srobrien Posted November 19, 2011 Author Share Posted November 19, 2011 Thanks for the help the switch and backbox were changed out today with nice clean connections. Should tide me over till I can get rid of the electric shower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impressed Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I am not an electrician so others feel free to correct me. It looks like the CPC (earth) is connected to the metal back box and then a fly lead to the switch. Should the main CPC not be connected to the switch and then a fly lead to the back box. Also should the shower not be on an RCD protected circuit? If you have remade the conductors off into a new switch re-tighten them in a week or so. I find this site usefull. www.diynot.com. Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MK-Ultra Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I am not an electrician so others feel free to correct me.It looks like the CPC (earth) is connected to the metal back box and then a fly lead to the switch. Should the main CPC not be connected to the switch and then a fly lead to the back box. Also should the shower not be on an RCD protected circuit? If you have remade the conductors off into a new switch re-tighten them in a week or so. I find this site usefull. http://www.diynot.com. Regards While you are correct in that the cpc's should be connected directly to the switch, there appears to be no flylead at all. I think he was going to put one in the new switch. Yes, all final circuits should be protected by a 30ma RCD. While it appears there is not one in the board that you can see, there may well be a standalone one near the shower. If not then yes he should get one ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubapics Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Would it not be easier all round to fit a lower wattage shower? Perhaps all the wiring was correctly rated in the first instance for a lower wattage shower and then later, when the shower inevitably packing in one cold January morning, someone decided to replace with a higher wattage shower without checking the current rating of the cabling etc? I haven't done the sums etc so do say if I'm wrong. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zugara Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 I think for safety's sake, get a qualified sparky round to help you mate.......It could end in disaster may be of help. http://www.diydoctor.org.uk/projects/electricshower.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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