How to fit an electric shower!
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In this asmr plumbing video I’m showing how to mount and plumb up an electric shower onto mains cold.
Positioned the shower perfectly so a compression elbow would all that was needed to fit.
Electrics nice and easy with the mira shower having it all nicely lower than the cold inlet pipe.
Electricity in a shower great idea!!!!😊
It’s a sealed unit 🤣
@@mmplumber
Ahhh,, where you located?
@@mmplumbersealed things don’t stay sealed forever , silicone last so long
@@mmplumber sealed or not what if it grounds out to the sealed box 😂😂 game over for whoever taking a shower n touches it
Do you think it's different than your electric water heater that flows water through high conductive copper pipes until your shower?
It’s amazing to me, in some places you aren’t even allowed to have a light switch or outlet in the bathroom, and on the other hand some places wire in 240v@30amp to the shower head…
Highest iq Brazilian appliance
That's probably a 45A shower on a 50A breaker.
It will be RCD protected even though it’s in zone one, it’s all good! (In the uk) Hope a full EIC was done, so it could be signed off as safe! (Unless it was a like for like) Hope the bonding is as up to scratch 😂
@@puzz2389 *in some counties. I've use suicide showers in some countries where they didn't even have a cover on the breaker panel, much lest an RCD. Countries developed enough that I'd expect better, but the inspection and regulatory agencies don't have any teeth to enforce.
@@Shnierpiffle They do it in UK and Ireland too
Surprised at the comments of people who've never heard of an electric shower.
You see them quite a lot in the UK.
Never heard of any problems with them.
I often see them in a house where one shower gets hot water from a boiler and the other is an electric shower.
It just boggles my mind that you can have an electric appliance directly in the shower stall, but sockets and switches anywhere in the bathroom are somehow a no-no...
@@kpanic23 electric showers are specifically made to be used in environments where there's a lot of water and a person who could be electrocuted if things go wrong.
While plug sockets allow you to use just about any electrical appliance, regardless of how it would respond to a lot of water or humidity.
There might be articles online that look into this deeper; I'm not an electrician
Forget about a toaster in the tub when you have this 😂
Here in Brazil we have had electric showers for over 80 years, they are safe, heat the water efficiently and the maintenance cost is zero compared to a North American gas system, the coil that heats the water is insulated and the system has grounding as a safety measure to prevent current leakage
@@iFalzz if I felt like getting electrocuted I would ground my self out on a wall outlet (125 volts)
@@biig_tree7073 this is the UK who are known to have ridiculously high electricity safety. Nobody gets electrocuted when they are installed properly and it's 230 volts.
This is Probably coming from an American that doesn't even have a fuse in his extension leads@@biig_tree7073
You should’ve at least silicone every single one of those holes you drilled in before and after you set the screws in there that’s how showers fall apart
Agreed.
As a plumber who doesn’t work with these styles of showers I am perplexed to say the least.
It's an electric shower, it basically has a cold mains supply going into a small tank inside with a heater element. Personally I'm not a fan of them but in some situations they are the only solution.
@gullivera he's not perplexed about what it is or does.
Definitively mixing electricity and water is not a cool idea. I 100% disagree on this solution.
Still here after 30 years
@@bicolouredprawn no way there’s always another way. That’s bullshit.
Reading these comments I was imagining these people visiting Brazil one day and discovering that 99% of our showers are electric.
So like the electricity is used to pump the water?...or how?
These are so normal and safe in the uk. The reactions remind me of the stories about when electricity was first introduced.
Yes, if there is an electricity leak there, it will give you an electric shock in a damp room to death)
Here in the U.K. showers should always be on a circuit protected by an RCD (GFI)
@@SteveHit1 Are you in England?
@@Kenan_KARA yes!
Is it cold and rainy there?
@@Kenan_KARA unfortunately, that seems to be the norm at present!
The frequent rain has made fields and lawns waterlogged!
No excited about showering with 220
in my home country 200 million people use it and it's safer than gas heating shower.
