Connecting a shaver point to a shower circuit.

[ChrisElectrical88]

Hi. I want to install a shaver point in a bathroom for a fussy landlord, but she only wants it to be used when the shower is on, not sure why. I am going to wire it off the shower circuit and cut down the cores so I can fit them all in 15A connector blocks in the loft. Is this ok? If not what regulation prevents thing?

 

[ipf]

Pubic hygiene regulations?

What...in a private shower pubicle ?

 

[guest119]

Is her name Miss Trimbush?

Boydy

 

[Darkwood]

Was refering to her shaving her back :ack2:

 

[MDJ]

Hi. I want to install a shaver point in a bathroom for a fussy landlord, but she only wants it to be used when the shower is on, not sure why. I am going to wire it off the shower circuit and cut down the cores so I can fit them all in 15A connector blocks in the loft. Is this ok? If not what regulation prevents thing?

No problem, use 60 amp connectors instead and wire a bit of 6mm2 to it and feed your shed as well, no harm done as there is no reg saying you cannot, so why be a sheep and follow the crowd, perhaps to get your post count up? :biggrin5:

 

[Rockingit]

Can you back this up with any regs? I don't care what you say this is how I want to do it.

Well......on account of not being able to track down the reg that I thought existed about cutting cores down, then NO! On a serious note, where am I not looking?! Is it previous book and now been removed for some reason???

 

[MDJ]

314 and section 5

 

[Rockingit]

314 and section 5

Not that I can see! My first reply said section 5, but darned if I can actually find it!!

 

[MDJ]

526 I think, had a look last night but it is way to early to start checking out the BGB today haha, something about correct connection of similar sized cores blah blah and 314 goes into proper circuits and not spuring everything together I think, that was yesterday I canny remember all the words now

 

[telectrix]

you can't do it that way. you've already fitted a socket in the shower cubicle for her hair dryer. spur off that. don't forget the FCU.

 

[ChrisElectrical88]

you can't do it that way. you've already fitted a socket in the shower cubicle for her hair dryer. spur off that. don't forget the FCU.

does it need to be a RCD FCU? as i only have a old BS3036 board, which i shorted all the fuses out with copper as they kept blowing.

 

[ChrisElectrical88]

And on a serious note, my BGB has grown legs and walked off, it was right in front of me last night for doing some cable calcs and showing one of the sparks not every friggin reference method is B (does anyone else get this?) come in this morning and its vanished!!!

 

[Hawkmoon]

And on a serious note, my BGB has grown legs and walked off, it was right in front of me last night for doing some cable calcs and showing one of the sparks not every friggin reference method is B (does anyone else get this?) come in this morning and its vanished!!!

Perhaps your 'ref method b' spark stole it...in order to expand his reference method horizons (every cloud....)

 

[ChrisElectrical88]

He doesn't need it, i give everybody a small testing folder with ref methods disconnection times all the essentials in to help them when the are testing. Once this amendment 3 is out i am getting a job load of GN3 and OSG for the lads, cant warrant paying nearly 500 quid now and then another 500 in about 6 months time though.

 

[mechelec]

if replies tell you why u shouldn't, are u sure you won't do it anyway and ask for proof why you can't?

Thats the problem not one reply gave a sound answer why it should not be done.

We can take a fan feed from a lighting circuit (fused down correctly to manufacturers recommendations) so the fan comes on only with the bath room light. Well what if you only want the fan to come on with the shower ? Is this such a no no ?
Smoke detectors and intruder alarms are often spurred from lighting circuits. This is common practice.
is it only that the shower fan is not regular practice or is there a valid reason why not ?
it was suggested that dissimilar conductor CSA in the same terminal may be an issue but with stranded 6 or 10 mm with a 2.5 in the same terminal it would bed correctly, try it.
I quoted the reg regarding positioning of FCPD which is exactly what I suggested.
I'm all for taking the p**s but let's have some proper electrical input.

 

[telectrix]

I'm all for taking the p**s but let's have some proper electrical input.but electrical input comes from supplier, and that's outside the scope of the beano ( sorry BS7671)