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Electric shower cable too short

Posted by John Haran, on
I need to replace an 8.5 shower with a new one but the cable which comes through the wall at the back of the shower is too short. Can I extend it and will it be safe?
Rafal Kaczynski

Rafal Kaczynski

Hi John Unfortunatelly you can not extendcable to a shower it as it is a very powerfull and need to be a wayer tight aswell. You can replace it from a switch to a unit Best regards

Les Ward

Hi John, It will be best if you get an electrician to have a look at this. It may be possible to extend the cable but if it is not done correctly the join could overheat.

Alan Brown

Hi John, yes you can extend the cable, if it is the wright size,but you will need a Electrician to do this for you, As this person should have the wright tools to do this work. Regards Alan

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