Sounds great 😢
@@FernandoAvelinowhere do you live? It's not safer than gas. Maybe it's ok but not safer
@@jeremyhelias5450 it is safer, gas heaters can literally explode, and that’s happen more often than accidents with electric shower. If you know how electric showers works you will realize its impossible to get electrocuted while showering. Its totally safe. The worst that could happen is the wire to melt if you use a thinner than what’s recommended by the manufacturer
in france this systeme is forbiden because 220 volts
This is normal in the UK. We have RCD protection on circuits which means even if the wire somehow came into contact water and made a path to ground, it would trip off in a few milliseconds anyway. There is no direct path between live, through you, to ground anyway so even without RCD its fine. These are installed EVERYWHERE and have been for decades, not just in the UK but also in Germany and a lot of Europe. I expect most people complaining are from the USA which has quite.... dubious electrical standards so it makes sense.
RCD is also common in Germany where I live, but nevertheless I will not trust this 😂
The uk is a failing nation.
But still you're not allowed in the UK to have sockets next to your sink. It's pretty wild if you think about it...
All of these responses and no one explains why one would need an “electric shower” or what it does. I’m guessing heats the water.
@@kpanic23 Because a socket isn't IP rated and sealed.
Мыться под напряжением гораздо быстрее. Этож какая экономия воды. Гениально.
Chuck a bit of mastic in the holes where the pipe and cable come through next time 👍🏻
Fair play good shout
It's called silicone bro
Agreed, gotta seal those holes. 100% silicone or Schluter Kerdi-Fix
@@shawsie5780mastic*
Silcone doesn't stand up to water, where mastik is designed for that very purpose. Silcone is for your baseboards lol@@shawsie5780
Im completely fine with my 1950s shower
These comments are hilarious. Obviously the shower unit is IP rated, look at the seals and where the terminations are located.
All in all nice clean tidy job x
Yeah, there is this thing called a tankless water heater. Instant hot water, & it doesn't need to be in the shower because it works for the entire house. Maybe you should look into that.
we call them on demand in Canada you can get them in electric or gas but they sure as heck don't go in the shower
what does having hot water have anything to do with this particular device. this doesn't heat the water it just mixes and distributes.
@@nbuckanaga6840 it 100% heats the water, typically at 9.5kw
Pasting the thread of a compression fitting is as pointless as PTFE’ing the thread of a compression fitting
Think he was getting it on the olive, just got some on the thread too. No harm done
Ptfe provides lubricant to the threads to prevent galling
The shower unit is on the wrong side to the shower head. You have to reach under the jet to switch it on. Amateur !
Guess you’re an amateur, it provides lubrication as you tighten.
@@scottwydra6365You made that up.
Good lad! Don’t seal the holes lol 😂
Two great things that do not go well together!!!!
It won't leak 😅
@@joshuabrowning4540 exactly you can see he’s a good plumber but when it comes to a shower areas these things need to be sealed because the water will cause a lot of damage what could have been prevented!
thats so true, specially when you have water that makes limescale.
How far to go with sealing holes? What about the joints and bends in the wall, under bath or floor?
I see no reason for anyone to be shocked about this.
🤣🤣
Hi Voltage inside the shower sure why not !! Great idea 💡
What high voltages? You don’t even have access to high voltage service in a residential home😂 High voltage services service are for trains etc. not your stupid home appliances.
And besides, these low voltage appliances where exposed to water need to be protected by GFCI circuit breaker in any developed country. If you install one without GFCI that is equivalent to suspending live phase wire on air. We don’t count for stupid human error during installation.
lol
240 is still low voltage but yea this is dumb
@@ShuotongLiGFCI is just for protection. It doesn't mean safe...
It’s easy to install, don’t forget the power source
Guys, its not a problem having electricity near water if something up the line is GFI protected.
You have a lot of faith in the GFI!
They do fail, you know.
Oh yea? cars have airbags too, why still worry about accidents?
@@nopelandfill We aint talking about cars.
every year we have about 10 RCD that dont work correctly... just dumb when this comes to such a faulty shower. its forbidden in germany
Wow, this guy say "Its a sealed unit", the invisible seal behind the panel looks really safe 🤣🤣🤣
I would be scared shitless to cut that pipe to the exact length, I'd always cut longer and push it into stud just incase...
