electric shower

[msad-0112]

Dear All

I am new qualified electrician, I am still on the learning curb, please bare with me.

I want to install an electric Shower in tiled and finished bathroom, can i run the electric cable from the ceiling in a trunking enclosure ?

I never done this before, all electric showers I have installed were with barried wiring.

your help is much approciated

 

[telectrix]

you can run in trunking, but make sure cable entry is sealed against water ingress ( silicone ).

 

[msad-0112]

Dear telectrix, Thank you for your advice.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Seen it done, not happy with it though.
Would rather drill through the wall and run the cable outside if necessary.

 

[telectrix]

i'd prefer to remove a tile or 2, bury the cable, then refit the tile/s ( assuming , of course, that i hadn't knackered them )

 

[msad-0112]

it will be very hard for me to remove these tiles without damaging them, plus these are old type tiles, I don't know if there are still on market.

any otheradvice will be much approciated.

 

[telectrix]

not ideal, but for a short drop you could run down the cavity (if it's an outside wall)

 

[Deleted member 26818]

I don't think you've many options.
Trunking, conduit, knock off and replace tiles or run the cable through the wall and up the other side.

 

[i=p/u]

big bit of masking tape and drill through the tile

 

[ezzzekiel]

Use chrome coloured plastic pipe will look bit better than plastic trunking

Bonding, rcd, partp

 

[msad-0112]

Thanks to all for these valuable suggestions.
I think I have no choice
- I cannot remove the tiles, I have confirmed this with the customer.
- I cannot drill through to the outside wall because there isn't any.
The only choise I have left with is surface wiring, I like the idea of Chrome coloured plastic pipe.

Bonding, RCD, Part P are on the plan.
thank you All

 

[MarkieSparkie]

Dear All

I am new qualified electrician, I am still on the learning curb, please bare with me.

I want to install an electric Shower in tiled and finished bathroom, can i run the electric cable from the ceiling in a trunking enclosure ?

I never done this before, all electric showers I have installed were with barried wiring.

your help is much approciated

Hi Msad, Welcome to the forum. I do hope your on a learning curve mate and not a "learning curb" otherwise your going to find electrics hard going. Oh, by the way the learning curve is life long in my experience.

 

[msad-0112]

Hi MarkieSparkie, thanks for spotting the typing mistake,
I am an electronic engineer for 16 years, the electric side of the industry is always something I wanted to Do, I love it ….
Thank you

 

[UNG]

Lack of info in the original post if this shower is being fitted on a stud or hollow wall then the cable could easily be concealed in this along with the water pipe

 

[JamesBrownLive]

- I cannot remove the tiles, I have confirmed this with the customer.
- I cannot drill through to the outside wall because there isn't any.
The only choise I have left with is surface wiring, I like the idea of Chrome coloured plastic pipe.

Sounds like a right nightmare, talk about having your hands tied by the customer.

I can't imagine anything worse looking than having trunking running to a shower unit. What a dogs breakfast.