MAX LOAD FOR DOUBLE UK DOMESTIC 3 PIN SOCKET?

[dimmy]

Hi
With a standard 13 amp domestic uk 3 pin socket the max load is 13 amps i believe?. So does this mean that a DOUBLE socket would have a max load of 26 amps....OR is a double socket still only 13 amps?. In one part of the double socket i have ( on a 3 way adapter) a tv, a blu ray player and a router..which are all light loads. Can i plug in a 2kw portable air conditioner into the free 3 pin socket on the other half of the double socket?...it says in the manual don`t use an extension lead for the PAC....any idea why not?...i have a 2 metre 13 amp extension lead but am wary of using it...many thanks

 

[westward10]

Jesus this is getting complicated.

 

[telectrix]

What about my kettle

smart arse.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Max load for BS1363 sockets is 20A (single or double).
Double sockets are tested with 14A on one socket and 6A on the other.

 

[Risteard]

With the standard test being a 13A load on one side and a 7A load on the other.

14A & 6A actually.

 

[Pete999]

Not really I merely said that BS7671 makes a recommendation that fixed loads of 2 KW and over are connected on a dedicated circuit

 

[Pete999]

Recommended by who and where?

Of that is the case then why on earth do we have socket circuits with more than one outlet on each circuit?

Would you install a separate circuit for a kettle, toaster, hair dryer etc etc ?

Appendix 15 page 453 Fig 15A iii

 

[Pete999]

Recommended by who and where?

Of that is the case then why on earth do we have socket circuits with more than one outlet on each circuit?

Would you install a separate circuit for a kettle, toaster, hair dryer etc etc ?

Fixed loads Dave, fixed Loads.
Appendix 15A iii

 

[Pete999]

What an amazingly well presented technical point!

Yes I thought it was an apt response as well

 

[123]

Appendix 15 page 453 Fig 15A iii

That relates to cookers/ovens/hobs rather than fixed loads.

 

[Marvo]

it says in the manual don`t use an extension lead for the PAC....any idea why not?............

Ususlly because excessive volt drop across the lead during start current can cause premature compressor failure and there's lots of poor quality extension leads around. If it's a 2.5mm lead of a good brand name and relatively short in length it should be fine.

 

[Chris1234]

Double sockets have a rating of 13A on them don’t they?
I’ve ben through most makes and non of them take 12.5A on a thermostatically controlled deep fat frier used for 6 hours a day for more than a month or two. Nor do BS1363 plugs or BS1363A plugs!

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Double sockets have a rating of 13A on them don’t they?
I’ve ben through most makes and non of them take 12.5A on a thermostatically controlled deep fat frier used for 6 hours a day for more than a month or two. Nor do BS1363 plugs or BS1363A plugs!

If the rating is only 13A, then they cannot be used for a standard RFC.