Any way I can use the 10mm cable for a water pump system?

[Octopus]

Today I went to see a "small job" a friend needed doing - when I looked at the "problem" I found that a plumber plumbed in an pump into their water system to pressurise the cold and hot water - nothing special there, except to use the pump (which is in the airing cupboard) they have to open the door and plug in the "flying lead" into the plug on the opposite side of the landing! Despite the fact this is a major trip hazard at the top of the stairs and contrary to the installation instructions which stated it should be permenantly connected to a switchable device fitted with a 5A fuse!

So they need a fused spur installed - that's not too difficult - however in the cupboard is an unused 10mm t & e cable which goes back to the cu and currently not used.

It would be good to use this unused cable (even though its a massive overkill) but I'm concerned that the 10mm cable won't fit into a 13amp fused spur unit.

Do any of you good people have any bright ideas?

Any suggestions would be appreciated

 

[tomxhug]

if it all test out ok you could fit a small CCU and treat it as a sub circuit. DOn't try to fit 10mm2 into the SFs

 

[telectrix]

agreed.you can fit a small encosure feed 6A MCB with your 10mm, then come off in 1,5mm to 5A socket is one way. or fit 16A MCB and come off in 2,5 to 13A socket. AsTom says, bit diff. to get 10mm in FCU

 

[Octopus]

Thanks telecity - do you have an specific "cheap" products you would recomment?

 

[telectrix]

electric center, garage board comes with 30mA RCD, 16A MCB and 6A MCB all for £20. keep what you don't use for future job/s

 

[leolec]

I suspect the plumber wasn't part p registered - so it's great to hear he didn't attempt to wire it in on with a new circuit,

 

[malcolmsanford]

Thanks telecity - do you have an specific "cheap" products you would recomment?

Why not just fit a Telectrix says a little 6amp MCB in an enclosure, if the 10mm^ is already RCD protected, and then fit the pump flex straight into the MCB, as an mcb can be used for isolation and both functional/emergency switching.

 

[Guest123]

I suspect the manufacturers instructions may mention double pole switching somewhere.

 

[telectrix]

good idea to come off the sub with a D/P switch. can be isolated then if it fails and trips RCD. hate anything electric where water is involved. praps that's why i last had a shower in 1973

 

[Des 56]

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