You may find that you need to drill holes through joists to get from the consumer unit to the shower if this is the case ensure that the holes you drill are in the middle of the joist and are large enough to safely route the cable through. Measure the distance between the consumer unit and shower heater to work out how much cable you will need.
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Shower consumer unit wiring diagram. Any advice appreciated and if you know of a wiring diagram thats easy to understand that would also be appreciated. Pouse around the house 62600 views. If the cable route is over 13m or the shower is rated up to 10kw use 10mm 2 cable and a 45amp cartridge fuse of mcb. The older fuse wires are being replaced gradually by their modern equivalent the mcb or miniature circuit breaker. Electricians day installing shower circuit and consumer unit find. Ive run a cable from the fuse in my main consumer unit but i am not sure how to wire the volex cu up.
Wiring an electric shower electric and power shower installation. If the cable route is under 13m and the shower is rated up to 8kw use 6mm 2 cable and a 45amp rewireable fuse. The unit distributes the electricity via fuses of one kind or another to the different circuits in the house. If the route is over 20m use 16mm 2 cable and a 45amp. See diagram below. Thanks in advance.
Ive bought a volex shower consumer unit kit which has an mcb and an rcd in so i can fit the shower. 18th edition consumer unit upgrade. The modern consumer unit is the centre or heart of the wiring system in the home.
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