No offence taken mate. Back at college I hated motors and still do now, its just a subject I've got no interest in. This thread is about supplying power to the motor rated at 12A + the start up current it could spike up to around 20ish hence check if its a soft start motor. The sockets themselves can take a spike up to that amount but not a consistent load of 20A. I've read on the mk web site the results of there own testing on their db plastic sockets. I believe it can take 19.7A for a long duration until mechanical damage occurs due to heat. As for the t+e part who knows? As you've said/suggested it would be best in singles and flexible metal conduit if this is a workshop. I think we are all singing the same song but I may be out if key ha ha. Again, if I am wrong in any posts pull me up on it and I will not be offended. We all want to give our best advice to make sure they do the job correctly.