Hehe be brave!
@@mmplumberleave slack for the next guy you fool
In Brazil, every single house has what is called a "suicide shower". It's a resistance connected to the electricity, you open the faucet, water flows through the shower head and activates the power to the resistance, heating the water. Most of the time, the wires are exposed, there's no grounding and everything works just fine.
Been showering on those showers my whole life and worst thing that happened was a small shock when turning the shower on, but we just use rubber slippers to avoid that.
Exactly what I was thinking. I've seen these electric shower heads all over South and Central America. Exposed wires, hand twisted connections, 24 inches above your head. You don't like it, then it's a cold ass shower.
Yes big Clive took one apart years ago
Remind us again that you are a 3rd world country
This sounds crazy to me, yeah just wear rubber slippers.
Thanks for the explanation, I was just about to search "electric shower." LOL So the water can't provide sufficient continuity for a short? Why haven't I seen these in RV builds? Are they against code in the US?
In germany it is not allowed to have electronic outlet and cables within a specific range beside the shower.
Well that would be common sense that the person in this video does not understand.
An electric shower is something so common and so simple in Brazil and in many places around the world... It's just a resistance in the water, people, why all the fuss???
The shower here still has 50 amps... 5500 watts or sometimes 7500 watts, NEVER HAS A PROBLEM
And many Brazilians still don't even put grounding in the shower....
This is exactly what the world needed! Mixing electricity and water not to mention hooman bathing. 😂😂😂 What could go wrong?
You should see how heated showers are done in counteies all over the world. Exposed wires going directly into a plastic showerhead, and inside.of the showerhead is a coil of wire imersed in water. Sometimes no GFCI/RCD protection either, which makes it even more scary.
@@AMD1 I have lol! My wife is East Indian and I could tell you some horror stories! Nightmares I tell you!😂 Still stick with my sarcastic great idea! 😂
Wait, how do you get hot water then ?
@@666litium yep indirect hydronic. No electricity there. Nice try. Haha!
@@Brian-oq2df sure like everyone else 🤣
You can always tell who the Americans are in every comment section 😂. You show them any plumbing technology the rest of the world had since the 70s be it heat pumps or electric showers and they act like it's witchcraft.
Pretty common in NZ and Australia, never
heard of any fried showerers..
Noone thinks it's witchcraft lol we think it's stupid..get off your high horse.
Yet we ignorant Americans bath more frequently than you.
i live in the us and i have a heat pump but we just heat all of the how water in one spot
You needed LIFE INSURANCE mate!!!!💥🔥🙏
No ty, I don't need electrical wires in my shower. 😳
Right. So now if the powers out I can’t use my shower?
@4G63Tpower or...another way of thinking, if your boiler goes down you still got hot water.
You Americans are a bit backward, right... Because this type of technology has existed in Brazil for around 80 to 90 years, a gas heating system, besides being 10 to 20 times more expensive, requires lifelong maintenance... It doesn't seem like a It's also a good idea to install a system that uses gas and fire in a house that is made of wood and drywall
Not supposed to use that paste on showers , the manufacture says so in the instructions, it tends to eat away at the internal filters on the showers where fitted
It’s on the outside of the pipe should never come in contact inside
Well said MM 👍
I wouldn’t put it on the outside of the plastic pipe either incase it’s oil or solvent based and it might react with the plastic
@@joenash1826well that was copper pipe
@@memezilla4370 on the shower?
Brilliant !!! Sparky Sparky and water in one enclose area.
When you invite a plumber to do electrical work :d
As a licensed journeyman electrician in the USA I would never ever install this unit in a shower stall. Besides the obvious violation of the National Fire & Electrical Code it’s literally a cry for help.
There are tens of millions of these things installed. They don't electrocute anybody as they are designed properly so that, in the first instance, water doesn't get into them and secondly, they are RCD (GFCI) protected.
If you think these are dangerous, shouldn't you be banning hot tubs?
