Shower switches

[NozSpark]

Got called out to a job today,,, their shower switch had burn't out and their plumber had swapped it,,,, after a while it wouldn't work,,,, I wonder why????????

And they wondered why the shower circuits MCB tripped out

 

[Robin Spark]

Erm..cos the plumber didnt have the right size cable to replace the orginal one that got damaged when the switch burnt! Not too mention his carp installation method.

Recently i had to replace a shower switch which had burnt out, the plumber (not sure if he was qualified but was friend of customer) put in a new shower which still didnt work...until I changed the burnt switch.

 

[maselec]

Oooh thats a particulaly bad un. Do see a lot of problems with showers. See burnt out shower switches all the time, usually an overrated shower has been fitted without rewiring by a plumber/bathroom fitter/tiler/builder. 9 times out of 10 the neutral insulation gives way causing numerous problems depending when you get to it.

 

[NozSpark]

Forgot to say it's a 9.5kW shower and the flex that they extended the cable with was 1.0mm

 

[Apache]

Nice and easy to terminate!

 

[kerching]

Since I discovered these Crabtree 2167 switches about a year ago I have used no other; expensive, but worth it

 

[NozSpark]

Since I discovered these Crabtree 2167 switches about a year ago I have used no other; expensive, but worth it

I use the Click version and I too love them,,, my plumber has broken 2 or 3 of them within hours of me fitting them though:O

I get them for

 

[batty]

I did break a crabtree switch when tightning the cpc's the terminal turned round and broke the plastic one to go back to SF.