Replacing An Electric Shower

[Mark W]

About finished re-doing my bathroom - wish I'd never started.....ripped out the old suite, pulled off the tiles, pulled out the old floor, removed the old electric shower.

Now about done - finished the tiling and the floor.....just gotta fit the new suite and shower.

My question is - Can I fit the shower myself or under the recent regs do I need a qualified electrician to fit it?

[sparkystav]

I fitted mine myself but i just changed the unit,

I.e. just used the existing water pipe and cables. Didn't have to run any new ones.

Stav

[Bazza]

About finished re-doing my bathroom - wish I'd never started.....ripped out the old suite, pulled off the tiles, pulled out the old floor, removed the old electric shower.

Now about done - finished the tiling and the floor.....just gotta fit the new suite and shower.

My question is - Can I fit the shower myself or under the recent regs do I need a qualified electrician to fit it?

the answer is - no and yes

[Giblet]

my understanding of the regulations would be yes, providing the wiring to the shower comes from a switched unit. Personally as long as you use old colured iring there isn't any way they can prove who did it.

[janey]

Under Part P (NICEIC Regs) installing a shower (electrically heated or pumped) requires notification and certification by an approved electrical contractor.

So I'm afraid the answer is no you are not supposed to do it yourself Mark

[Monster-Mat]

pah, just do it.....bloody Big Brother

[WylieCoyote]

What could possibly go wrong? How hard can it be? Few wires, electricity, water, sparks. Perfectly safe.

Keith :)

[Bazza]

my understanding of the regulations would be yes, providing the wiring to the shower comes from a switched unit. Personally as long as you use old colured iring there isn't any way they can prove who did it.

the shower unit will be traceable and have a date of manufacturer

[Bazza]

pah, just do it.....bloody Big Brother

tut tut Mathew, inticing people to do illegal things :o

[Bazza]

What could possibly go wrong? How hard can it be? Few wires, electricity, water, sparks. Perfectly safe.

Keith :)

death to someone could possibly go wrong !

[Mark W]

Cheers all....thought as much....probably better for my family if I get an electrician to do it......would not be good if I ended up killing one of them....

[WylieCoyote]

What could possibly go wrong? How hard can it be? Few wires, electricity, water, sparks. Perfectly safe.

Keith :)

death to someone could possibly go wrong !

But you'd be freshly showered when you got electrocuted though. It would make a good impression with St. Peter being freshly washed. First impressions are terribly important!

[MacRS200]

About finished re-doing my bathroom - wish I'd never started.....ripped out the old suite, pulled off the tiles, pulled out the old floor, removed the old electric shower.

Now about done - finished the tiling and the floor.....just gotta fit the new suite and shower.

My question is - Can I fit the shower myself or under the recent regs do I need a qualified electrician to fit it?

the answer is - no and yes

Under Part P (NICEIC Regs) installing a shower (electrically heated or pumped) requires notification and certification by an approved electrical contractor.

So I'm afraid the answer is no you are not supposed to do it yourself Mark

Both wrong I'm afraid, please refer to Approved Document P: Electrical safety - dwellings (2006 edition), page 9 (General Guidance) paragraph M

The fitting and replacement of cookers and electric showers is NOT NOTIFIABLE unless a new circuit is required

Also Janey the NICEIC don't write the regs

So in short the straight replacement of a shower is not included under Part P of the Building Regs so you can fit it yourself

[janey]

So in short the straight replacement of a shower is not included under Part P of the Building Regs so you can fit it yourself

So why is it listed on the notifications I have to fill in & submit on a regular basis

[MacRS200]

So in short the straight replacement of a shower is not included under Part P of the Building Regs so you can fit it yourself

So why is it listed on the notifications I have to fill in & submit on a regular basis

It's only notifiable if a new circuit is required, e.g. bigger cable for increased load.

That's according to the Approved Document. I fail to understand why Extra Low Voltage installations are covered, you won't kill someone with a 24V transformer fused at 500mA FFS.

Apart from anything else anyone can notify the BCA of intended works and it then becomes the responsibility of the BCA to certify. The BCA must arrange and pay for testing and certification (page 11 section c paras 1.24 - 1.26)