They are extremely common in the UK.
The real cry for help is leaving the pipe and cable routes unsealed. The units aren't water-tight to the wall and water will run in causing rot after a while.
The electrical safety comes from the fact that the cable runs upward, and water doesn't travel against gravity. Some of them also have a drip-stop kind of plastic barrier that the cable runs through as well.
@@olliesutton1804 Quite common in South America too.
Bro I saw him bending copper pipes like they make those couplings don’t bend the copper lol and yeah this is definitely in the UK somewhere. The kid is a craftsman tho I give him that
Does the water proofing get exposed when drilling holes in the walls ??
Someone sure will have a fun and electrifying shower! 😂
Electricity and water never went along too well, history tells me that.
Of course! Thats what my shower has been lacking, live 208v! 😂
Jokes aside, these have been around for a while now, and work basically the same way an electric water heater tank does. For those that think this is unsafe and will shock people, remember that the heater elements that heat your water have electricity running through them.
Unless you have gas, which is far superior in every way. 😂
Except, this is in the damn SHOWER!
@nopelandfill So? Your hot water heater is connected to the same water you are showering with. The only difference is that the water heater is closer.
@@Arlaul Its exposed to water directly, from random unknown spots, users stupidity and accidents, the water heater does not suffer from those, it only suffers from degrading, and lack of maintenance, but the one in the shower though, is like a death machine where you're hugging the grim reaper everyday.
@@Arlaul Basically what I'm saying is, that difference is huge
@nopelandfill Thats why you have circuit breakers and GFCIs. There are things that you use on a daily basis that are far more dangerous than this little water heater in the shower. I do commercial equipment repair for restaurants and residential, so trust me when I say, WE ARE ALL one failed safety device from immediate death. Whether you feel it or not, the grim reaper never stops hugging you lol
Everyone in these comments acting as if they’ve never seen an electric shower before
For Americans, they probably haven't. It's not common here. If there was a need for hot water for a single place, there would be a Point-of-use electric water heater that would be in the wall behind this shower.
Not saying these aren't safe. They are. It's just not common in North America like is it in South America and Europe, so many people are like "OH NO ELECTRICITY IN THE SHOWER WITH ME????".
I've never even heard of it.
Definitely april fools material lol
That's not common in the whole of Europe to my knowledge.
The comments are from countries with no electricity
In the uk these are super common, loads of safety features and they were designed to be used where the hot water pressure isn't good enough and if people dont have the money to update the system to mains throughout. People in the comments showing there lack of knowledge of how other countries do stuff, they aren't nice but they serve the purpose they were designed for 🤷♂️
Good thing you had backing behind that tile. 90% of houses don’t!
I know I know be quiet! It’s a movie 😅
Electrical is not my concern. My concern is that you made a hole around the pipe and didn’t put a seal, epoxy, or caulk in or around it.
I’ve been to newly built homes 5 years later dealing with mold behind the tiles.
Move the controls to the wall 90 degrees OUTSIDE the shower curtain, where all the electricity will exit outside the tub surround, and only the output hose comes into the wet area, and I'll buy it.
It would be a sealed unit.
My only criticism is that you should use ferrules on the electrical cables. Other than that, great job!
Blows my mind that electric showers are not normal in North America. We've had them in Europe for decades and they're brilliant!
well great keep them then
what laser level do you use?
Huepar mate
People are scared but use electric water heaters connected to their showers with high-conductive copper pipes. you're not scared of that because you're used to that.
electric showers are extremely safe, it's impossible to get electrocuted.
Those high conductive copper pipes are also grounded.
Never say something like that is impossible. Dumbasses find new ways to kill themselves with "safe" things everyday. When you notice a disclaimer on the back of a random product's box, and wonder, "who the fuck would even do that?"-it's because some airhead was determined to find out if the bible was a fairy tale or not 🤣🤣
@@adfadgaqgv so both are safe because electric showers are grounded and in case of short the breaker trips
💯 agree
It's NOT the same. A water heater is 50ft away from someone standing in a shower, not a water heater IN the shower WITH someone. That's retarded.
