Teardown of a UK electrically heated shower unit.
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Having shown one of the
Having shown one of the cheaper, but less safety conscious electrically heated showers used in some other parts of the world I thought it would be fair to show the insides of a typical British electrically heated shower.
It's understandable that people might be concerned about having electrical equipment in a shower cubicle with them, particularly at 240V, but when done properly (like this unit) then the risk is very low, especially when backed up with an RCD or GFI for protection against earth/ground leakage current.
Unfortunately, many of these units are now installed by crash-trained "electrical experts" courtesy of the retarded Part P instant electrical certification scam. But let's not go there. (Financially motivated deskilling.)
This unit had lots of technical surprises. Mainly because the design has been optimised for manufacturing time and costs. But it looks good quality with a sensible modular design to allow easy servicing.
These shower units are popular in the UK because they offer near instant hot water on demand without relying on a remote hot water tank or a continuous circulation pump. The high power rating is really more suited to a higher supply voltage like 220V to 240V, so I'm not sure if they do 120V versions of these.
This video was recorded with a different device to test its audio and video functionality. I may have set the exposure a bit high.
If you enjoy these videos you can help support the channel with a dollar for coffee, cookies and random gadgets for disassembly at:-
http://www.bigclive.com/coffee.htm
It's understandable that people might be concerned about having electrical equipment in a shower cubicle with them, particularly at 240V, but when done properly (like this unit) then the risk is very low, especially when backed up with an RCD or GFI for protection against earth/ground leakage current.
Unfortunately, many of these units are now installed by crash-trained "electrical experts" courtesy of the retarded Part P instant electrical certification scam. But let's not go there. (Financially motivated deskilling.)
This unit had lots of technical surprises. Mainly because the design has been optimised for manufacturing time and costs. But it looks good quality with a sensible modular design to allow easy servicing.
These shower units are popular in the UK because they offer near instant hot water on demand without relying on a remote hot water tank or a continuous circulation pump. The high power rating is really more suited to a higher supply voltage like 220V to 240V, so I'm not sure if they do 120V versions of these.
This video was recorded with a different device to test its audio and video functionality. I may have set the exposure a bit high.
If you enjoy these videos you can help support the channel with a dollar for coffee, cookies and random gadgets for disassembly at:-
http://www.bigclive.com/coffee.htm
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