I need help with an electric shower wire which is too short

[Umarhafiz]

We had our bathroom renovated about 10 years ago and the original builder had left the shower wire too short and i didnt bother to get it fixed right away as we had another shower in the new loft extension done by the same builder around the same time. A few years go by and i then decided to ask someone to have a look and suprisingly no one had a simple answer i dont know if the electricians in my area are no good or it genuinely is a difficult or risky thing to do. to this day i have not found anyone who wants to do it so i have come here to get a better idea of what i could do or what is the best option. The bathroom has been tiled and there is a bath tub under where the shower is meant to be. Sorry if ive not given enough information im not very clued up when it comes to bathroom wiring or any wiring really.

 

[timhoward]

Yh i was thinking that as i also wouldnt know if ive crimped it properly and stuff like that anyone know how much i should be paying for a job like this?

You will get a variety of opinions on this!
Mine is that if you can find someone very local who doesn't charge more for 1st hour because it's local, it's less than an hours work to just extend the cable. £45 -£70 bracket.

Would it be an idea to fit the shower unit higher?
It might be simpler extending the water pipe up, than the cable down.

I wondered that earlier too. A John Guest coupler and away you go...

 

[Umarhafiz]

Would it be an idea to fit the shower unit higher?
It might be simpler extending the water pipe up, than the cable down.

Great idea how have i not thought of that already. So i would just need to make a chanel in the tile for the cable and just extend the water pipe instead which is much safer i assume.

 

[littlespark]

You’ll just need to chisel away enough brick away to get a push fit coupler over the pipe.
Don’t let any chips of brick enter the end of the pipe.

 

[Umarhafiz]

 

[Umarhafiz]

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This is where the shower was meant to go

 

[loz2754]

Ahh. Looks like there's no headroom to go any higher. Back to plan A.

 

[timhoward]

Is left hand section designed for rear entry, and could you actually move it down?

 

[Umarhafiz]

Is left hand section designed for rear entry, and could you actually move it down?

You mean where the wires are meant to go in?

 

[Umarhafiz]

 

[Umarhafiz]

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1st pic is front 2nd pic is back of unit

 

[Umarhafiz]

Seems to be clipped in and dont see any other places it can clip into if needed to move

 

[Umarhafiz]

I was thinking what about cutting out the black plastic just below where the wires need to be inserted?

 

[littlespark]

I was thinking what about cutting out the black plastic just below where the wires need to be inserted?

I was just about to suggest that. It doesn’t affect the ip rating of the shower, the physical strength or a fixing hole.

It might though, cause an issue with any warranty claim in the future as it may be seen as unauthorised modification.

 

[Umarhafiz]

I was just about to suggest that. It doesn’t affect the ip rating of the shower, the physical strength or a fixing hole.

It might though, cause an issue with any warranty claim in the future as it may be seen as unauthorised modification.

Oh i dont care about warranty and i dont think it is still even under warranty as ive had the shower in storage for 10 years ?

 

[Umarhafiz]

Oh i dont care about warranty and i dont think it is still even under warranty as ive had the shower in storage for 10 years ?

And pretty sure was only 2 year warranty