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B & Q

  • 14-09-2015 9:17am
    #1
    filbert the fox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 809 ✭✭✭


    B & Q special offer on electric shower €50 - any good?


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  • #2
    Flatzie_poo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 562 ✭✭✭Flatzie_poo


    filbert the fox wrote: »
    B & Q special offer on electric shower €50 - any good?

    Anymore details? Make/model as a start?


  • #3
    K.Flyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,565 ✭✭✭K.Flyer


    filbert the fox wrote: »
    B & Q special offer on electric shower €50 - any good?

    8.5 kw Gainsborough for 52euro is definitely worth taking. You might not get internal parts for it too handy, but if you got a few years out of it you would certainly be up on the investment.


  • #4
    Flatzie_poo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 562 ✭✭✭Flatzie_poo


    K.Flyer wrote: »
    8.5 kw Gainsborough for 52euro is definitely worth taking. You might not get internal parts for it too handy, but if you got a few years out of it you would certainly be up on the investment.

    Thanks,

    A few reviews unhappy with the casing...But it is for €50

    Amazon link;

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gainsborough-8-5-Electric-Shower-White/dp/B0052X1FQS

    More happy than unhappy!

    Looks perfect if you rent out a house!

    Good value at that price OP!


  • #5
    filbert the fox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 809 ✭✭✭filbert the fox


    K.Flyer wrote: »
    8.5 kw Gainsborough for 52euro is definitely worth taking. You might not get internal parts for it too handy, but if you got a few years out of it you would certainly be up on the investment.

    To what extent can the amateur install this without an approved electrician? I mean the plumbing is not complicated so can I run a cable to the fusebox and call a sparks to do the rest?


  • #6
    K.Flyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,565 ✭✭✭K.Flyer


    filbert the fox wrote: »
    To what extent can the amateur install this without an approved electrician? I mean the plumbing is not complicated so can I run a cable and call a sparks to do the rest?

    Not quite as simple as that...
    Depending on distance of cable to the fuseboard will dictate the size of the cable. Also you must have a correctly rated isolation (pull cord) switch and the cable must be one continous run.
    I doubt there are many electricians that would be willing to connect up and sign off on a cable that they have not installed themselves.


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  • #7
    filbert the fox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 809 ✭✭✭filbert the fox


    K.Flyer wrote: »
    Not quite as simple as that...
    Depending on distance of cable to the fuseboard will dictate the size of the cable. Also you must have a correctly rated isolation (pull cord) switch and the cable must be one continous run.
    I doubt there are many electricians that would be willing to connect up and sign off on a cable that they have not installed themselves.

    In that case, what price would you expect to pay to have one installed?


  • #8
    K.Flyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,565 ✭✭✭K.Flyer


    filbert the fox wrote: »
    In that case, what price would you expect to pay to have one installed?

    Probably get a more accurate answer to that on the Electrical Forums


  • #9
    cerastes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,601 ✭✭✭cerastes


    So long as you know what you're getting, seems like an alright price, but is it tank fed or mains water supplied for the cold?


  • #10
    K.Flyer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,565 ✭✭✭K.Flyer


    If its the E50 model, which is the only one that I can see that looks the same as the B & Q offer, then it is a Mains Fed unit.

    Gainsborough E50 Shower
    Suitable for Cold Mains water supply only.
    Minimum operating pressure - 0.07MPa (0.7 bar) (at a flow rate of 8 litres per minute)


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