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<blockquote data-quote="ProDave" data-source="post: 443242" data-attributes="member: 6969"><p>There is a thing called diversity. It is very unlikley both showers will be in use AND both ovens on.</p><p></p><p>It may well be you have a very old under rated supply. I was asked to fit a shower to a house once, and I was confronted with a pair of what looked like 10mm meter tails emerging from the wall into the CU. not even it's own cut out. It was clearly a shared supply from the adjoining house next door, so I declined and told them to get a quote to upgrade the supply. I never heard back, so either the quote for the upgrade was too high, or they found another electrician willing to just install the shower regardless (eek)</p><p></p><p>It would be useful to know what the electrician actually said, or see a photo of your supply head, meter and consumer unit.</p><p></p><p>Alternatively re think the showers. Fit an unvented hot water tank (mains pressure) and a thermostatic mixer shower and you will have the best shower you have ever had, and would not want to go back to an electric shower ever again (bloody hell an electrician talking himself out of work)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ProDave, post: 443242, member: 6969"] There is a thing called diversity. It is very unlikley both showers will be in use AND both ovens on. It may well be you have a very old under rated supply. I was asked to fit a shower to a house once, and I was confronted with a pair of what looked like 10mm meter tails emerging from the wall into the CU. not even it's own cut out. It was clearly a shared supply from the adjoining house next door, so I declined and told them to get a quote to upgrade the supply. I never heard back, so either the quote for the upgrade was too high, or they found another electrician willing to just install the shower regardless (eek) It would be useful to know what the electrician actually said, or see a photo of your supply head, meter and consumer unit. Alternatively re think the showers. Fit an unvented hot water tank (mains pressure) and a thermostatic mixer shower and you will have the best shower you have ever had, and would not want to go back to an electric shower ever again (bloody hell an electrician talking himself out of work) [/QUOTE]
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