Electric Shower Help!!

[DPG]

9.5kW divided by 240 = 39.6 Amps.

 

[buzzlightyear]

9.5kW divided by 240 = 39.6 Amps

did not realise we are still on 240v !

 

[DPG]

Measure your supply - see what it is.

 

[David Burgess]

It' a Triton at min, want a Mira replacement now. New Mira is a 9kw.

As for entry points new one has a rear and will offer it up to see if it cover old mounting holes sufficiently.

CU is, I believe by looking at labels, 230V.

Measured the the distance. 8 meters from CU to pull switch, 1 meter then to shower. That' rounded up too. 10 meters for whole distance Absolute maximum.

If only it was already 10mm

 

[buzzlightyear]

It' a Triton at min, want a Mira replacement now

stick to triton shower made in uk.

 

[David Burgess]

Been down that road with Mrs! She wants the power boost sport thing Mira do

 

[telectrix]

that 6mm willl be fie and so will the 32A MCB. your nominal supply is 230V (blame them brussels sprouts for this) but it's still closer to 240V in real world. the worst thing thart can happen is the 32A MCB tripping if teenage daughters use the shower for their usual 3 hours. as DPG said, the main danger with showers is limp wristed electricians that can't tighten terminals correctly. get your new shower installed and ask the electrician to check the connections in the isolator. if he/she insists on a 10mm cable, they're fishing for work. get someone more honest.

 

[David Burgess]

Thanks!

Exactly what I was afraid of, getting a sparky in, No offence to any on here at all, but being told you need a full rewire for the shower and what that entails when a new like for like will go for another 6 years for sake of a "job" and to line their pockets.

Plenty of good advice and thanks very much guys. It's a mine field with much debate I can tell. It was all signed off and certified when the bathroom was done so im going to go with a like for like replacement I can do myself with no alterations.

The Mira is out you'l be pleased to know buzzlightyear! Entry points and mounting completely different to the Triton

 

[buzzlightyear]

The Mira is out you'l be pleased to know buzzlightyear! Entry points and mounting completely different to the Triton

good man,
the reason is said about the Triton UK made .had a shower went down on the customer, I turned out met the engineer from triton he used to work for Mira. he told me the stuff made for them is c**P.

 

[telectrix]

i don't like showers anyway. bloody useless objects. water gets in your single malt and makes your smoke and your book soggy. give me a bath any time. whisky on 1 side, ashtray on the other.