Domestic load and running home office question

[Deleted member 107562]

Hi hope you can advise. I've just purchased a 2500w, 230-240v, fitted with 12.4 amp fuse heat press for my small business which came with a 13amp plug. I've been advised it's safe to plug into its own domestic wall socket. However it's a double wall socket and normally in the other socket i have my office equipment (1 pc, 2 monitors, 2 printers) on a 10 gang surge protected extension tower. The heat Presses instruction manual as copied below says "exclusive use of a power outlet" -So am reading correctly that I shouldn't power on both heat press and office equipment sockets at same time? i.e will it overload the double socket? I'm paranoid about causing a fire naturally. If I ran a longer extension to the socket on other side of room to power the pc etc extension tower would that be safe?

Here's all the manual instructs electrical install wise:
The Beta Maxi press should be connected to the mains supply, (nominally 230V AC for the European market or 120V AC for America) by the mains cable provided and a suitable plug. A qualified person should carry out this work. The press is designed for 220-230 volts AC 50/60 hertz and requires exclusive use of a power outlet rated for at least 13 amps.

 

[telectrix]

think you have read it correctly. then again, the double socket in question is rated at 20A. your IT equipment is only a couple of amps, so i can't see a problem.

 

[Pete999]

Hi hope you can advise. I've just purchased a 2500w, 230-240v, fitted with 12.4 amp fuse heat press for my small business which came with a 13amp plug. I've been advised it's safe to plug into its own domestic wall socket. However it's a double wall socket and normally in the other socket i have my office equipment (1 pc, 2 monitors, 2 printers) on a 10 gang surge protected extension tower. The heat Presses instruction manual as copied below says "exclusive use of a power outlet" -So am reading correctly that I shouldn't power on both heat press and office equipment sockets at same time? i.e will it overload the double socket? I'm paranoid about causing a fire naturally. If I ran a longer extension to the socket on other side of room to power the pc etc extension tower would that be safe?

Here's all the manual instructs electrical install wise:
The Beta Maxi press should be connected to the mains supply, (nominally 230V AC for the European market or 120V AC for America) by the mains cable provided and a suitable plug. A qualified person should carry out this work. The press is designed for 220-230 volts AC 50/60 hertz and requires exclusive use of a power outlet rated for at least 13 amps.

As a recommendation only BS7671 recommends that electrical equipment in excess of 2KWneeds to be on a separate circuit. Sorry I mean it's own circuit.

 

[telectrix]

think the question is whether or not OP should use both outlets of a double socket when the heat press is in one side. the manufacturers instructions are ambiguous. does a double socket count as 1 outlet or 2? maybe it's advising against using splitter, or does it mean don't load the 2nd outlet of the double. oh-ho. my head's hurting now.need beer.

 

[Adam W]

Presumably what they mean is that you should plug it straight into the wall and not via an extension lead or worse still a multiway extension lead. The reason for this is the fuse in the plug will be rated at 13A max, which will nearly all be used up by the heat press; plugging anything else in is likely to make the fuse blow.

 

[Deleted member 107562]

My main question is more whether I can use BOTH sockets of the double extension at the same time, one with the heat press, one with the extention tower running my IT equipment. At the moment I am turning all my pc equipment off each time to plug in and use the press but that is a real pain! (But not as painful as a house fire).

 

[telectrix]

i refer you to my post #2.

 

[Deleted member 107562]

i refer you to my post #2.

You don't see it will be a problem no?

 

[telectrix]

nope. worst scenario is that you blow a fuse or trip a MCB.

 

[DPG]

As a recommendation only BS7671 recommends that electrical equipment in excess of 2KWneeds to be on a separate circuit. Sorry I mean it's own circuit.

Best get a radial in for my kettle

 

[sparksburnout]

The OP is confusing. Did it come with a plug on it or not? Where does the "12.4A Fuse" fit?? If it's got a plug on it just plug the b****r in man.

 

[davesparks]

As a recommendation only BS7671 recommends that electrical equipment in excess of 2KWneeds to be on a separate circuit. Sorry I mean it's own circuit.

Whereabouts in bs7671 does it say that?

There is a recommendation that cookers, ovens and hobs over 2kW be on their own circuit, and a recommendation that immersion heaters, comprehensive space heating or loads of a similar profile not be supplied from a ring circuit.

No mention of portable appliances connected via a 13A plug not being recommended for plugging in to a general use socket.

 

[Pete999]

Whereabouts in bs7671 does it say that?

There is a recommendation that cookers, ovens and hobs over 2kW be on their own circuit, and a recommendation that immersion heaters, comprehensive space heating or loads of a similar profile not be supplied from a ring circuit.

No mention of portable appliances connected via a 13A plug not being recommended for plugging in to a general use socket.

Maybe thats what I was thinking about

 

[Deleted member 105166]

Where does the "12.4A Fuse" fit??

I'd guess this is an internal fuse on the appliance?

 

[Deleted member 107562]

I'd guess this is an internal fuse on the appliance?

Indeed it is