Shower enclosure with RCD plug

[bobsyeruncle]

I have one of those shower enclosures you can get off ebay. The shower is not electric but the enclosure with the LED lights and radio / steam unit etc is.

The shower comes with a fixed RCD plug .... how should this be wired? I cant have a plug socket in the bathroom!

 

[Taylortwocities]

You will need to extend the cable from the shower enclosure and connect to a suitable point outside the bathroom.

Obviously, the point will need to be RCD protected, or use the supplied RCD plug.

I assume this FleaBAY item complies with all UK regulations, or is it an import?

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

You could also install an RCD spur and chop of the adaptor on the shower flex.
Question is are your existing house circuit already protected by RCDs?
If so it is a simple FCU. Plus Part P.

 

[bobsyeruncle]

Im assuming you mean a spur from the ring main? and not a seperate direct connection to the consumer unit?

My thoughts were to feed the cable through the partition wall to a FCU and have a switch higher up the wall?

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

You can do that, but you still need RCD protection.

I do mean spurring off, either socket or light circuit by the means of a fused connection unit rather than a socket, but you could indeed spur a socket from socket circuit on reverse of wall.

 

[bobsyeruncle]

Its a reasonably modern consumer unit (4 years old) with MCBs

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

Reasonably new does not mean you have RCD protection.
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[winston1]

I have one of these cubicles as well. When I was doing the plumbing under the floorboards I passed the cable under as well and brought it up in the next room where I plugged it in to a 13amp socket.

 

[winston1]

I do mean spurring off, either socket or LIGHT CIRCUIT by the means of a fused connection unit rather than a socket.

The steam unit is usually rated around 3kW.

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

Lets hope they have 16A lighting circuit then, with little lighting load!