Mira Divisa Installation And User Manual page 9

Electric shower
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Avoid layouts where the shower hose will be sharply kinked. This may reduce
the life of the hose.
Supply pipework
appliance.
To avoid damage to the case when soldered fittings are used, pre-solder the
pipework and fittings before connecting them to the inlet connector assembly.
Refrain from applying excessive force when making any connections. Always
provide mechanical support when making the plumbing connections.
The appliance is fitted with a brass inlet compression assembly for connecting
to a 15 mm supply pipe from the top, bottom or back. The fitting of double
checkvalves in the inlet supply to the appliance, can cause a pressure
build-up, which could exceed the maximum static inlet pressure and damage
the appliance.
2. Electrical
In a domestic installation, the rating of the electricity supplier's fuse and the
consumer unit must be adequate for the additional demand. All Mira electric
showers are high power units, it is essential to contact your electricity supplier
to ensure that the supply is adequate for the product. Voltage drop due to
local heavy demand will reduce the shower's performance.
The appliance
conductor to the earth terminal. Supplementary bonding: Within the bathroom
or shower room, all accessible conductive parts of electrical equipment and
extraneous conductive parts (metal parts) that are likely to introduce earth
potential, must be electrically bonded in accordance with BS7671.
The minimum cable size (cross-sectional area) required should be in
accordance with BS 7671.
As a guide only, and in accordance with BS 7671 we recommend close circuit
protection: i.e. 9.8 kW = 45 Amp
A 30mA Residual Current Device (RCD)
circuit. This may be part of the consumer unit or a separate unit.
A separate, permanently connected supply must be taken from the consumer
unit to the appliance through a double-pole switch, which has at least 3
mm contact separation. The switch can be a ceiling mounted pullcord type
within the shower room or a wall mounted switch fitted in the applicable zone
area.
MUST
be flushed to clear debris before connecting to the
must be earthed
by connecting the supply-cable earth
MUST
be included in the electrical
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