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  1. S

    16mm T+E for Loft Extension, (en- suit shower. )

    Just wondering if any sparks out there would have any obligations or concerns about a proposed installation for loft conversion,, ( see drawing for details..).. Hear loads of conflicting theories about cable sizing for showers , some of them are borderline at best... and different...
  2. C

    Main fuse upgrade and associated issues

    I'm due to qualify as a domestic installer soon, and my brother, who is fully qualified, will be doing most of this work. I have a 60A main fuse. I currently have a typical domestic installation, i.e. cooker, immersion etc, and one electric shower. Due to distances between hot/cold supply and...
  3. W

    Maximum Number of electric showers!?! Help

    Hi guys Basicly iv got a 6 bedroom house 100A bs 1361 single phase supply main fuse board is new with 25mm tails with 2 spare ways would a extra submain fed by 25mm tails for the origin support 5 shower circuits say 40A MCBs 10mm cables 8KW showers taking into consideration diversity would this...
  4. B

    Maximum KW Shower on current set up - pics included

    I'm intending to finally refit my bathroom, first thing I want to get sorted before I start removing tiles and making a mess is the maximum KW shower I can currently install and what are my options as my current shower suggests my electrics may not be suitable for modern showers. 6mm cable The...
  5. M

    Spares / light switches from around 1966

    I have some light switches to replace in a building constructed around 1966. Theres a few broken (just worn out) although they seem like they were built to last! Steel conduit runs inside the walls & this is relied on for the earth. Unfortunately it isn't a straight swap with a modern switch...
  6. G

    Efficiencies of electric showers with hot water supplies?!

    What do you think of showerslike: http://www.mirashowers.co.uk/onlinecatalog/pdf/p3821_4.pdf with the above PDF stating 2.2.The mains supply must be 230–240 V at 50 Hz connected to the appliance viaa double pole switched 3 Amp fused connection unit (not supplied) with a minimum 3 mm contact...
  7. S

    14 new 9.5kw showers to be installed on existing supply

    Got a job to install 14 x 9.5kw showers in a large property. There is an existing 100a 3phase supply, I've load tested the existing load and its generally pulling around 35A per phase with one only pulling around 10A (bit of a imbalance there. )I've worked out new load with diversity applied for...
  8. D

    Different cable rating on circuit

    Hi first post here, if during a rewire customer decides they want to keep existing 6mm cable from isolator point to shower so as not to rip up their bathroom wall (& of course keep same shower), but wants a new 10mm cable to isolator point for future use, is a fcu required between the different...
  9. J

    4 10kw showers

    Hi, iv just been asked to price a changing room with 4 10kw showers, lighting and power circuits and need some advice as normally do domestic work! What size armored would you use for a sub mains to be taken off an existing 3 phase supply at a length of 15m and would this cable need to be RCD...
  10. B

    2 electric showers in a house!

    there is no gas boiler,then 2 electric showers in the house, the problem is that the supply is only 100A, but the demand is roughly 110A, the landlord said it will be very rare that the 2 showers are used at the same time, he might be right because the 2 showers have been there for long time and...
  11. R

    8 electric showers!! Help!

    Hi all, Got a client who is building a cricket pavillion. Problem is they can't have gas where its located. They've told me today that they plan on having 8 electric showers!! Nice! 8 showers at say 7.5kw (minimum) - 7500/230 = 32A each so 8x32A = 256A – which would have to be split over the...
  12. J

    I'm sorry for disturbing you on a saturday afternoon but ..... my showers on fire?!

    Just got in from a call out and was the best one yet. I'm sorry for disturbing you on a saturday afternoon but ..... my showers on fire?! Where do I turn the electric off in the fuse box as it's still melting? Lucky it's 30 Sec run down my road .... Went in and was met with a room full of...
  13. K

    Eicr

    Just done an EICR on DB03 (I've got 3 DB's) on my own property today. All was ok, no codes, only thing I did notice is I must be getting over weight as I was getting out of breath up and down stairs, back and forth to the DB. I think I'll do another DB next week lol
  14. M

    showers and cable size

    hi everyone, an aquaintence with very little money has bought a 9.8 kw shower to replace his failed unit and asked me to fit it. house has a 6mm t/e shower cable. normally i would insist on 10mm cable, however, 9.8 kw at 230 volts works out at 42 amps. actual voltage measures at 245 which means...
  15. C

    2 showers off of 1 supply?

    I have a customer who has an existing electric shower fed by 10mm t&e, cable is buired in wall(plasterboard) fitted when house was built approx 13 years ago. They now want another electric shower fitted to the ensuite but does not want the house torn apart to run a new cable and doesnt want...
  16. S

    Shower supplied via 2.5 T&E

    Unbelievable!!! Last week, bathroom refurb, the shower was removed an 8.5kw mira, it had been supplied from the pullcord in 2.5mm t&e, there was no thermal damage to the cable. The customer says it was there when they moved in, 8 years ago. I cannot believe it has not caught fire & there was no...
  17. K

    Plumbers replacing electric showers

    Hi, ive been tasked with writing a 'standard operation sheet' for plumbers to replace electric showers safely. at the moment they are replacing showers with no test gear, then the electrician is following behind doing a Zs my concern is; they turn it off at the dp switch and remove the shower...
  18. S

    Showers

    Where in the regs does it state that an electric shower requires individual dp isolation, ie a 50A pullcord. The circuit is protected by DP 30mA 63A RCD and 40A SP MCB at the main board. Reason for asking, i fitted new CU (due to fire damage) and done away with the separate RCD that had been...
  19. A

    4 x Showers for sale

    My dad has just retired and has given me some of his old plumbing gear to sell. I have got to 9kw mira sport showers, looking for £160 for each of them, a alterna amala shower in chrome £140 and a mira excel in chrome £250. To be collected from stratford upon avon. If anyone is interested, let...
  20. EoinConway

    Shower Priority Unit

    I've often wondered why these units don't seem to be popular in England/Scotland/Wales. They are a big big seller in the North and South of Ireland. Can you see any specific reason why they wouldn't be popular, would it be the cost or is it purely down to lack of knowledge that they're on the...

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