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    Shower Switch is getting warm

    50A Pull switches available below...if it's any help! http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Index/Wiring_Accessories_Menu_Index/White_Contactum_Index/Pull_Cord_B_2/index.html Also, FWIW, calculating at 240v, rather than 230v. 10500/240 = 43.75A load.
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    Fresh 9.5KW Shower Install

    Yep Pensdown, I'd agree. But if I'm using a 50A breaker, I'd have to use 16mm cable, as it will run through loft insulation etc etc at some point. I've read 10mm is only good for about 43A when going thru insulation. I was just trying to see if it was possible to go the 40A...
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    Fresh 9.5KW Shower Install

    39.6A....I'm assuming that's with the shower running at it's maxiumum heat setting, right? If so, a 40A breaker should be fine? I doubt that the shower will ever be set at maximum, and even if it did, the load will still be .4A under the breaker value. Correct me if i'm wrong?!?! :?
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    Fresh 9.5KW Shower Install

    The RCD comes in its own dedicated enclosure, so no problem there. One more question, as ridiculous as it sounds :D .... There seems to be nowhere to bond the earths in the RCD! What's the best way to connect them? As for the cable, the run itself is; 2m clipped, up the wall from the CU, 2m...
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    Fresh 9.5KW Shower Install

    Hey all. I'm just about to install a Triton Martinique 9.5kw shower, a few queries.... CU is an older Qwikline - 100A mains switch. No RCD present at the moment. After reading through various posts, i gathered that I would need a 45A MCB. However, I've been told buy my local wholeseller...
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