Its rather academic. The circuit has to be RCD protected so a separate shower unit with nice new RCD and CB, or an RCBO is the way to go. Unless the old neighbour wants to stump up for a new consumer unit.
I stand corrected it has been a few months since i handled a bit of 10mm, but as we do not know the age of the cable or even if it is a copper cable then there is still the possibility that the cable is larger than its modern day counterpart, Remeber older twin and earths with stranded tinned conductors and aluminium conductors had considerably thicker sheaths on them.
Nick
I wouldnt touch it with a barge pole, if I can add my 2p. What happens if there is a problem later - his family will be after you......
That old excuse is pathetic - if people can't afford to have a job done properly, then it shouldn't be done at all.he is a good neighbour and doesn't have much money.
really puts the old 'no money' excuse right out the window.next time I went round he had had central heating installed
Well the old guy now doesn't have to struggle to get in and out of the bath, and I'm happy to have made sure he can wash safely. Some probably don't agree with what I've done but I'm not an idiot, What I did is give him a safe way to wash. When it came down to the nitty gritty, I discovered his fuse box was made of wood. I advised him it should be updated but hey ho.
Well the old guy now doesn't have to struggle to get in and out of the bath, and I'm happy to have made sure he can wash safely. Some probably don't agree with what I've done but I'm not an idiot, What I did is give him a safe way to wash. When it came down to the nitty gritty, I discovered his fuse box was made of wood. I advised him it should be updated but hey ho.
I don't think anyone said you were an idiot - clearly you are a good neighbour - fitting the shower and putting the circuit on an RCD but...
Did he or you pay the fee to notify your Local Authority Building Control?
How did you manage to get the Ze, Zs, R1+R2, insulation resistance, prospective earth fault current and prospective short circuit fault current figures?
I trust you are going to guarantee the shower for the next couple of years.
I don't think your house insurance will cover for public liability in these circumstances.
I'm happy that I made his installation no less safe than what he already had. And he's happy now he can wash properly. I'm a mechanical engineer not electrial but i'm no fool.
No less safe because you didn't do the abovebut...
Did he or you pay the fee to notify your Local Authority Building Control?
How did you manage to get the Ze, Zs, R1+R2, insulation resistance, prospective earth fault current and prospective short circuit fault current figures?
So if it happened to be lethally dangerous (and you have no way of knowing) you will have worked on it and left it in a lethally dangerous state.I'm happy that I made his installation no less safe than what he already had.
I beg to differ.i'm no fool.
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