PLEASE HELP, need professional advice

[shower25]

I am installing an 8.5kw shower. the electric is already in place to the pull cord. It just needs connecting from the pull cord to the shower itself. I know it's only a case of connecting 3 wires this end, and 3 wires the other end. In the consumer unit, it has got a B32 fuse(?). The wire, I have been told, is 10mm. Does the B32 have to be changed to a higher one, for example a B38, for the 8.5kw shower? I have been told it does by a sparky, but not sure if it is true, as there was previously a shower installed by the last tenants. I can put a plug on, I can wire a cooker up, so I'm sure I could do this shower myself as it's only Earth Neutral and Live. Is this sparky telling me the truth- do I really need a different fuse? Or is he just trying to get

 

[sellers]

You need an electrician. I highly doubt you have 10mm cable. You will more likely have 6mm, or maybe even 4mm.

Mount the shower on the wall, do the plumbing, leave the electric and call and electrician. The phrase 'its only 3 wires' shows the lack of knowledge.

 

[shower25]

I know, I'm not a sparky that's why I'm asking. Is that the going rate though? I'm willing to pay as long as I'm not getting done.

 

[sellers]

I usually charge around

 

[MKS]

That's a fair price mate

 

[shower25]

Thanks for your replies RE: price. Will get the job done professionally

 

[Manator]

My call out charge is

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

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[Sharpend]

Hold On a minute.... The OP has already asked an electrician and is worried that he is getting ripped, so why would he be happy to pay someone

 

[Manator]

If he had asked a BT engineer it would have cost him

 

[shower25]

@sharpend, it's called asking around instead of taking the first quote you're given as red. Anyway I have the answers I came for now so thank you discussion closed.

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

If he had asked a BT engineer it would have cost him

 

[Sharpend]

@sharpend, it's called asking around instead of taking the first quote you're given as red. Anyway I have the answers I came for now so thank you discussion closed.

Guess so, seeing as you've deleted the post??

Not trying to offend but i'd of thought that if you had asked an electrician he may of mentioned some more details rather than just changing the MCB??

 

[betty swollocks]

Never seen a B38A mcb

 

[Doc Hudson]

Welcome to the forum. There is little constructive point in removing the main post content of a new thread question. It makes it very difficult for others to see what was being discussed. For the benefit of others trying to follow this thread later than the OP's edit of 10th July 2012 at 22:51. The original question was:

I am installing an 8.5kw shower. the electric is already in place to the pull cord. It just needs connecting from the pull cord to the shower itself. I know it's only a case of connecting 3 wires this end, and 3 wires the other end. In the consumer unit, it has got a B32 fuse(?). The wire, I have been told, is 10mm. Does the B32 have to be changed to a higher one, for example a B38, for the 8.5kw shower? I have been told it does by a sparky, but not sure if it is true, as there was previously a shower installed by the last tenants. I can put a plug on, I can wire a cooker up, so I'm sure I could do this shower myself as it's only Earth Neutral and Live. Is this sparky telling me the truth- do I really need a different fuse? Or is he just trying to get

 

[a1]

Thank you Doc. I have now added that back the the OP.

Also, I have now done it so that a user has only got THREE (3) Minutes to be able to edit a post. Previously, I had no time limit to be able to edit a post.