im moving a shower from one side of a room to another. the cable coming into the shower pull switch isent long enough. can i just joint another cable onto it and if so do i just use a junction box. in the bad old days it would have been connector blocks with bit of tape around but want to do it properly.thanks
joining cables
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Indeed, to do it properly, you need someone who knows what they are doing.
In the bad old days your house would have burnt down.ukbobbyjo said:
Best option would be to leave the isolator where it is and replace the entire run from isolator to shower.
Junction boxes are acceptable provided they are adequately rated and accessible for inspection.
If you are having trouble sourcing a suitablly rated junction box try http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/AAJB60.html .
Remember a longer cable run and/or a changed shower may impact circuit compliance. You must re-do the cable calcualtions with the new figures to check they still comply.
Remember this work is notifiable.
Junction boxes are acceptable provided they are adequately rated and accessible for inspection.
If you are having trouble sourcing a suitablly rated junction box try http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/AAJB60.html .
Remember a longer cable run and/or a changed shower may impact circuit compliance. You must re-do the cable calcualtions with the new figures to check they still comply.
Remember this work is notifiable.
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Plug - he's not hearing things like that.
Doubt that he has a clue what you mean.
Or that.
i only asked for some advice guys. ive been in construction for over 25 years installing suspended ceilings and partitions so im no dickhead.now i remember why i dont like sparks!!!!! they think they are the industry elite when in reality 5% are good the others are cable jockeys!!!
And you were given the correct advice.
Suspended ceilings and partitions have nothing in common with electric showers.
You have been given the answers to your questions.
You won't be getting any more information.
Can only apologise for the some of the sarcastic replies you got bobby,some forget this is a DIY forum.
So do you think that because it's a DIY forum people should be encouraged to DIY absolutely anything, even when it's blindingly obvious that they don't have the necessary competence?
Ban, go look at the list of different forums on this site,nearly everything is catered for,if you have a problem with someone asking for a little bit of information then i suggest you mail admin and get them to change the name of the site....GOOD LUCK.
I suggest you don't bother posting on this site anymore
The problem is that ukbobbyjo is asking for lots of little bits of information, as and when little questions occur to him, quite possibly because he believes that when he's got all the little bits he thinks he needs he'll have everything he does need.
And I suggest you go and look at all the other threads he's created.
It's quite clear that he's asking random questions as he's going along, actually doing installation work, as and when they occur to him.
That is not the way to learn everything that he needs to know in order to be safe to do the work.
You tell us, captaincargo, what could happen if he doesn't ask about something vitally important because he has absolutely no idea that it exists and absolutely no idea that he doesn't know it?
Ban,he wont ask if all he get`s are sarcastic one liners from users on here.
Why do i get a reminder of Pinocchio from Shrek 3 from above quote?
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