Recent content by RegPrescott

Hi Chris Sorry this took a while but just wanted to say thanks. From what you say then the installation is indeed illegal having a mains fed combi and a pump fitted before the shower. If it was my place I'd flip but as it's rented I'll continue to regulate the shower temp with the flow...

I've just moved into a rented flat about a month ago and the shower is driving my girlfriend and I crazy. It is a standard bath / shower mixer tap that seems to have both the hot and cold water being fed by a pump under the bath (both the cold and hot water taps will start the pump). The hot...

I thought that some of you not in the trade (like me) may find the following link useful. You can basically look at the building regulations on line (look for approved documents) and it could well help you with some of the burning questions you have. Cheers Mike Building Regulation...

Thanks for the info masona

Thanks everyone for all your help and the entertaining tangent we visited. Just wish I'd seen This before I shelled out £80 for a 2 way CU and RCBO from the bath supplier. Doh! Cheers.

FWL I think that I'd rather hear your advice here. I've just seen Grade1Sparks 3 "posts" and don't think he shouldn't even be allowed to have sharp things.

Hmmm, Numb nuts, could you be more specific when helping out please? Perhaps I didn't metion that it was only useful advice that was much appreciated. I'm guessing that you think that the 16A MCB is a little heavy. Maybe but wouldn't the 13A that the motor draws when it starts up as...

I hope someone can give me a bit of advice here. A plumber has just fitted a new soil stack for me which finishes below the gutter level and is open at the top. I've just fitted a new bathroom and the configuration of the pipework means that I could really do with removing the rain water...

You're not kidding. Don't forget the equipotental bonding of the motor with 6mm earth back to the CU . It's not too different to the recent discussion on protecting the bathroom fan circuit though is it? Fuse for insurance purposes as the instructions state it needs to be fused, RCBO...

FYI it's Mike. Reg Prescott was the DIY "expert" on the Kenny Everett television show. Remember it? The pump goes to an unswitched fused spur under the bath, this then goes in to the RCBO also under the bath. I've then connected the RCBO to an MK three lockable isolator outside the bathroom...

Just looking for a bit of advice please I've just fitted a whirlpool bath and after reading all the posts here about wiring here's what I've done:- Pump wired to unswitched FCU which is in turn wired to an RCBO. I then intended to wire this to an isolator and then spur this off the...

Thanks for your help with that. It's good round here isn't it!

:shock: EEK! What a load of garbage! What was I thinking :oops: I meant under the bath, out of zones. At least you got a laugh.

Just a quick one to set my mind at ease about suplimmentary bonding where there are plastic pipes ( :lol: I saw the thread that battled through November). I've got a dual fuel heated towel rail to be fitted in the bathroom and the pipework to supply it is plastic. I've read the document on...

Just speaking to my mate (a very good plumber) last night about this very topic. He said he was yet to install a whirlpool bath that did not come supplied with an RCD. The RCD is usually fitted in zone0. Out of interest, if you do fit an RCD in zone0, do you need to / is it worth...