fcu and 20amp dp

[peterb2428]

Customer wants two 2.5kw heaters which are fed via a dedicated curcuits and protected by15amp mcb's sockets changed as another electrician said they need to be on 13amp fcu's and not 20amp double pole switches.

Is he correct and would you replace and charge?

 

[Colin Integrale]

How much for a 15 amp MCB?

 

[davelerave]

what type of heaters

 

[sjm]

15 amp mcb's? Are they old wylex type replacements.
If the heaters are supplied with 13 amp plugs IMO I would use fcu's in order to maintain manufacturers 13 amp requirement.

 

[peterb2428]

what type of heaters

Storage heaters

 

[peterb2428]

15 amp mcb's? Are they old wylex type replacements.
If the heaters are supplied with 13 amp plugs IMO I would use fcu's in order to maintain manufacturers 13 amp requirement.

Hager 3ka type2

 

[davelerave]

we don't FCU them here anyhow

sustained heating load

dunno what the UK rukes are

 

[Deleted member 9648]

standard practice...15/16a radial through DP switch....FCU?...why?

 

[davelerave]

15 amp mcb's? Are they old wylex type replacements.
If the heaters are supplied with 13 amp plugs IMO I would use fcu's in order to maintain manufacturers 13 amp requirement.

if appliances are supplied with 13amp plugs-you may have to leave them on

for warranty purposes

only recently i stopped chopping them off-mind you

 

[peterb2428]

standard practice...15/16a radial through DP switch....FCU?...why?

Some people fit 13amp fcu for storage heater 2.5kw and below and 20amp dp for the bigger 3.4kw although in this instance i think the spark doing the work for there extension was trying to get more work perhaps