plastic trunking for use on a shower

[protoolzuk]

Hi all
I have just come back to the industry after 10yrs and am lucky in getting a contract for my local council which will include a lot of bathroom work and have noticed that a lot of plastic trunking is used when there is no access from above to drop cables
I have a question regarding the use of plastic trunking to feed a shower and its IP rating.
Can plastic trunking be used .when connecting to the shower unit there is a problem in my eyes with getting a sealed coupling to the shower unit ,is there any products which are made for the job?

i have seen many jobs with trunking and the final joint made good with sealer which i dont think is good practice

would it be better to connect a shower unit in plastic conduit when a coupler can be correctley fitted

regards
Phil

 

[Deleted member 9648]

I know what you mean regarding plastic trunking but then most showers have a top cutout for surface entry and are designed so that any water ingress here will not be anywhere near the electrics and can run out harmlessly.I would only install this way if there was a top entry cutout provided, as clearly then the unit is suitably designed.

 

[Davey101]

I've done this when doing council house bathrooms as well. As wirepuller said, the inside of the shower has a 'tunnel', to stop any water getting on the important bits.

Having said that, I think it looks absolutley awful, and would avoid it if at all possible.l