Electric Shower Installation

[smartecosse]

so need to organise and electric shower but dont want to pay 10k to have a 5k shower installed.

Anyone know what the sort of going rate for this is and better yet can anyone recommend someone?

Ta

[Bobegraves]

I bought an electric shower from HomePro and they sent a guy to fit it , it was a few months ago but seem to remember it cost under a thousand including the wire etc.

[smartecosse]

thanks

hadn't checked there so will ask

[El Taco Loco]

They all have their buddies do it for less than 1k. And make sure they run a grounding cable also. Sometimes you gotta watch them..

[Gary A]

Most of the better shower units have an ELB built in. The cheaper units do NOT have this safety feature. The units with no ELB need a really good positive ground. Pay the little extra and buy one with the built in ELB. In any case it is better to have a ground wire.

Added - When we moved up country, I installed a hot water shower. The water pressure in the village was not high enough to trip the pressure switch in the shower unit so I had to install a water pump. Then the wiring was not designed for the heavier electrical load and I ended up rewiring the house.

[naka]

Most of the better shower units have an ELB built in. The cheaper units do NOT have this safety feature. The units with no ELB need a really good positive ground. Pay the little extra and buy one with the built in ELB. In any case it is better to have a ground wire.

Added - When we moved up country, I installed a hot water shower. The water pressure in the village was not high enough to trip the pressure switch in the shower unit so I had to install a water pump. Then the wiring was not designed for the heavier electrical load and I ended up rewiring the house.

Actually ELCB devices rely on a good earthing system in order to function, which is why they are

seldom used nowadays and are typically a waste of time in Thailand.

Current practice is to use a residual current device known as a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI)

This system negates the need for grounding (though it's still a very good idea) as it measures

the flow into and the flow out of the device to check for any imbalance (leakage to earth).

Naka.

[elkangorito]

Most of the better shower units have an ELB built in. The cheaper units do NOT have this safety feature. The units with no ELB need a really good positive ground. Pay the little extra and buy one with the built in ELB. In any case it is better to have a ground wire.

Added - When we moved up country, I installed a hot water shower. The water pressure in the village was not high enough to trip the pressure switch in the shower unit so I had to install a water pump. Then the wiring was not designed for the heavier electrical load and I ended up rewiring the house.

Actually ELCB devices rely on a good earthing system in order to function, which is why they are

seldom used nowadays and are typically a waste of time in Thailand.

Current practice is to use a residual current device known as a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI)

This system negates the need for grounding (though it's still a very good idea) as it measures

the flow into and the flow out of the device to check for any imbalance (leakage to earth).

Naka.

The BEST & FOREMOST form of protection is a correctly earthed MEN system employed at the installation (if the type of local distribution system allows). Earth Leakage Protection devices are electronic & are therefore, apt to fail. As a another poster once said, having both is "the 'belt 'n' braces' approach."