3 bed owners accomodation and a small salon. Half of the...
  17. A

    Diversity and Showers

    Hi, please be kind to this Electrical Trainee fresh out of the forces. This is my first question on the forum. One thing that was not discussed in depth on my course was diversity, and reading up there seems a fair bit of subjectivity and difference of opinions on it. Now that I have my shiny new quals...
  18. M

    Showers

    Hi, have been asked to do a conversion of a house to a B and B by a builder and am concerned on the showers, the main cut out is 100a,they already have 2 x 9.5kw (10mm t and e )showers on 63a rcd isolators and 1 x 8.5kw (6mm t and e ) shower on 40a mk mcb and want another 9.5kw fitted ...
  19. M

    More overload fusebox!!

    Holiday let sleeping 8+. Gas ch (combi) and cooking. 2 x Wylex rewireable cu's, pme (6mm earthing conductor!), no rcd protection. 16mm dno supply, prob 100A dno fuse, no rating on meter but likely to be 80A 1 x cu for normal (lights, rfc's) etc. 2nd cu 60A rating with 3 x 45A fuses feeding 3 x...
  20. M

    Power supply for showers

    Hi, would appreciate some advice please, I'm not a sparks. I'm dealing with a refurb on a warehouse with three WCs and a total of 6 electric showers (2 in each WC) to be installed. They're unlikely to all be used at the same time but it's possible. Also in the warehouse there is a large...

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