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dave364634
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 Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 1:01 pm Post subject: floors / showers |
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so i want to swap a bath for a shower in a groundfloor flat. i reckon i need;
a tray
the walls
a shower
plumbing in
plumbing out
electricity
so buying
http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/hydrolux-900mm-quadrant-1881-15915
sorts out most of the stuff i need, however it says it might need to go under the floor.
my floor looks like
which i am told by someone who has seen the above photos is concrete covered in Bitumen.
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| Due to the slimness of these trays they are best suited for installation in a room with removable floorboards, this then allows room for the waste pipework. |
doesn't sound good to me. is there any way i can raise the shower?
the hot water tank is
which i am told by someone who has seen the above photos is a fortic tank. which is to small for a shower, desipte been good enough for a bath that uses more water. 
so would i need a tank fed pumped electric shower?
also with my electrics looking like
i'd need a rca like.......
http://www.rapidonline.com/productinfo.aspx?tier1=Electrical+%26+Power&tier2=Control+Gear%2FDIN+Terminal&tier3=Motor+Starters%2FIsolators&tier4=ABB+Residual+current+device&moduleno=72620
how wrong am i?
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ultimatehandyman
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Joined: 16 Jul 2005
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Location: Darwen, Lancashire
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| Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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This is probably best in the plumbing section.
The floor looks like asphalt and so it could be concrete underneath.
Normally you would build a false floor under the shower tray from some strudy timber to lift it high enough to get the shower waste in.
I don't know about the plumbing.
You will need an RCD, although they are only advisory in the 16th edition IEE regs, not sure about the 17th edition regs yet.
Your elesctrics look like they could need updating to be honest, is that the consumer unit above?
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thescruff
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Location: Bath
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| Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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The only way you'll get a decent shower is to install an electric one to the cold mains.
If you fitted a pump you would exhaust the cold tank on the cylinder in seconds.
Another option would be an unvented cylinder or thermal store, but both would depend on the mains flow/pressure.
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