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whjohnson

Given that on Xmas Eve was called out to yet another example of an electric shower isolator burning off it's neutral at the terminal, is it time to cease fitting isolators for the likes of ovens and showers?

Can we not just isolate in the consumer unit instead?

From what I have seen, there isn't an isolator of sufficient quality on today's market which is capable of carrying out it's function without burning out during normal service.

Compliments of the Season to one and all.

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    I had an interesting one today.

    Tenant is a vulnerable person who is not showering daily. Tenant seems to be confused between the bathroom light pull-cord and the shower one, so sometimes the shower does not work and the tenant remains unwashed.

    There we have it, another reason for not having an isolator in the room.

  • 0 in reply to Chris Pearson

    Tricky, perhaps coloured strings or just cut it to be  very short cord that con only be reached with a chair. These are the sort of things that make you realise one size does not fit all cases.
    It also sounds like the sort of case where a consumer unit at easy access level and manual reset RCDs may  not be the good idea it a first appears.
    Mike.

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  • 0 in reply to Chris Pearson

    Tricky, perhaps coloured strings or just cut it to be  very short cord that con only be reached with a chair. These are the sort of things that make you realise one size does not fit all cases.
    It also sounds like the sort of case where a consumer unit at easy access level and manual reset RCDs may  not be the good idea it a first appears.
    Mike.

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