Why fit a pull-cord switch for a shower?

[Des 56]

Snip down the centre,bend the live or neutral, whichever, until you can expose enough cpc to grab with the pliers and twist the cpc (making sure you have all the strands)
Hang on to the rest of the cable with a pair of pliers and rip away,pull with a pair of cutters and the cable strips no problem whatsoever


Cut off the mangled end and bobs your uncle,I would be able to strip 100 meters of the stuff in no time whatsoever

 

[robd]

I had a shower with no pullcord in a periodic that I later went through on the annual visit from the NIC, I'd flagged it and said it needed one, I think I found a reg that I thought covered it but the NIC inspector basically said I wouldn't have bothered if I were you.

Also was wondering if somebody had set the profile ''the oracle'' up as an alterego to see how many bites he could get?! If not he's really asking for it! :biggrin:

 

[craig75]

Could someone help I am fitting a shower cable and mk bp ceiling switch . Question is im using 16mm t&e but on the switch the earth is only big enough for 1 wire . So do both earth wires have to go in . And btw my shower is 10.5 kw with a 12 metre cable run so im ok with the cable im using

 

[robd]

Why are you using 16mm?

 

[craig75]

I was told to and just incase I went for higher kw shower and its being bundled with other cables down an inside of a wall

 

[craig75]

So I just need to know about the earth connection do I need to put both in or just 1

 

[craig75]

Its better to b over cabled than under cabled

 

[derek]

So I just need to know about the earth connection do I need to put both in or just 1

If you don't know this then perhaps you should go back to college?

 

[craig75]

So is it ok to thin the earth cable down slightly on both earth wires so both will fit in earth terminal in switch

 

[craig75]

Btw im not a sparky but I am not incompitant

 

[craig75]

Sorry my mistake just looked at earth wire and its not as thick as I thought it was they should both fit I do appologise derr lol

 

[44ALLAN]

Btw im not a sparky but I am not incompitant

At least you can spel mate not like some of the incontinence on hear !

 

[craig75]

I automatically thought the earth wire was as thick as the other 2 core live and neutral so I was getting worried oh well . And why do some sparkys say to use 10mm t&e and others say 16 isnt it better to b over cabled than under cabled

 

[44ALLAN]

I automatically thought the earth wire was as thick as the other 2 core live and neutral so I was getting worried oh well . And why do some sparkys say to use 10mm t&e and others say 16 isnt it better to b over cabled than under cabled

Why would you need an earth wire though if the other 2 are nice and thick?

 

[craig75]

Because u need an earth wire in a dp isolation switch stupid for a shower

 

[craig75]

Obviously we are getting our wires crossed somewhere

 

[keniff]

Why would you need an earth wire though if the other 2 are nice and thick?

I thought this why not leave the cpc out and save the copper, it's not like its doing anything

 

[craig75]

So what your saying is you dont need the earth or cpc wire at all then . But u need it in the cu and the shower unit

 

[Robson689]

Its better to b over cabled than under cabled

Well yeah but even 10mm wouldn't be 'under cabled'

 

[craig75]

But 16 is still ok to use though I take it