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JAMAL

JAMAL

JAMAL

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Quick question,

Electric shower has packed in, want to fix it myself. I have found the same model but lower wattage on the bay (quite old).

The shower i have in now is now is the 8.5kw version, the one i will be putting in is 7.2kw.

Am i doing anything wrong with regs or anything doing this? i'm competent with electrics and am fully confident i wont get anything wrong, its a pretty easy job after all :)

Cheers


Jonny
 
You should be ok but ideally you should get a qualified electrician in to do it. Do you know if it's already got the correct sized wiring and the correct connection to the fuse board?
 
Your cabling, if it supported a 8.5 it will easily support a 7.2.
That said what was the 8.5's water temp like versus the flow? you may need an 8.5.

Check the pdf of the model you intend to get, make sure that the cable and water inlets are in the same position as the old model, otherwise you may need to shift them which I don't recommend. Same model does not mean it will be the same with the case off, especially a lower rated model.

As far as installing goes you will need pliers, pipe grips a star and medium flat bladed screwdriver. Shut your main water off and disconnect the shower hose.
Shut the mains power off, disconnect the leccy, 3 connections, live, neutral, earth.
The water inlet is a plastic threaded pipe, should be a metal connector. Disconnect the old one with the pipe grips, you may need a new "olive" within the connector, this is a compression washer (any DIY store has them).

Put the base of the connector on, then the olive and connect it up. Don't overtighten it.
Put the mains water back on, keep the pressure low, check for leaks. Open it up to the mains pressure fully, check for leaks. It's usually best to connect the water mains then mount the shower to the wall, then do the mains connections.
The earth needs to be crimped ideally as it is a bolt connector usually. Crimp it with the pliers.

HIH.
 
Isnt electrical work in bathrooms covered by Part P?

Meaning that even if you do it yourself you need to get it checked by a 'competant person'...whatever that means....
 
Visage said:
Isnt electrical work in bathrooms covered by Part P?

Meaning that even if you do it yourself you need to get it checked by a 'competant person'...whatever that means....
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I ain't sure Visage, I've been out of the trade for many years now.
On the other hand, I don't expect to hear from him again, I mean it is water and electricity after all ;).
 
Well ,my thinking was that replacing it with the same model but lower wattage i would be ok, the reason for picking the same model was due to inlet postition etc..

I will have a read at the IET website.

Thanks :D
 
Samtheman1k said:
AIUI, if it is on a like-for-like replacement, then it doesn't need notifying, even in kitchen/bathrooms. Check the IET website for details. More to the point, who's ever going to know you've replaced it...?
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What if, through no fault of the OP, a fire breaks out?

Insurance companies are right so and so's for this sort of thing, and the last thing he wants is to find out his insurance is void....
 
Visage said:
What if, through no fault of the OP, a fire breaks out?

Insurance companies are right so and so's for this sort of thing, and the last thing he wants is to find out his insurance is void....
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The shower i'm going for on the bay is new but is an old one and has been stored for a while as they dont make them anymore, how could they tell i didnt fit it before the regs came in place?

If i dont change the whole unit how about repair? i could just change the heat exchanger which is what is broken on my current shower :)
 
JAMAL said:
The shower i'm going for on the bay is new but is an old one and has been stored for a while as they dont make them anymore, how could they tell i didnt fit it before the regs came in place?

If i dont change the whole unit how about repair? i could just change the heat exchanger which is what is broken on my current shower :)
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They cant tell if you havent got to add any new wiring in.
With the reg 9 came new wiring colours, so if youve got to add new wiring then they would be able to tell.
Luckily ive got some of the old cable to do all my wiring jobs around the house ;) im not paying for either
1) A electrician to do the work when I can perfectly do it myself
2) Pay for someone to come in and say 'Yes thats ok, heres a certificate' and charge me around £100.

If your just changing over the unit its no problem, do it yourself. (If your confident with electrics that is!!)
 
i have just changed my house fuse boarb from a old old one to a new trip switch board,i also ran armour cable down to me shed and put various plug's and a light in there,if you feel that you can do it then thats ok,i have got a sparky coming round soon to check my work out but im confident that everything is ok because nothing has gone wrong...lol
 
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