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Hi
I need to replace the shower in our bathroom. The old shower was an Aquatron EII 7kw shower, which was being fed by 4mm2 cable.
The shower I bought to replace it is a Triton Ivory 2 rated at 8.5kw (although the packing states 7.8-8.5kw).
My questions are:
1) Do I need to replace the cabling to 10mm2?
2) The consumer unit downstairs feeds the shower, but the largest fuse on any of the fuses is 30A. Am I right in thinking that this isn't enough?
3) The main switch rating on the consumer unit is 63A. Is this too low? Do I need to get the consumer unit replaced?
Thanks in advance guys
I need to replace the shower in our bathroom. The old shower was an Aquatron EII 7kw shower, which was being fed by 4mm2 cable.
The shower I bought to replace it is a Triton Ivory 2 rated at 8.5kw (although the packing states 7.8-8.5kw).
My questions are:
1) Do I need to replace the cabling to 10mm2?
2) The consumer unit downstairs feeds the shower, but the largest fuse on any of the fuses is 30A. Am I right in thinking that this isn't enough?
3) The main switch rating on the consumer unit is 63A. Is this too low? Do I need to get the consumer unit replaced?
Thanks in advance guys