Hi all,
I recently moved into a new house which has an electric shower. it was fine up until a few weeks ago when after 1-2 mins of use, the electric shower trips.
The RCD is NOT tripping, it's the fuse on the main fuse board that is.
It's a 10.5kw Triton shower, with a 40A RCD, and a 30A main board fuse. It's wired using what looks like 6mm cable.
I had two electrians come and look at it - first said I needed a Henly block, and the second said I needed to either change to 10mm cable or downgrade my shower to a 9.5kw as well as changing the 30A fuse to a 32A or 40A.
Which electrian is right?! All help is so so appreciated, I feel a bit lost and don't want to get ripped off!
I recently moved into a new house which has an electric shower. it was fine up until a few weeks ago when after 1-2 mins of use, the electric shower trips.
The RCD is NOT tripping, it's the fuse on the main fuse board that is.
It's a 10.5kw Triton shower, with a 40A RCD, and a 30A main board fuse. It's wired using what looks like 6mm cable.
I had two electrians come and look at it - first said I needed a Henly block, and the second said I needed to either change to 10mm cable or downgrade my shower to a 9.5kw as well as changing the 30A fuse to a 32A or 40A.
Which electrian is right?! All help is so so appreciated, I feel a bit lost and don't want to get ripped off!