Did I overload the circuit?

richy3333 · Mar 30, 2012

Found this today on a PIR/EICR

3 x 2KW heaters and an oven all off the same hook-up. Melty, melty!

[ElectriciansForums.net] Did I overload the circuit?

Snapester · Mar 30, 2012

Yeah i think you may have, thats 6Kw + additional 2-3Kw for the cooker 40a + could have caused an overload and melted the socket.

Graeme Harrold · Mar 30, 2012

Something missing on the circuit protection then.......come across all sorts on caravan hookups ranging from the tight ar$s fitting 10A to each point all the way up to a 63A breaker for a single socket.............

telectrix · Mar 30, 2012

funny that. last week went in the caravan for a few days break. hook up has a 16A type C. great, methinks. a reasonable supply. next morning 06.30hrs, her indoors wakes me up. no power. turns out she had kettle on then megawatt hair dryer. CU under bed. GRRRRR

Guest111 · Mar 30, 2012

telectrix said:
funny that. last week went in the caravan for a few days break. hook up has a 16A type C. great, methinks. a reasonable supply. next morning 06.30hrs, her indoors wakes me up. no power. turns out she had kettle on then megawatt hair dryer. CU under bed. GRRRRR

we go camping a lot and some sites have 5A 10 A and 16A and they charge different amounts depending on which you have.but all on blue 16A plugs