Recent content by sarahmarie

So am I best getting someone to come out and assess my house before I know what needs to be done? What's a typical sparky call-out charge?

That means my current shower hasn't been installed correctly, so I need to replace everything. Typical! Okay, can anyone recommend a sparky in Manchester who could come and fit a new shower for me? Would rather not have to just randomly pick someone from the Yellow Pages. I could go out...

Okay, now I'm just getting confused. When I did my ringing round today, one of the electricians asked me what I currently had and he said I needed an "RCD pull cord" in a sentence as if they were the same thing. All I know is that I don't have a pull cord switch in the bathroom and the shower...

I think I've followed what you've all been talking about! I don't have an RCD pull cord thingie on my shower and it's nice to know I don't HAVE to have one put in - just have to find a manufacturer who doesn't specify one (which could be the tricky part). Did some phoning round today and the...

Financially I think it makes sense to get someone to do it for me. Thanks for your help. :o)

Spark123, If I got an electrician to change the MCB unit and pull through a new wire (assuming the current one is no good) and fit a new shower (but I bought the shower myself) what sort of sum of money would I be looking at? (I realise you can't give me an exact figure, I just want an...

Thanks to both of you for your replies. I was trying to find out whether replacing my shower was a job I was allowed to do myself - which it obviously isn't. Annoying, because elecitricians are so busy!

I currently have a 7.2kW shower which is connected to a Hagar MT132 next to the fuse box. Can I have an 8.5kW shower? My understanding is that I cannot because it is 32amp and an 8.5kW shower needs 40amp. But I want to check this before I have the fitting changed and a new wire pulled through...