Electric Showers: Safe Power Meets Water
Electric showers are a popular choice in Bristol homes—heating water instantly and independently of your boiler. But they require serious power and proper protection. That’s why installing an electric shower is not a DIY job.
You need a qualified bathroom electrician to ensure the wiring, isolation switch, circuit protection, and RCD meet strict safety and building regulations.
Here’s What a Proper Installation Involves:
- Dedicated High-Capacity Circuit: Electric showers draw 7kW–10.5kW—so they require their own circuit directly from your fuseboard (consumer unit).
- Correct Cable Size: Typically 6mm or 10mm twin & earth, depending on cable run and load.
- RCD Protection: Legally required. This protects you from electric shock by cutting off supply instantly in a fault.
- Pull-Cord or Wall Switch: Isolation switch for safe maintenance and compliance.
- Part P Notification: Because bathrooms are ‘special locations’, all works must be signed off and certified properly by a registered electrician.
Why DIY or Using an Unqualified Installer is Risky
Improper installation can cause tripped circuits, overheating cables, or worse—electric shock. Water + electricity is no joke.
Plus, if you don’t have the correct certification, you could fail a Homebuyer EICR or be forced to rewire if selling your property.
Burridge Electrical – Local, Registered, Insured
We’ve installed hundreds of electric showers across Bristol including Kingswood, Hanham, Downend and Brislington. We handle everything from:
- Assessing your current fuseboard & circuit load
- Installing a new dedicated circuit if needed
- Connecting the shower to correct regs (IP ratings, zoning)
- Issuing certification for your records
As NAPIT registered electricians, all our work is compliant, insured, and built to last.
Need an Electric Shower Installed Safely?
Call 0117 321 6406 or book online below for a fast, professional install quote from Burridge Electrical.
✅ Book Electric Shower Installation!! Take Care when Selecting an Electrician in Bristol
Many electricians in Bristol are simply not interested in the small jobs.They want the choice jobs and will drop you when a bigger,supposedly more lucrative project comes in.
Others advertise as electricians having no qualifications.They thrive on the basis that you don't understand what they do and as a result charging for shoddy,and often dangerous electrical work.
I set up Burridge Electrical to provide you with a quality service and provide you with exactly what you need from a qualified electrician.