fuse box and showers

[louise1088]

Hi

Thinking about renting a commercial premises to open hair salon.Building has no hot water so would have to install electric showers.My friend looked at the fuse box and said there wasn`t enough space to add a shower.Could anyone plz give me advice as to what needs doing and how much approx this is likely to cost.
Thanks

 

[MasterAbacus]

Its WATER, Its ELECTRICS and its on a COMMERCIAL site....

You will need certificates for this job... for insurance purposes...

You will need a propper Sparks to come and look, quote and do the job...


the last thing you want to be doing is washing an old grannis blue rinse and giving her a very large shock and a spiky haircut, not to metion the coffin that she will probaly need afterwards.... oh then there is the prision sentance you will get, so the business will be as good as closed before its started...


Hope thats helped.

 

[louise1088]

Hi
Do you know if its a big job
Thanks

 

[MasterAbacus]

Depends on many factors...

Does the CU (Fuse box) need replacing?

Your landord might have to get involved if its rented....

Have far from CU are the showers going to be?

How many showers?

Will you need extra sockets for lights and dryers fittinga the same time??

Im pretty sure youll need new Sup Earth Bonding doing too...

Dont forget about the plumbing side too.... you will need a water feed for each shower...also drainage for each unit....



Could be a big job, might help if you knw a qualified sparks...and plumber

Or how about a free haircut for life to sweeten the deal..... hee hee

 

[Spark123]

Your electric supply may also need upgrading to take the additional load, is Gas available?

 

[louise1088]

Hi
No there is no gas in the premises only electric
Thanks

 

[Spark123]

The best thing you can do is to get an electrician to come and have a look, they will be in a better position to give advice. You'll may find with your insurance company that you need an electrician who is a full member of ECA, NICEIC or the likes, (not a domestic installer).

 

[JohnD]

You may also like to consult a plumber about having a cylinder installed with immersion heater(s) instead of individual electric water heaters. You will be using the basins at random intervals and sometimes may be drawing hot water from several at the same time which will drawa a lot of current; but mostly you will be cutting which gives the stored water time to recover. If there is any chance of getting off-peak heating this will save about 50% on electricity prices.

BTW you can get "sink" water heaters which draw only about 13A and are cheaper to buy and install than electric showers; but you will have to get something with thermostatic control to avoid the risk of scalding. I imagine the suppliers will advertise in the (hair) trade press.

BTW a tip I was given is to install the basins along opposite walls of the shop, with separate water and electricity supplies to each side, so that a fault or maintenance of one side will not stop your business operating on the other side.