Shower Pump Electrics Help

[karlitob1983]

Hey all,

My current shower pump - which is broken - is wired from a spur (located in the hot press and looks like this http://cpc.farnell.com/productimages/farnell/standard/42268048.jpg) to the pump (i.e. there's not plug - its wired into the casing itself). But my new pump has a plug - salamander ct50+. So essentially I have a plug with no socket - and our heating manifold is wired into this spur also.

Can I just take off the socket and connect the two wires together. (P.S. I'm don't think I can just take off the plug and wire from the pump as there seems the be other wires in the pump that connect into the same connections was the three core wires on the plug. - hope this all makes some sense.

Thanks

 

[EFLImpudence]

Yes, cut off off the plug.

The link doesn't work.
What is a 'hot press'?

 

[karlitob1983]

hey
sorry - a hot press is an Irish thing. Its where we keep the hot water cylinder in a cabinet on the first floor.
Thanks

 

[EFLImpudence]

 

[ban-all-sheds]

What is a 'hot press'?

 

[Risteard]

hey
sorry - a hot press is an Irish thing. Its where we keep the hot water cylinder in a cabinet on the first floor.
Thanks

Didn't realise hot press was an Irish term. What else are they called?

 

[diyer56]

Airing cupboard

 

[ekmdgrf]

What is a 'hot press'?

It's like a cold press, only warmer.

 

[EFLImpudence]

Yes, 'twould make short work of a water cylinder.

I expect winston will be along later to tell the Irish their airing cupboards are not hot presses.

 

[karlitob1983]

Ye guys will love this
Irish american comedian describing hot presses and immersions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52bna-tn_dY

 

[EFLImpudence]

 

[karlitob1983]

So just to confirm:

I currently have a wire from a spur in the 'Hot Press' that attaches its three wires directly under the casing of the old pump. Now that this new pump has a plug, I can simply unscrew the plug and attach directly onto the wire from the spur?