Question About The Electrical Feed for A Shower???

[Pete E]

Just a quick general question about the Regs ect concerning electric showers...

I am tracing some redundant but still live wiring in my house, more out of interest in how it has been wired than any other reason.

The house was built in the 90's and has the old colour wiring scheme.

When built, it had a hot water tank and immersion and an electric shower in the main upstairs bathroom, plus a second electric shower ensuit in the main bedroom.

At a later date, most of this was removed and a combi boil was fitted and the showers are now part of that system.

I have found the radial that fed the original immersion and it is still live but having traced it, I suspect the same radial was then used to feed the electric shower in the main bathroom?

Just wondering if that was a common/permissible method given the amount of potential current draw?

Regards,

Peter

 

[Toneyz]

read the effin original post. That’s the one at the top numbered #1

Maybe correct me if I have interpreted the post wrong but you don't need to be so rude about it.

 

[Pete E]

Maybe correct me if I have interpreted the post wrong but you don't need to be so rude about it.

Thanks for taking the time to reply...I actually never thought about checking the loft around where any switches would have been...I will see if there is any redundant wiring up there....

 

[gazdkw82]

Thanks for the reply, but my question was "hypothetical" and related to the feeds for two electric showers which have been removed by the previous owner.

Ah ok. The best way to identify circuits that are not labelled is by taking the front of the consumer unit off. You will need an electrician to do this

 

[Pete E]

I got up in the loft last night and had a look around under the insulation and was able to find where the switches had been from the remains of holes and plugs ect...

Scouting around further and knowing where the showers would have been I was again able to find holes down into the partition wall...It looks like all the cabling was recovered so I am going to call it good and leave things at that...

 

[telectrix]

you don't need the showers anyway. the sheep are all half drowned in the rain.

 

[Pete E]

you don't need the showers anyway. the sheep are all half drowned in the rain.

No complaints from me...all that extra water in their fleece is just enough to slow them down nicely!