help please with supply to bath pump

[leedrummond]

im putting in a new bathroom suite that has an 8 jet whirlpool bath,

i need a supply to it, closest/easiest is on the landing wall theres a fused switch that supplies the extractor fan in the bathroom, it has a 3am fuse in there

can i come off the back of that, down the cavity of the false wall then under the bath ( waterproof box ip55 ) to supply the bath pump ?

 

[leedrummond]

 

[Cremeegg]

This is work in a bathroom so should be notified under Part P. I suspect from your question that you either choose to ignore this or dont know.

Before anyone can make a sensible answer they would need to know - What is the power requirement of your bath pump? What size is the supply cable to the FCU? What protective device is there to that circuit? Is it RCD protected?

 

[leedrummond]

hi ahh right i never knew that it was part p


specs say

must be 13a fused through an rcd
580w 3.2amp running

my consumer unit is here

 

[RF Lighting]

What size is the supply cable to the FCU? What protective device is there to that circuit? Is it RCD protected?

 

[leedrummond]

sorry, its 1.5 mm

dont know where its fed from

 

[ezekiel]

it has a 3am fuse in there
can i come off the back of that?

as your instructions say you require a 13a fuse - i would guess not

 

[leedrummond]

dam, looks like its going to be a harder job then picking up a supply.

 

[leedrummond]

i gues now the best option is to take it off the immersion heater circuit

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Do you no longer use an immersion heater, then?

 

[leedrummond]

nope never used it , just use the main boiler, so you think this is best option ?

 

[RF Lighting]

What if the boiler broke? Would you use it then?

If you switched the immersion heater on, would it work?

 

[leedrummond]

immersion heater does work. see your point as it been a backup

 

[plugwash]

you could always use a 2 way 20A switch (unfortunately the only range I know of that offers them is MK grid plus) so you could have either the immersion or the bath turned on but not both.

 

[leedrummond]

yes i think i will go down the route of one of the 20a switches