Replace cable from shower to fusebox

€250
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Description

Cable between floor and ceiling too short to rack into wall. Probably a cable between electric shower and fusebox. Need to replace

Task Location: Kimmage, Dublin
Due date: Any day of the week Monday 11 Aug to Sunday 17 Aug 2025
Date Posted: 11 Aug 2025
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Daniel D. one month ago

Yes, I’m free

Daniel D. Made an offer one month ago
Siobhan B. one month ago

@Daniel D. Would you be available to do this task in the next 2 days?

Daniel D. one month ago

Yes, I’m electrician

Siobhan B. one month ago

@Conor H. Sorry, I need it done before then

Conor H. one month ago

Could this be done on saturday

Conor H. Made an offer one month ago
Paul M. one month ago

Although I do some electric work, only electricians are allowed to do work on the fuse board and in bathrooms especially electric showers. So I don't do that work.

Paul M. one month ago

You're welcome

Siobhan B. one month ago

@Paul M. I appreciate your advice so much!

Paul M. one month ago

Karl M and Sean S are electricians. See if you can search for them and look at their profiles.

Paul M. one month ago

No I'm unable to do it although I'm familiar with the work. Best advice is to wait until this evening when the electricians will check this site and reply to you, there's a few of them on here. or you can search the other tasks going back few weeks and find the electric ones and see who replied, the electricians usually do and you can see their profiles and send them an "invite" to have a look at this task and quote for it.

Siobhan B. one month ago

@Paul M. Hi Paul is this something you can do?

Paul M. one month ago

It's really not safe to extend the existing cable and it won't comply with the electric regulations in Ireland. Also if anything happens your house insurance company will definitely not pay for any damage as the cable has not been fitted as per the regulations.

Paul M. one month ago

Also Siobhan if you are getting the cable replaced, it'd be best to get a thicker cable as lots of electric showers are being made in a higher capacity electricity and they need a thicker cable than the usual electric cable that's being used for years for showers. So if your shower fails in the future and you decide to get a stronger shower, you won't be able to as the existing cable will limit the capacity of the shower. You'd have to get the same shower as the existing one. Food for thought!

Siobhan B. one month ago

@Daniel D. I think I may have to replace the cable.

Siobhan B. one month ago

@Daniel D. Hi Daniel are you an electrician?

Paul M. one month ago

Ok. So you have to generally replace it completely from end to end and wait for the electricians to reply to you later on. It will be few hundred euros to do it approx. That's all I can help you with.

Siobhan B. one month ago

@Paul M. Retro fitted.

Siobhan B. one month ago

@Paul M. Hi Paul thanks for all the info! Yes there is an electrical shower upstairs possibly rates fitted

Paul M. one month ago

Yes it looks like an electric shower or cooker cable that was retro fitted, it's usually the way it's done. Do you have an electric shower in the bathroom?

Paul M. one month ago

Ok that's good thanks. But still hard to know what it's for. Do you have an electric shower that was installed years ago? Tbh it could be for an electric shower or cooker and it's not recommended to extend it. It needs to run continuously from end to end. Unless you know exactly what it's wired into, I can't tell if it a socket cable or if it's for a shower. If it's a shower it needs to be replaced with a new cable and an electrician has to do the job, there's a few electricians on this site so wait until later in the day or tonight for them to reply to you.

Siobhan B. one month ago

@Paul M. Hi Paul, I'm not sure. I think it is connected to the fusebox

Siobhan B. one month ago

@Paul M. Task updated with photos

Paul M. one month ago

Do you know where it comes from and goes into?

Paul M. one month ago

Ok. But can you put up a photo of it?

Siobhan B. one month ago

@Paul M. Hi Paul. Its a thick cable coming from the attic through the ceiling and down through the floor to the ground floor

Paul M. one month ago

Siobhan what sort of cable is it do you know? Standard electric cable for socket or is it broadband/telephone/television cable? Thanks