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Cable size for elec shower !

  • 02-04-2006 08:19PM
    #1
    ismynametoolong
    Closed Accounts Posts: 271 ✭✭


    Recently dry lined my hall stairs and landing and as i was doing this we decided that we would also like to get the bathroom upgraded at some stage so i ran 6 square cable from the fuse box behind the dry lining to the bathroom for an elec shower . i asked in B&Q what cable i would need for a triton t90 shower and was told 6 square , problem now is the plumber tells me its not the right size .Any body what size i should have used or is 6 square ok .


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  • #2
    johnnyrotten
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,591 ✭✭✭johnnyrotten


    6 sq is perfectly ok.
    The Boffins are now saying it should be 10 sq but thats absolutly ridiculous.
    There are 100's of 1000's of shower wired in 6 sq with plently of room left in it.
    Besides it is next to impossible to make off a 10 sq cable into a shower switch


  • #3
    Lex Luthor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,203 ✭✭✭✭Lex Luthor


    6sq should be enough, but I'm not up to date on regs so it might have changed. Agreed 10sq is a bit awkward for fitting to a shower.


  • #4
    dingding
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,960 ✭✭✭dingding


    There are different KW ratings for the T90 shower, which one have you got. Also depends on the length of the run, 10 sq sounds like overkill but I have not looked at the regs for a while.

    :)


  • #5
    ismynametoolong
    Closed Accounts Posts: 271 ✭✭ismynametoolong


    I suppose i am lucky in that i have not bought the shower yet and so can probably ensure i get the lowest KW rated one . The cable length is aprox 8 metres from fuse box to fixing location .


  • #6
    Viking House
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 551 ✭✭✭Viking House


    Put in a good ELCB circuit breaker in the fusebox and run the 6 square shower line through it, this will give good protection.


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  • #7
    johnnyrotten
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,591 ✭✭✭johnnyrotten


    ismynametoolong wrote:
    I suppose i am lucky in that i have not bought the shower yet and so can probably ensure i get the lowest KW rated one . The cable length is aprox 8 metres from fuse box to fixing location .


    8 metres is fine


  • #8
    davelerave
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,712 ✭✭✭davelerave


    anything over 15 yds i usually run 10sq to the switch and then a 6sq drop to the shower.it's mainly for voltage drop and some of the newer showers are higher output as well


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