Just ordered a whirlpool bath which will need wiring. I don't know the rating at the moment so let's assume for the moment that it could be plugged into an ordinary 13A socket. Obviously I don't want to plug it in, it needs wiring in. What I'd like to do is run a cable from a nearby socket (on a ring) which is on the wall outside the bathroom, run it up and over the door, via an unswitched (or should it be user-switchable?) fuse, then on to the bath.
Where should I put the fusebox? Someone suggested putting it on the wall under the bath so it's accessible by taking the side panel off the bath. Is that ok? If not, how about above the door which is close to, but away from, the bath? Actually, thinking about it, it would be in reach of somebody standing in the bath so perhaps that's not such a good idea! In that case I could put it on the outside wall of the bathroom instead - same place above the door and it would be next to the extractor fan switch.
Thanks. It will get checked by a qualified sparky but I want it right before he comes.
Where should I put the fusebox? Someone suggested putting it on the wall under the bath so it's accessible by taking the side panel off the bath. Is that ok? If not, how about above the door which is close to, but away from, the bath? Actually, thinking about it, it would be in reach of somebody standing in the bath so perhaps that's not such a good idea! In that case I could put it on the outside wall of the bathroom instead - same place above the door and it would be next to the extractor fan switch.
Thanks. It will get checked by a qualified sparky but I want it right before he comes.