Underfloor heasting for my ensuite?

[chriselevate]

Hi,

I've just been pulling up the old floorboards in my ensuite ready to lay an 18mm WBP ply and tile on top. When I was doing this I've found a live mains wire.

Would I be able to run some underfloor heating from this or would it be best to just make it redundant?

I'm not saying I'm going to do this myself - I guess this isn't allowed these days? I wondered if I could do it myself or what the options for an electrician would be?

Here's the photo..... the wire is the white one in the top left of the photo.....



Thanks

 

[ColJack]

you mean that live wire that goes to the double socket that now appears to be partially burried in a new partition wall?

does your en suite now include a shower or bath?

ask your electrician, he will advise the best course of action.

 

[chriselevate]

Yeap the previous people, person should I say 'bodge job' artist just left that double socket like that under the tiling! Unblievable!

To be honest I've not got a good honest reliable electrician down here.... anyone know someone in the Eastbourne area?

 

[oharaf]

As this is heating it would be preferable for it to have its own seperate circuit.

What wattage is the under floor heating?

 

[chriselevate]

I haven't bought any yet but I don't want anything too powerful.

It's only a very small area so I was thinking about treating us to some of it to make it nice in the winter months.

Any suggestions? Or is it worth not bothering?

I mean looking at the photo above I guess I need to get something done with that live double socket rather than just leave it like the previos guy did!?!

 

[ColJack]

run it up the partition and stick a double socket on the outside of the wall..

 

[chriselevate]

How far up the wall would you locate the final switch?

Something I can do myself??!?!

 

[ColJack]

what final switch? I'm talking about a socket

 

[chriselevate]

Sorry it was in relation to the underfloor heating?

You were meaning a way to utilise that socket I guess?

 

[Taylortwocities]

To be honest I've not got a good honest reliable electrician down here.... anyone know someone in the Eastbourne area?

If you go for underfloor heating the best option is to get a registered electrician to do this work. Go to www.competentperson.co.uk and type in your postcode....