my friend has a 6mm feed to his shower via a double pole pull cord in the bathroom. he has ripped out the shower but wants to use the existing cable for a pump for the new shower, which will be situated in the loft. can the pull cord stay? does a spur have to be fitted? what would be the best way to go about doing it?
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- Thread starter jonny1
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If its just a PUMP (like no water heating) then it will only pull a few amps. The plate on the pump or instruction book should say the fuse size.
You need to fuse down the 6mm circuit so you need to install a switched fused spur (with the right fuse size) in an accessible place. And wire the pum into that.
If the pull switch is away from the bath/shower (see zones in FAQ/WIKI) then you could put the FCU there.
You need to fuse down the 6mm circuit so you need to install a switched fused spur (with the right fuse size) in an accessible place. And wire the pum into that.
If the pull switch is away from the bath/shower (see zones in FAQ/WIKI) then you could put the FCU there.
Can't you just change the breaker to one more suited for the pump? Nothing to say you can't use 6mm fused at 3A as a supply surely? If a shower was on 10mm and only needed 6mm, you wouldnt put a spur in the bathroom then?
Depends on the board, but I believe MEM did commercial breakers down to 1A even that would fit in their domestic boards.
Depends on the board, but I believe MEM did commercial breakers down to 1A even that would fit in their domestic boards.
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Yes, but why complicate things?
As a DIY suggestion its better to swop the pull switch with an FCU than mess around with the consumer unit.
As a DIY suggestion its better to swop the pull switch with an FCU than mess around with the consumer unit.
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