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  2. J

    Manufacturer recommends 32amp breaker for 2kw appliance?

    FCU is better than a plug for sure. But when on for sustained periods the 13A fuse, or connections, can overheat. A small box with a 13A MCB (or 16A - yes you can have a 16A MCB off a ring) and 20A DP switch off the ring would be better for sure. They could be in an adjacent cupboard. An...
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  4. J

    Manufacturer recommends 32amp breaker for 2kw appliance?

    Many manufacturers do not rewrite the instruction for the UK market. For example AEG make an integrated fridge that consumes about 1/3 amp. They say it must have a 16A supply. That is totally inappropriate for British ring final circuits. So it must be ignored. It comes with a 13A plug with a...
  5. J

    Ring Final Circuit - spurs only

    You must have been.
  6. J

    Ring Final Circuit - spurs only

    Yep. A socket is a socket.
  7. J

    Ring Final Circuit - spurs only

    Like what?
  8. J

    Ring Final Circuit - spurs only

    You need that explaining to you?
  9. J

    Ring Final Circuit - spurs only

    What might these be?
  10. J

    Ring Final Circuit - spurs only

    Hard wiring a permanently connected appliance, rather than permantly plugged into a portable appliance outlet, make matters safer.
  11. J

    Ring Final Circuit - spurs only

    You just proved it by those words.
  12. J

    Ring Final Circuit - spurs only

    I never mentioned a number, you did.
  13. J

    Ring Final Circuit - spurs only

    Because it works 24/7/365, drawing a fair bit of amps. Sockets were not intended or designed for such permanent use. No one would wire a 3kW immersion on a 13A socket. I have seen large fridge sockets get brown with heat.
  14. J

    Ring Final Circuit - spurs only

    A ring serving only heavy appliances may be the better solution. And a cheaper solution if say using AFDDs. Then only one needs to be used. Three radials say with expensive AFDDs or RCBO's, can be quite expensive for no to little gain over a ring.
  15. J

    Ring Final Circuit - spurs only

    Manufacturers come out with all sorts of nonsense at times
  16. J

    Ring Final Circuit - spurs only

    MF jboxes.
  17. J

    Ring Final Circuit - spurs only

    Yep. Some fridges use 750 watt. That needs hard wiring.
  18. J

    Ring Final Circuit - spurs only

    Whatever standard and non-standard are.
  19. J

    Ring Final Circuit - spurs only

    Sockets are not for permanently used appliances. They are to be plugged in and out. Permanently wired in appliance need to be hard wired. And that in theory includes a 24/7/365 fridge.

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