Electric shower liability

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Hi,

The property had electric shower installed over the bath. There is also hot/cold water tap at bath. All functioning well and looked after by me.

I have new tenant moving in. I am wondering do I disconnect electric shower to decrease liability of repair, potential electric hazard etc?

Also, there is no clear guidance whether electric shower requires PAT testing or not? I would like to provide the facility to the new moving tenant but at the same time don’t want to increase liability from legal perspective.

I appreciate some advice.

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er… electric showers are designed to be used with water. Unless it’s in serious disrepair there should be no “electrical hazard”.

PAT testing is not mandatory unless it’s an HMO I believe.

You sound a bit out of your depth. Some LL training via a landlord association would help you.

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Sandip5

You are causing yourself unnecessary stress.

  1. Having the option to have a shower instead of a bath is a plus point. Why would you want to take it out. It could be of benefit to you if say the boiler broke down. The tenant would be able to have a hot shower. Also if you marketed the property with an electric shower then tenant could complain if you remove it before they move in.
  2. Electric showers are relatively cheap. If they stop working don’t waste time trying to fix, just replace it. If it was fitted correctly in the first place it is extremely unlikely to be cause for electrocution. A valid EICR should confirm it is wired correctly.
  3. An electric shower is considered to be a fixture so there is no requirement for it to be PAT tested.
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Thank you everyone for sparing time and replying. The shower is in good condition and EICR in place.

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An electric shower is not a portable appliance and therefore should be tested as part of the EICR

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