Let a competant electrician assess it and do it for you. It's for your safety and peace of mind.
...you will need to get the electrician to install a new circuit, and advisably do a PIR ...
Please, for the safety of you and your family, use a competant electrician.
Fully agree with the first post.
It is possible but certain things need to checked by a competent person first.
For example, it will need to be verified that protective bonding is in place. RCD protection is certainly required for the shower circuit.
Then again RCD protection will probably be required for every circuit within your property as per BS7671. The easiest way to achieve this is by installing a new consumer units with a number of RCDs.
Although this is only necessary for the shower circuit if this is the only work being carried out.
This work is notifiable, the shower must be RCD protected and you cannot do that with your existing fuseboard.
Do not buy anything until you have talked to your electrician.
There are many things to consider, all in the interests of your personal safety.
They can notify work that THEY have done - not anything which you or some other persons have done.I think electrician will notify this.
There is no way to fit an RCD into that old fusebox.But why I can't connect RCD? Anyway, thank you very much!
That board can only take circuits of a maximum of 30A in most of the fuseways, the exception is the way on the right hand side of the main switch, however this appears to be already occupied with a 45A circuit (range cooker?)
Do not be tempted to fit 40A breaker into any other way, boards generally burn up when thats done . The 40A base has a key on the bottom which should prevent its use in unsuitable fuseways
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