Hey is swapping an electric shower a plumbers or electricians job?
Swapping an electric shower
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Both or neither.
Ask your local tradesman if he's happy to do both parts of the job. Some will be some won't.
Electricians are normally friendlier
Ask your local tradesman if he's happy to do both parts of the job. Some will be some won't.
Electricians are normally friendlier
What do you mean by neither?
A plumber is not an electrician, therefore may not have the expertise to correctly rate the cabling and fuse/breaker for the replacement shower. Some do have part P training, some don't.
An electrician is not generally experienced in working with cold water and piping and if any modification to the existing feed pipework is required then he may not be able to alter correctly. Some do though.
Therefore neither or both may be able to do the whole job as RF suggests.
An electrician is not generally experienced in working with cold water and piping and if any modification to the existing feed pipework is required then he may not be able to alter correctly. Some do though.
Therefore neither or both may be able to do the whole job as RF suggests.
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Thanks, I'm a plumber no part P. I would tackle a straight swap same model and make etc, just checking the rcd on the consumer unit is of the right rating. However I think someone has enquired about one and by the sounds of it. The house is on an old fuse board/ the shower is old. So guessing no rcd is present. Will this need adding for a new shower?
Any help on this one?
RCD isn't legally required if it's an old fuse system if circuit isn't changed
That being said, from a safety perspective the whole system should definately be upgraded to an RCD/MCB or RCBO(breaker and RCD in one unit) Consumer Unit setup with new cabling and the breaker of a correct rating for the new shower.
RCD should be 30mA, MCB should be 45A if a 9.5 - 10.5KW shower.
Would highly recommend that the cabling/circuit and protection are all checked by someone that knows what they are doing if the circuit is that old. If anything untoward happened after you installed, you would be responsible.
That being said, from a safety perspective the whole system should definately be upgraded to an RCD/MCB or RCBO(breaker and RCD in one unit) Consumer Unit setup with new cabling and the breaker of a correct rating for the new shower.
RCD should be 30mA, MCB should be 45A if a 9.5 - 10.5KW shower.
Would highly recommend that the cabling/circuit and protection are all checked by someone that knows what they are doing if the circuit is that old. If anything untoward happened after you installed, you would be responsible.
Thanks would a modern system have a miniature circuit breaker, or a residual current device.
The guys in the electrical forum would be the ones to give the best specs for a new CU setup.
That being said all new setups should have either the RCD with MCB's setup or RCBO's.
To be compliant with adding a new circuit in a high risk area - Bathroom/Kitchen - it must be protected by an RCD/MCB or RCBO setup to give a fast current shutdown in the event of a fault.
That being said all new setups should have either the RCD with MCB's setup or RCBO's.
To be compliant with adding a new circuit in a high risk area - Bathroom/Kitchen - it must be protected by an RCD/MCB or RCBO setup to give a fast current shutdown in the event of a fault.
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