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

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.

thanks

hadn't checked there so will ask

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..

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.

Edited August 13, 200718 yr by 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.

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.

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."