Hi.
I'm changing my shower from an electric to a pumped shower.I also wish to utilise the electric supply that is already there.The switch in the bathroom is a 45 amp pull cord switch with a dedicated feed from the consumer unit on a 45 amp fuse with 45 amp cabling.
What I want to do is utilise this cable and switch to power the new pump and the electric capabilities of the steam shower I have bought.Both the pump and the shower have standard fused 3 pin plugs on,the shower has a circuit breaker built in too.
What I want to do is take the feed from the switch (that is currently going into the electric shower) into a junction box and take 2 feeds from the junction box to 2 seperate sockets,one for the pump that will be close to the hot water tank and the other to a socket that will be located behind the shower unit.
The reason I wanted to do this is so that the shower and the pump only have an electric supply when I pull the switch in the bathroom as I think there is no need to have electric supply to these whilst the shower is not in use.
Otherwise,I could take the supply to the pump and shower before the switch so that the sockets are live continuously.
Is there a problem with either method or is one preferable over the other or am I going about this all the wrong way.It's just that whilst I've got the cable installed and it's dedicated then it's better to use it.
Also,I wouldn't mind fitting an electric towel rail (thermostatic 600 watt) and ditching my radiator from the bathroom.Would I be able to do this from the same circuit.
Much obliged for any help.
I'm changing my shower from an electric to a pumped shower.I also wish to utilise the electric supply that is already there.The switch in the bathroom is a 45 amp pull cord switch with a dedicated feed from the consumer unit on a 45 amp fuse with 45 amp cabling.
What I want to do is utilise this cable and switch to power the new pump and the electric capabilities of the steam shower I have bought.Both the pump and the shower have standard fused 3 pin plugs on,the shower has a circuit breaker built in too.
What I want to do is take the feed from the switch (that is currently going into the electric shower) into a junction box and take 2 feeds from the junction box to 2 seperate sockets,one for the pump that will be close to the hot water tank and the other to a socket that will be located behind the shower unit.
The reason I wanted to do this is so that the shower and the pump only have an electric supply when I pull the switch in the bathroom as I think there is no need to have electric supply to these whilst the shower is not in use.
Otherwise,I could take the supply to the pump and shower before the switch so that the sockets are live continuously.
Is there a problem with either method or is one preferable over the other or am I going about this all the wrong way.It's just that whilst I've got the cable installed and it's dedicated then it's better to use it.
Also,I wouldn't mind fitting an electric towel rail (thermostatic 600 watt) and ditching my radiator from the bathroom.Would I be able to do this from the same circuit.
Much obliged for any help.