13.01.2010
Our Voltimum Experts answer your questions on a daily basis in our Technical Expertise area. This Question of the Month, concerning a shower installation, is answered by ETCI:
Question: Is it safe to install an instant shower in an existing installation?
Answer: Showers nowadays are amongst the most demanding of all domestic appliances. It is not unusual to find showers of 9 or 10 kW and obviously their installation could impose unacceptable demands on the system, particularly if it is an old installation.
Any installation to which it is proposed to add an instant shower should always be checked by a competent person to see that the supply and existing installation is capable of handling the additional load without reinforcement.
Where two showers are proposed to run concurrently, reinforcement or controls will almost certainly be necessary and two separate circuits should be used. Where the two showers do not have to be on simultaneously this can be arranged by electrical interlocking.
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Electro-Technical Council of Ireland Ltd,
ETCI Offices, Unit H12,
Centrepoint Business Park,
Oak Road, Dublin 12, Ireland
Telephone: 01-4290088
Fax: 01-4290090 |
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Source: ETCI |
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