bath pump

[JOA]

hi all,

i picked up a whirlpool bath and pump from a shop in milton keynes that was closing down, and got it for a great price!! but the pump came with no instruction, and not even in a box!!

the plumber has put the bath in place and the pump, but he has left it up to me to sort out the power for the pump??

the pump has a standard flex coming off it, i have been told all i need to do is take a supply off my upstairs socket ring main (2.5 twin and earth) in to a switch spur outside the bathroom and just wire the flex in to it??

please help as i have been looking, and it seems i need a RCCB or a MCB but every electrical shop wholesalers i go to dont tend to be very helpful??

 

[electronicsuk]

PowerBreaker make an RCD FCU, see here.

Of course, if you don't even know where to start then you might be better off seeking help from a competent person.

 

[JOA]

thanks for that.

i am quite conferdent with electrics,and have done a good few bits in the past, i was ust wondering what is the right way to wire the pump?

i have already brought a feed of the upstairs socket ring (2.5 T&E) and connected it in to a new fuse spur, which i have mounted outside the bathroom, i have also connected the pumps (flex) cable in to the spur.

but i was wondering do i need to be putting a water tight MCB/RCCB/breaker (not sure what they are called) in between the pump and the fuse spur???

cheers

 

[Lectrician]

Is your socket circuit already on an RCD in your fuseboard? If so, nothing more is required. Is the pump installed under the bath?