Positioning of an electric shower pull cord.

[Octopus]

Are you taking the Mick?

No. Have you got one?

 

[Simlec]

Under "Details of departures from BS7671" on all his certs he must put " I don't know".

 

[R G]

Using something of an internet forum for legal purposes! :smilielol5::smilielol5::smilielol5:

Yeah , bit of a joke really , don't know how some people get by , should have said in the first place about using this as a legal quote , might as well ask Joe Blogs in the street what they think ...LOL...:juggle2:

 

[Plonker 3]

I've always worked to 7671, seventeenth edition at the moment.

Should I not take the advice offered them? As I said, I was looking for clarity on dimensions, that's all.

How can you be so sure without have a copy to reference too

 

[Tug]

Who is using what as a legal quote?

 

[Octopus]

Who is using what as a legal quote?

So you haven't got the latest regs, nor a tester.

 

[shanky887614]

I told you this twice, or do you not have a copy of the BGB to refer too?

i dont own a physical copy of bgb i have an old brb and byb

 

[Tug]

I haven't yet got the latest yellow regs, no. It's only been out a couple of weeks?

Yes, I have a full compliment of test equipment. Calibrated too.

 

[GB.Kayak]

Trying to connect 2x 10mm t+e cables up in to a 45amp pull cord on a deep pattress you've struggled getting a descent fixing on a crumbling lath and plaster ceiling is not my idea of fun lol

Is a 'descent' fixing one that comes down when the customer pull on it?

... a little below the belt, I know ... ;-)

 

[Leesparkykent]

Is a 'descent' fixing one that comes down when the customer pull on it?

... a little below the belt, I know ... ;-)

i don't know where that 'S' came from lol

 

[Tug]

Big Green Book!

Yay for me! I figured out that you're referring to the regs! Apologies for not spotting the acronym, but yes, I've always owned my own copy. And test equipment.

 

[HandySparks]

... but yes, I've always owned my own copy. And test equipment.

In which case, welcome to the club.

 

[trev]

i don't know where that 'S' came from lol

Right between the A and the D mate

 

[tazz]

I would be also looking at approved Document M...Wetrooms for disabled can more involved than you think...Electric showers must not reach temperatures above 41c, thermo valves must be fitted to sinks to prevent the same.

 

[Leesparkykent]

Hmm, let me explain a bit more.

The shower is already in and working. It has an isolation device (cooker switch) located in a cupboard on the back of the wall that the shower is mounted on. Trouble is the water pressure drops occasionally causing the shower to thermal. This involves the person wrapping themselves in a towel and walking around to the cupboard, switching the isolator off and back on. Then they go back to the shower to continue. This is not ideal.

I've been tasked with fitting an isolator within the DDA/shower room, and just wondered if there are any specific dimensions for locating the pull cord. I can't find any myself, so thought I'd ask.

Two 10mm cables into a pull cord? Child's play.

Leave the isolator where it is and fit a thermostatic electric shower.

 

[davesparks]

How about getting the problem fixed instead of bodging around it? Get the water supply problem fixed!

 

[telectrix]

not that easy, dave. all our street has the same problem. anyone flushes the bog, shower goes cold with the low pressure light on.

 

[davesparks]

not that easy, dave. all our street has the same problem. anyone flushes the bog, shower goes cold with the low pressure light on.

Then that's the water boards problem to fix, they have to maintain a minimum supply pressure.

Or else there are ways to fix it,

 

[Tug]

Leave the isolator where it is and fit a thermostatic electric shower.

It is an electric shower, it shuts down because it overheats.

 

[telectrix]

united utilities have been out. they say there's 3 bar in the road, and the problem is the supply pipes from road to the houses and in them. then again i trust them as far as i can throw them. the water supply is diabolical. reeks of chlorine like a swimming baths. can't drink the stuff.

 

[Tug]

How about getting the problem fixed instead of bodging around it? Get the water supply problem fixed!

How is fitting a pull cord a bodge?

 

[Leesparkykent]

A thermostatic electric shower can cope with fluctuations in water flow and voltages a lot more than a bog standard electric shower

 

[Tug]

Then that's the water boards problem to fix, they have to maintain a minimum supply pressure.

Or else there are ways to fix it,

I'm not sure on this, but I think it's gravity fed from a tank, not mains.

 

[davesparks]

How is fitting a pull cord a bodge?

If the problem is a drop in water pressure then fitting a pull cord is not going to fix the problem.

 

[Tug]

If the problem is a drop in water pressure then fitting a pull cord is not going to fix the problem.

Yes, but I have explained that the only method of resetting the shower is to isolate from the mains and then switch it back on.