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Electric shower best way to extend cables
Anonymous user 28/02/2024 - 4.05 PM
Hi just looking for bit of advice really I have a cable coming from fuse box to pull cord then cable from shower unit to pull cord but would like to change pull cord to a switched socket on to the wall just would like to know best way of extending the cables thank you
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HEM Home Electrical Maintenance
Rating: 4.9 out of 5
Safe is the best way, the best way is to contact a Qualified Electrician.
Answered18 September 2022
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Internal Repairs
Rating: 5 out of 5
Tricky. I would recommend a new piece of cable from the switch to the shower or the other way around. Electric showers are very powerful and any connections which aren't completely sound can result in overheating and fire. Definitely not a job for a DIY'er
Answered18 September 2022
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A To Z
Rating: 4.8 out of 5
Electric showers are the biggest electricity consumers in households 7 to 10 kW so the current that passes through is massive around 38-40amps it's better not to connect cables with this ampacity run a new cable from CU to switch and from switch to shower. Call a competent person 😉
Answered18 September 2022
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Anonymous user
You would probably need to replace the cable from the shower unit to the pull-cord switch, as this is likely to be too short, and probably re-route the supply cable down to the new wall mounted switch as its likely to be long enough once pulled out of the pull-cord switch. It would be inadvisable to try to extend a cable as this complicates things and introduces a weak point at the joint. As others have said its a high current appliance and needs to be carried out with proper care.
Answered25 September 2022
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