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As our hot water tank is so far from the kitchen sink, for convenience we are considering having one of these water heaters installed under the sink.
I would do the plumbing, but I had two local electrical contractors in to quote for the electrical connection.
One says that it needs a rather costly solution consisting of a new feed all the way back to the mains fuse box. The other says that wouldn't be necessary and that he would change one of our electrical sockets to an isolation switch and connect the wiring to that. He says this is the way to go as (for some reason) our house is wired with a 'Radial' main not a ring main.
I'm a bit confused as to which way to go and wondered if any of the experienced guys here would like to comment.
I would do the plumbing, but I had two local electrical contractors in to quote for the electrical connection.
One says that it needs a rather costly solution consisting of a new feed all the way back to the mains fuse box. The other says that wouldn't be necessary and that he would change one of our electrical sockets to an isolation switch and connect the wiring to that. He says this is the way to go as (for some reason) our house is wired with a 'Radial' main not a ring main.
I'm a bit confused as to which way to go and wondered if any of the experienced guys here would like to comment.