Chrome or anything conductive should be avoided. If there is short is heater body, the electricity will travel through the hose to your body. Even though the heater is grounded and the power should trip, but you do not want to take unnecessary risk.

Yeah. Just that my bro's apartment has a socket outlet for the water heater to be connected to even though there already is a switch for the water heater outside the bathroom. Anyway, all good. Everything was clarified and fixed accordingly by electrician. No worries.

Direct connect to the terminal block in water heater.

13a switch/socket for water heater is as good as shit

Ma bad, should be 20a not 13a.

Look at the red circle. The end to end are both PVC. They should not conduct electricity because inside the metallic thing is made from rubber. The only thing that could conduct electricity from your pic, is the water itself.

i have the same water filter as ts just installed. Installed it high 6-6.5ft but the shower head cannot reach the floor level. A bit difficult while showering my toddler and dog. How to extend the shower hose from the heater outlet? any extension pipe i can use to connect from the heather outlet and then connect the existing shower hose?

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This post has been edited by pmaxv: Dec 31 2019, 02:23 AM

Lol its a long time ago

My heater already dead

Installed new heater but still not working

Problem with heater switch already short circuit inside

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This post has been edited by pmaxv: Dec 31 2019, 02:23 AM

Hi, sorry for reviving old post
Just got my water heater installed yesterday, and noticed that the contractor is using a stainless steel joint for inlet point

Is it safe? Or better change to PVC?



This post has been edited by kapalterbang_737: Oct 9 2020, 04:58 PM

yes...safe . no worries .

your shower head and cord/hose should be ALL plastic /rubber material. no chrome finish ! .

this heater come with a inbuild elcb ? test to check if the elcb works. ie trips .
if no elcb ... either you return the heater or install a RCBO . cos NOT safe at all.



This post has been edited by Momo33: Oct 9 2020, 11:42 PM

How about this? i'm going to change the angle valve..my current one i think abs chrome angle valve, is it safe to replace it to stainless steel angle valve?


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This picture will tells you why a conductive hose is not recommended. The electrocution comes from the faulty heating element which are in contact with water. A PVC hose is way much safer.

How about this angle valve? can use stainless steel?


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the plastics pvc piping go up to where ?

i guess to the water heater water IN .

yes is OK as risk is low cos you use a plastic tube .


This post has been edited by Momo33: Oct 9 2020, 11:44 PM

the plastic pipe go to water heater inlet. is that ok if i change the angle valve to the stainless steel type?

No problem for the water inlet, since you just change the L angle valve - assume you will keep the white flexihose.

It is the water outlet (to shower head) part that must use non-metallic (plastic hose).

This post has been edited by ceo684: Oct 10 2020, 03:18 AM

yes...no worries .

install this at outlet shower pipe ..can prevent electric shock?


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