UK Spur off a 4mm twin and earth, 32amp radial

[MDJ]

never agreed with thatpete. it may have been relevant when a house had only 1 RFC (ncluding kitchen) but these days it's rare to see a non-kitchen RFC loaded to >5A or 6A. we had a 2.2kW hot tub , 2.2kW sauna, 3 freezers, washer, fumble dryer, all on a 16A radial (garage). cable used to get slightly warm. made ito a RFC (when sauna was added) to a 32A RFC just to be safe.

Firstly why is a guy who is 80 still working? secondly Tel nice to see you are still alive ?

 

[Dave OCD]

I'm not being funny here but why would anyone in their right mind want to use a considerable amount of electricity to warm outside ? The world is in a bad enough state already ?? No offence intended.

 

[DPG]

I'm not being funny here but why would anyone in their right mind want to use a considerable amount of electricity to warm outside ? The world is in a bad enough state already ?? No offence intended.

Indeed. 5 kilowatts of electricity to heat the outdoors!

 

[brianmoooore]

My tumble drier is 5kW, and it doesn't half make the red light on the meter flash! All that heat goes outdoors as well.

 

[Dave OCD]

What are you drying Brian, a marquee ? ?

 

[nicebutdim]

My tumble drier is 5kW, and it doesn't half make the red light on the meter flash! All that heat goes outdoors as well.

At least you get dry clothes through the process of filtering air to heat outdoors.

 

[brianmoooore]

Laundry from holiday cottages. American sized washing machine and tumble drier.

 

[telectrix]

Laundry from holiday cottages. American sized washing machine and tumble drier.

even though, eack kWH will dry to a set level. 5kW will just be quicker then a 3 kW unit. energy in = energy out, and all that.

 

[telectrix]

Firstly why is a guy who is 80 still working? secondly Tel nice to see you are still alive ?

am only taking on small, non-mauling jobs now. legs are knackered and lungs are dicey. be 75 in a week. another few years before son needs to find somewhere for my tools. he's already scrounged the 1553 i bought off you 7 years ago. crikey, time flies when you're a coffin dodger.

 

[littlespark]

75?

You’ll be looking forward to a life of diddy little diy jobs, watching YouTube videos of tractors, engines and other machinery just moving…. Not actually doing anything and drinking copious amounts of coffee…

That’s what my 75 year old dad does