Replacing shower switch

[pro1]

Hello there can someone tell me if i can replace a 45 amp white wall switch with a 20 amp chrome switch for my shower someone said its the same but i do not trust

 

[kkynaston]

no you cannot
get a chrome 45A switch

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Hello there can someone tell me if i can replace a 45 amp white wall switch with a 20 amp chrome switch for my shower someone said its the same but i do not trust

Borrow £45 from that someone.

Repay him £20.

Tell him it's the same.

Maybe he'll learn not to give people stupid advice that could hurt them.

 

[securespark]

OOI, what was the reasoning for his logic?

 

[ColJack]

why is your shower switch on the wall?
they are usually ceiling pullcords, or are installed in airing cupboards out of sight, so fitting a chrome one in an airing cupboard is just being snooty

 

[RF Lighting]

I've seen plenty installed on the wall just outside the bathroom.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

According to my copy of the regs, Zone 3 starts 600mm from the edge of the bath/shower enclosure, and in Zone 3 you can have a switch.

Would be a bit of a b*gger though not having a loft space/ceiling void to push the cables up into when fitting the thing...