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electric shower in mobile home

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  • 14-10-2014 1:50pm
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    alan86
    Registered Users Posts: 244 ✭✭


    Looking at getting an electric shower installed in my mobile home. I know the cable feeding the mobile home will need to be increased and an earth bar installed if not already done but just wondering is there any other precautions needed.


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    2011
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    What type is shower? Is it an instantaneous type (these heat the water as it is used)?

    My concern is that the supply available is not large enough for an instantaneous type unit as these are from 8.5kW up. This type of shower should be fed from a dedicated RCBO (or MCB & RCD).


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    alan86
    Registered Users Posts: 244 ✭✭alan86


    2011 wrote: »
    What type is shower? Is it an instantaneous type (these heat the water as it is used)?

    My concern is that the supply available is not large enough for an instantaneous type unit as these are from 8.5kW up. This type of shower should be fed from a dedicated RCBO (or MCB & RCD).
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    Yes instantaneous. The mobile is fed from a esb meter this is temp acomadation until house is built. A new supply will be brought from meter to mobile fuse box big enough to supply shower and mobile. And a seperate rcbo will be put into mobile fuse box for shower which will be newly wired


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    2011
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,595 Mod ✭✭✭✭2011


    alan86 wrote: »
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    Yes instantaneous. The mobile is fed from a esb meter this is temp acomadation until house is built. A new supply will be brought from meter to mobile fuse box big enough to supply shower and mobile. And a seperate rcbo will be put into mobile fuse box for shower which will be newly wired

    All of the rules that apply to a house will apply. This means that the supply to the board must be at least 16 sq. & main switch fuse must be at least 63A. Earth rod & equipotential bonding also required.


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    freddyuk
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    What about a bottled gas tankless boiler? Cheap to buy and no cables required.


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    2011
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,595 Mod ✭✭✭✭2011


    freddyuk wrote: »
    What about a bottled gas tankless boiler? Cheap to buy and no cables required.

    I'm sure it would work, but you would have to buy the boiler. An instantaneous shower is probably better suited temporary accommodation.


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    freddyuk
    Registered Users Posts: 1,111 ✭✭✭freddyuk


    http://www.wayfair.co.uk/Eccotemp-Portable-Tankless-Water-Heater-and-Shower-CE-L5-ECCO1000.html


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