To everyone saying Electricity and water.. We have these in almost every bathroom in the UK. And you know how many people been electrocuted by a proper Electric shower? Zero.
This isnt a thirld world country. you been seeing those crapy plastic shower head and think this is the same 😂
You validate your own work by giving a thumbs up. Sometimes those all plastic pretend showers last about 12 months or so and die from mineral deposits.
That's something very common in UK but they won't allow plug sockets in the bathroom other than the shavers ones, but then not a quibble whatsoever for the ones in the kitchen 🙄.
Electrically tested ?
Yep no problems
Закрывать крышкой не обязательно 😂
Such a shower will invigorate anyone 😂
Don't forget the clear silicone sealant around the chrome box!
You shouldn't mastic around an electric shower case .
Especially the drip hole
Silicone around a shower is an idiot move.
I’ll pass on that… if the unit installed outside the shower maybe, but that’s scary
There fine! 🤣
You must live in the states where electricity safety isn't as good as in the UK...
@@TheMoreYouKnowUK
So coddled by your government, you must feel so warm and cozy in their embrace as they micro manage every aspect of your pathetic life. What's it like living on your knees?
Use google search
write Mira showers J10M
look for the PDF of the installation and users guide
All questions answered by the loal electrician and or mira support hotline and or your loal plumber.
Attention maybe not legal in our country (or area).
@TheMoreYouKnowUK Your standards suck and you pathetic little island is turning into North Africa.
тот случай когда горячая вода в доме везде , а не только в душе )))
I would’ve put some dielectric grease on those connections and shrink tube. For those that are crying about electric vs water.. it’s fine when proper grounds and precautions are taken. No different than the stove next to your sink or hairdryer resting precariously on the back of your toilet. Silicone caulk and dielectric grease goes a long way
Beautiful job👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
But when I see 220v wires, water pipe and shower in the same area, already I feel current trough my body.
Is better a low voltage controller in shower room and the 220v unit, outside the shower room. Maby after a dry wall, tiles, a fake tiles dor, oposit to the shower water😊
I'm the same I just don't like all that power and water together just seems wrong I got rid of mine for shower bar using the boiler 👍🏻
Closer to 240 or 250 here in the UK
@@robmurphie9483 i know its little difference but i think we now run 230v -6% + 10%.... according to a quick search meaning anywhere between 216v and 250v. But most appliances are now rated 230v.
Fair play mate but this is how it’s done in the uk ha
@mmplumber I know that. I work't in uk (plumber).
The electric shower has allot of safety, electric and water proof test. But my mind tell me..... I cannot oppen that water tap. Do not let the water touch that unit.... maby only small spash 😁😁😁 no more.
Advise. Silicon around pipe (elbo) and the wire on tiles. The water will go in the wall litle every shorwer. That part is not closed waterproof.
Sorry for my bad written english.😊
Water and electricity in the same place.. someone’s waiting for his Darwin award.
Poland use a lot gas boilers and approx 100 ppl die a year from carbon monoxide poisoning. In UK only 21 ppl a year die from electric shock and out of that almost none from electric showers. Most lf deaths from electric shower come from tampered instalations rather than faulty showers
In Brazil we have used this shower since 1927 when it was invented by a Brazilian, Francisco Canho. The latest statistics indicate that 68% of the inhabitants take two showers a day and that is why we reach more than 300 million showers a day and even so the statistics of accidents with electric showers are very low thanks to good technical manufacturing and installation standards. You can use it without fear.
Next time I want an electric shower I will call this guy.
There’s no way I would trust electricity in my shower lol
Aha let me fit it be fine! 🤣
You'd be shocked at how great it works 😂
I am glad that these devices are againts code in our country 🎉😊
Haha they safe mate
@@mmplumber yeah, and have NO live feed running to shower area is even a bit safer AFAIK :-)
@@thelwqBoiler faults causing CO leaks are equally, if not more, dangerous.
Worst case scenario for this is it trips the RCD.
@@chr1srugby Yeah, but I am not sure about that and our law makers neither :-)
@@thelwqthe uk also has higher standards for electrical saftey and protection
ALRIGHT!!!! Power in the shower!!
