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Hi can anyone help with this? - I want to fit a water pump to boost the shower pressure to my thermostatic shower valve. The airing cupboard is in the bathroom. The pump has a normal plug on it - which has confused me! I was going to wire it to a fused spur outside of the bathroom. The...

I'll check it :wink:

Ah right ok... I'm getting there. So I will earth to the shaver socket which comes of the live of the lighting circuit I think. Thanks for your help.

ah right ok.. on to it now. If the pipes are earthed in the airing cupboard can the earth just run to the earth on a mains socket? And also... if the pipes are earthed downstairs.. since its just one bit loop does it mean that they don't need to be earthed again upstairs in the bathroom?

Thanks John for the very quick response! Will search for that document online now. Cheers

I am currently refurbishing my bathroom - I've pulled out the old suite and I'm putting a new one in. There old suite and all pipe work was not earthed - I'm guessing somewhere out there there are regulations stating that they need to be as I've noticed most bathrooms seem to have this.. so if...

Brilliant. Thanks for your help everyone! Have a great Christmas.

I'll try and get a picture up. I worked out that if I don't wire one of the com wires most of the lights upstairs don't work. So I think the switch itself is being used as a junction box - is this common practice? :shock: :shock: :shock:

Sorry in advance if a similar question has been posted and previously answered - I've yet to find it! I want to replace a 3 gang, 1 way switch with a single dimmer switch (2 of the 3 lights being removed). I'm a bit confused though - there seems to be 2 wires to the com and one L1. Perhaps...