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Electric Shower - Garage

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  • 11-05-2020 11:07am
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    danoriordan1402
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    I was looking to get an electric shower in the garage, mainly to wash off the dogs before they get back in to the house. The Spark installed what looks like a 16mm cable from the house to the garage feeding some lights and 2 sockets. I have no idea what breaker its coming from in house as nothing is labelled...

    Problem is at the moment its difficult to get an Electrician to come and check to see if its suitable/possible, I'd like to get the pipework ran and showertray framed out as soon as

    I have no other eletric shower in the hosue - all showers are mains pumped.. Is this something that feasible??

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    Loozer
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    You'd need someone to confirm the suitability of supply cable

    Do you have a better picture of the board, doesn't look great the bit u can see there,blanks missing.no sign of an RCD/Rcbo?


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    danoriordan1402
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    Nope - no RCBO/breaker in that board at all, just the 2 breakers, 10A &20A I would agree it does look very sloppy tbh, hence why I would like to get it checked before going any further :eek:


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    Loozer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 168 ✭✭Loozer


    danoriordan1402 wrote: »
    Nope - no RCBO/breaker in that board at all, just the 2 breakers, 10A &20A I would agree it does look very sloppy tbh, hence why I would like to get it checked before going any further :eek:

    It may be fed from an RCD at the house which isn't ideal either


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    Loozer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 168 ✭✭Loozer


    If u can measure accurately the diameter of the black supply cable you might be able to confirm its size, don't think it's marked on the cable

    Taking the cover off the board isn't allowed


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    danoriordan1402
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    using a half inch copper pipe as a guide, it looks slightly bigger , half inch being 15mm approx :)


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    Loozer
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    danoriordan1402 wrote: »
    using a half inch copper pipe as a guide, it looks slightly bigger , half inch being 15mm approx :)

    It's not 16sq so, off the off the top of my head

    Maybe a 3* 6sq swa?


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    danoriordan1402
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    could be - luckily enough I managed to get hold of a spark, he is calling this evening to have a look, at a social distance :)


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    danoriordan1402
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    Loozer wrote: »
    It's not 16sq so, off the off the top of my head

    Maybe a 3* 6sq swa?

    Spark called out, as you thought cable is too small as a SWA, around 4mmsq. He will look to run a new cable from the board, properly protected and tidy up the garage consumer unit (The main board is close and we have a decent route) :)


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    Loozer
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    danoriordan1402 wrote: »
    Spark called out, as you thought cable is too small as a SWA, around 4mmsq. He will look to run a new cable from the board, properly protected and tidy up the garage consumer unit (The main board is close and we have a decent route) :)

    Ya thought it could be a 4 alright, no overkill there

    No isolation for board/garage

    Blanks missing

    No independent RCD at garage


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