On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 21:00:04 -0000, "Owain"
wrote:

Hi.

"Mike Barnard" wrote
| To remove it means removing the cable, which is buried in the wall
| under a flat plastic cover under the plaster. I really don't want to
| dig the wall out

You could cut and make safe (junction box) the cable above the ceiling, then
just tile over the remains in the bathroom wall.

The cable comes UP, from the ground floor ceiling. I could do the
same and cut it off down below, I suppose, but ideally I'd like to use
it. IF I safely can.

Alternatively, leave it in situ. Someone in the future might want a heater
there.

Means leaving an unused, yellowed old plate. Nah, but thanks anyway.
(yes, I could renew it I know.)

| and ideally, if it's allowed in the regs, I'd like to put a socket
| up so I could put a cheap mini hifi system of some sort on a high
| shelf.
| It's obvious even without reading the regs that I can't (legally) put
| a standard three pin single socket up there. What, if anything, CAN I
| put there to supply a music machine?

Fused connection unit.

Huh? Googles...

First hit...
http://www.diyfixit.co.uk/nflash/Ele...FusedConn1.htm

Yeah, thats whats up there now, just old. I was hoping to find
something 'disconnectable' if thats acceptable English. I suppose I'm
just going to have to hardwire in whatever we use.

| (I know the damp atmosphere will take it's toll on the system,

its. And soapy fingermarks will do the Deutsche Grammophon vinyl no good.

Don't take the michael, I still listen to my vinyl more than these new
coffee coasters. Just not in the bathroom.

| but the S.O. has to have her music when having her hour long soaks!

A radio feed into the bathroom is very useful for keeping track of time in
the morning rush too.

R4 meself.

| We'll be using an el cheapo system, maybe 2nd hand. Disposable, in
| that sense.)

Rather than have mains appliance in the bathroom, why not put the music
system elsewhere in the house (main bedroom perhaps) and have an extension
speaker(s) in the bathroom. This is what I have done off my bedroom radio
with the speaker mounted out of reach of the bath. You can get
damp-resistant speakers but I didn't feel the need.

We have this at the moment, but it means wires going through the wall
and through the new tiles, having the hi-fi in our 2 1/2 yo sons room
and most importantly, SO can't use the remote on it through the wall!
Oh, the ignomy of it.

Owain

Thanks for your input.


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Regards from Mike Barnard
South Coast, UK.

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