woman in need of advice

[key_monkey]

My father in law has installed the shower on a plumbing level, he has just said that I need to wire it all in. I have brought a 45amp pull cord for the celing but there is only one set of wires............ Is this right as the diagram shows 2 sets of live/neutral/earth.

 

[andy]

you need a feed wire coming from the CU and one to the shower

 

[phhut]

What do you mean there is only one set of wires? You have bought a 45amp pull cord for the ceiling - BUT YOU CANNOT wire your Electric shower to the lighting circuit.

Was there already an electric shower where your new one is? If so, you need to trace the wire from that to a point where you can fit your switch, but since you have bought a switch this seems like maybe a new installation.

THere have been quite a few posts here on installing an electric shower - do a search on "electric shower" and read through them. It is not a task to be undertaken lightly.

 

[breezer]

what size shower is it? (kw) this will detremine what size cable you should use.

have you a spare way on your CU (consumers unit)

in essence it is just connect a cable to the shower, but only if it were that strait forward

 

[key_monkey]

What do you mean there is only one set of wires? You have bought a 45amp pull cord for the ceiling - BUT YOU CANNOT wire your Electric shower to the lighting circuit.

Was there already an electric shower where your new one is? If so, you need to trace the wire from that to a point where you can fit your switch, but since you have bought a switch this seems like maybe a new installation.

THere have been quite a few posts here on installing an electric shower - do a search on "electric shower" and read through them. It is not a task to be undertaken lightly.

There was oringinally a shower, but old, we decided to install a new pull cord. This was recomended by an electrician friend.

 

[breezer]

i suggest you check your post before posting, your pictures are unavailable (i also copy/pasted, into my browser) still unavailable

 

[key_monkey]

i suggest you check your post before posting, your pictures are unavailable (i also copy/pasted, into my browser) still unavailable [/quote

I can see them fine..............

 

[breezer]

sorry, its a bit like your "quote" effort, you have it wrong

 

[key_monkey]

sorry, its a bit like your "quote" effort, you have it wrong

Is this a forum for DIY help or a nit picking session on computer skills?

 

[breezer]

not at all, see question above where your picture are supposed to be, i am trying to help, just i can not see your pics, i used your ability of "quote" to point out that if that is wrong, you may have also got your pictures url / reference wrong.

 

[key_monkey]

not at all, see question above where your picture are supposed to be, i am trying to help, just i can not see your pics, i used your ability of "quote" to point out that if that is wrong, you may have also got your pictures url / reference wrong.

would you like me to email them to you? I can see the pictures on the forum

 

[breezer]

no one else could see them if you did that may i suggest you use photo bucket or similar, see here for what i mean

 

[andy]

was the old wire tot he shower removed when new 1 put in/old 1 taken out?

 

[shaggy]

Key-monkey I think you have uploaded to the secure part of the server;
http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/
If I upload to the MSN server I get the option to store the file under 'shared' or'personal' If I chose 'shared' then everyone can see it but if 'personal' then it only shows on my pc.

 

[key_monkey]

Key-monkey I think you have uploaded to the secure part of the server;
http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/
If I upload to the MSN server I get the option to store the file under 'shared' or'personal' If I chose 'shared' then everyone can see it but if 'personal' then it only shows on my pc.

I think I am going to cry, I have been waiting for an ideal opportunity to wire it in, baby is in bed, hubby working late and have spent weeks trying to work it all out