🧼 🎉 ⚡️
the only issue is you can only use certain types of shower heads and increasing the flow rate can burst the system out.
Isn’t that like blow drying your hair while taking a bath??😳⚡️⚡️⚡️
It's UK😅
I was thinking the same thing.
The shower units are rated at a minimum of IP44 and protected by RCBO breakers. We've been using these in the UK for decades with no issues.
I would never install a cable underneath a waterpipe. 😟
in Brazil 200 million people use it, it's actually safer than gas heat tank that can literally explode
Why?
The connections are above mate I’m sure the sleaving can handle a drip if it ever did happen
Ha ha ha ha
Wife; "Honey, why are you showering with your tennis shoes on?"
I have been trying to find a way to integrate electricity into my showers elegantly, thank youa
I used one of these in Thailand. They had just 2 power wires and no ground wire coming out of a hole in the ceiling just dangling down to it. It was a scary experience having to use it but I survived somehow LOL!
Que tremenda idea.... água con electricidad...
me encantan los INGENIEBRIOS modernos.
I like how the Electric feeds just magically appear.
These comments are funny! This type of shower is completely common in the uk and I would probably say 99% of houses have this type of electric shower.
They use these all over Asia.
I was surprised at first but it really is cost efficient.
I’m so happy to be in America just for this reason.
For what reason? These electric shower units are safe. UK has some pretty strict laws on electrical appliances, and I guarantee the unit in the video has a lot of safeguarding against water ingress.
Маша и медведь: Электрический стул превращается……..превращается электрический стул…… в электрический ДУШ!!!!!!
the fun starts when the water finally gets into that magic box.
Still a damn sight safer than most high schools in America.
Plumbers have to know all trades ✌️💯
Not really, if there was a shower in previously it is easy. If there wasn't then an electrician would have to do it as it would be a new circuit. In the UK at least which is where this video originates.
220 volts in the shower. GREAT IDEA !!
You should come to Brazil to see what the real electric shower is.
😂😂
Electricity in a shower just throws up red flags to me. I would never do this.
That compression fitting in the wall. 😮
I find it very exciting that cable goes right over that piece of metal pipe😂
People complaining about the electrics in the shower, but they miss out the fact that he is installing the wires completely wrong, you can't use screw connectors with these flexible wires.
They have been around for sooo long in the UK, iv never heard of anyone dying from a shock from a ' failed seal' in a shower. If these were an issue they would of been banned ages ago. These are tried and tested
Electric shower? We really are living in the future 😂😂😂
I’d call this an example of how to leave yourself open for a call back to fix a number of problems down the line.
based on there being only one water inlet I would guess this is a tankless water heater that uses 220 240 to heat the water. same voltage used by an electric dryer.
Who did the electrical testing and certificate replacement shower?
Plumbers can fit electric showers
There is a spark on site tho
Customers labrador tested it afterwards, all is ok.
As long as its tested by a spark that can self certify and must inform local building control because its in a special location, must have rcd protection as well.@mmplumber
Always remember to take off your wedding band BEFORE you bathe . That way you can say “ I don’t take my gold-in-shower 😂
Oh yes, the old electricity and water. They always blend well 🙃
Its an electric one phase water heater, installed for sinks in places that are outdated and don't have got water hookups in like restarunt bathrooms, maybe? I got no idea
That’s how Electro in spider man got his power 😂😂😂
...convert the tub to a casket and you've got a permanent flow of tenants.
This is a first for me. What does it do? Is it like a tankless water heater basically? Or just something else to break down cause we all want smart homes? Imma be pissed if i have to start charging my shower next.😂
Basically like a kettle, water enters and heats up then comes out 👏
God I wish MythBusters were around to see this.
This is UK classic. The funny thing is the also have a cord hanging from the ceiling to turn on the light in the bathroom, you know, to save you from electrocuting your self when turning the lights
ТБшник при просмотре этого видео бы так ругался, что телефонбы проглотил.
Хорошо, что эти мастера где-то далеко.